Hi I had a builder in to advise me as to how to remove my chimney breast and have now done so but he warned me that I would need something to coat any remaining soot areas on the wall as it would come through any plaster etc. Well what I found was that, and I cannot imagine how they achieved it, that the inside of the chimney or bricks were rendered so that all soot was on the render. As i have removed the bricks this just left a streak of sooty render on the wall so I chiseled this off to leave clean brick everywhere so that i now have a clean brick wall to patch into the walls either side.
Do I now need to worry about soot, ie will it have done something to the bricks so that they still need some coating of something, they look totally clean?
I am going to build wardrobes in front so the wall will not be visible. Also I can plaster small areas pretty good but not a whole wall so I feel I could do a reasonable job of the plastering considering it will be hidden anyway but what should I use, plaster or render?
I am used to using the brown bonding plaster and then some finish plaster but I have never tried rendering, is it harder?
If render, I see there are different types of mix, what would I need?
Is this a simple plastering job on clean brick that I am making a mountain of?
Any advice help appreciated.
Do I now need to worry about soot, ie will it have done something to the bricks so that they still need some coating of something, they look totally clean?
I am going to build wardrobes in front so the wall will not be visible. Also I can plaster small areas pretty good but not a whole wall so I feel I could do a reasonable job of the plastering considering it will be hidden anyway but what should I use, plaster or render?
I am used to using the brown bonding plaster and then some finish plaster but I have never tried rendering, is it harder?
If render, I see there are different types of mix, what would I need?
Is this a simple plastering job on clean brick that I am making a mountain of?
Any advice help appreciated.