Skimming failed
My ceiling in living room was flaky and uneven due to patch up past years. It’s concrete and an older building. I decided to get it plastered skimmed. Thought it would work but it didn’t. Cracked and blown out most places. I have informed the builder. I am left very upset and stressed as to what I do now. He tried his best but it just won’t stick on. Is a plasterboard another option. I don’t think plastering would work. He did use PVA.
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Pwplastering
2 Reviews, 100% Positive
Overboard the ceiling and reskim
20th Jan 2021
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afy plastering services
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try blue grit its like pva but stronger help the skim to bond stronger than normal pva, is more expensive
2nd Feb 2021
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Jpkempplasterers
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First seal the ceiling with blue grit 24 hour before plastering..
Second a false ceiling
Second a false ceiling
19th Jan 2021
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FB Contracts Ltd
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
Hi there, did your builder PVA the walls he was applying the plaster to ? Also did you allow it to dry long enough before decorating etc.
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Mitchell
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Mitchell
11th Jan 2021
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A&GO
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Plaster boards will go well, with 2 inches screw and a glue.
If you do plastering again you may just face same problem again, as you would have to strip out all the ceiling, and start again.
Hope that helps
If you do plastering again you may just face same problem again, as you would have to strip out all the ceiling, and start again.
Hope that helps
1st Jan 2021
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Echo plastering
6 Reviews, 100% Positive
If he did the pva properly and it still blown then your best bet probably is to have it overboarded and then reskim just make sure all joints on board are taped up
16th Apr 2021
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Franklin building
3 Reviews, 100% Positive
Hello I would batten out the ceiling then board and skim
17th Jan 2021
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Omar Al-khaldy
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you should first use bonding let it dry for a day and then use the multi finish and skim over it that’s the best option I think
26th Jan 2021
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Fix 2x1 battern straight to ceiling then fix plasterboard to the battern then skim
11th Mar 2022
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