Any plasterers?

Kennysevenfold

Kennysevenfold

Kennysevenfold

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Evening all!

Going to get some quotes to get my living room walls skimmed over before redecorating, and was looking for a rough price so i know i wont be ripped off :p Want to pay a fair price for a fair job, if you get me :)

The room dimensions are;

2.5m High
7.5m long
3m wide.

There are massive french doors at one side which take up pretty much the whole wall, and a massive window on the other end, so really just 2 full walls and the small areas around the window/doors.

Much appreciated guys.
 
Can't help with prices, but I used a plasterer off Rated People or something like that a few years ago. His name was Dean, and he was absolutely hopeless. I'll have a hunt through my emails to see if I can find his contact details so you can disregard him.

If you do find someone that's good, could you please let me know as I need my bedroom skimmed.
 
Afaik it to do with the surface your plastering and its absorption properties, I'm sure there's different guidelines for each surface but it comes down to experience and knowing how much to use to ensure the plaster doesn't dry too fast.
 
Maybe around 3-400 depending on if its all cleared out and ready, save yourself a bit and pva the walls yourself, especially if its painted. If its got backing paper on or any type of wallpaper youll have to strip that off first, probably looking at a couple - few days work.

Just done my bathroom and toilet ceilings :p
 
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It's a myth, you want your plaster to stick to a scratch coat not sealed PVA, also you want your wall to breath which is difficult when you have sealed it up.

There are proprietary bonding products from gypsum and lafarge but they are for more specialist applications.
 
Im telling you its not a myth. Ive been doing construction for the past 10 + years and since I was kid going with my father thats been doing construction for 40+ years. Skimming doesnt have glue in like bonding does etc, its not quite the same. If the walls are painted, give them a light sand and a light coat of pva mixed with water ( dont use PVA by its self). Always PVA painted surfaces before plastering. If you have any light cracks in the wall just put some scrim tape over them before pva-ing. You will not go wrong if you follow that.

Its the same when you plaster over artex ceilings, you always pva the ceiling before hand.
 
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Are we playing willy waving contest with history, I've completed millions of pounds of refurbs / cut and carves / new builds / my own place's and the only reason you PVA is to reduce the suction of a dry wall, in which case you may as well just wet the wall, you shouldn't plaster over dry PVA so what's the point.

It's an old myth that it banded about 'coz me dad did it'

You just don't need it
 
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