Hi everyone
Firstly I'd like to say thanks to all the contributors to this forum for their opinions and advice. This and the other diynot forums has given me many hours of reading, and saved me many hours in my DIY hell/heaven.
I am currently making good and plastering the walls in a bathroom. It has been completely stripped bare of pipework and bathroom furniture.
The wall I am currently stuck on has the following.
Bare brick
Sound plaster but very uneven
Sound and even plaster (to the level I will be making the wall to)
Sound and even plaster around the right hand side of a window with angle beading.
This is my plan.....
Whack the sound (but lower than level) sound plaster with an axe to give it some key for the bonding.
PVA everything once, let it dry, then another before I bond.
Bond all lower than level plaster (and the bare brickwork) to level.
PVA everything again
Skim coat to level.
Phew. I hope some of you are still with me!
My (hmm what do I do here) moment is what to do with the part of the wall that leads to the level beading at the window inside corner edge. Can I skim over this over the beading, or do I need to rip out the beading as you cannot skim over existing beading (that has already been skimmed over).
Reading through this, things seem as clear as mud, so if required I'll post some piccies.
So, am I doing everything right here? I really don't want to make for work for myself if I don't need to.
Thanks in advance
Jim
Firstly I'd like to say thanks to all the contributors to this forum for their opinions and advice. This and the other diynot forums has given me many hours of reading, and saved me many hours in my DIY hell/heaven.
I am currently making good and plastering the walls in a bathroom. It has been completely stripped bare of pipework and bathroom furniture.
The wall I am currently stuck on has the following.
Bare brick
Sound plaster but very uneven
Sound and even plaster (to the level I will be making the wall to)
Sound and even plaster around the right hand side of a window with angle beading.
This is my plan.....
Whack the sound (but lower than level) sound plaster with an axe to give it some key for the bonding.
PVA everything once, let it dry, then another before I bond.
Bond all lower than level plaster (and the bare brickwork) to level.
PVA everything again
Skim coat to level.
Phew. I hope some of you are still with me!
My (hmm what do I do here) moment is what to do with the part of the wall that leads to the level beading at the window inside corner edge. Can I skim over this over the beading, or do I need to rip out the beading as you cannot skim over existing beading (that has already been skimmed over).
Reading through this, things seem as clear as mud, so if required I'll post some piccies.
So, am I doing everything right here? I really don't want to make for work for myself if I don't need to.
Thanks in advance
Jim