Plastering Advice

[wrighty208]

Hi there,
I had a lot of blown plaster in one of my bedrooms so recently I took off everything that was loose (a lot!!), PVA'd the brick work and re-bonded level with the existing plaster (it's a 1920's house - was papered but I stripped it off and want to paint directly onto the plaster.)

1 - I'm now ready to skim the whole room with Multi-finish but as some of the plaster is old and dry I was wondering whether I should PVA the walls before skimming to prevent the multi-finish from drying too fast? either that or should I just soak the walls with water before skimming?


2 - Also, once I've skimmed the room (one coat, then flatten, another 1/4 hawk full coat, wet trail then dry trail), what do I need to do to enable me to paint the wall? who long should I wait for the plaster to dry?

Thanks

 

[Lee-King]

I was wondering whether I should PVA the walls before skimming to prevent the multi-finish from drying too fast?

You should always PVA the walls otherwise it might not take to the wall and end up cracking and falling off

 

[Aqua]

PVA the lot, 2 coats leave 1/2 hour'ish between coats.

Skim with 2 coats of multi and leave to dry, you will see the older browning areas dry quicker than the new.

Time to dry before paint is something of an unknown quantity, you will know when it is dry then give it a coat of paint and see how it goes.