Hi All,
I'm new to the forum and hoping for a bit of advice before being able to share my experiences of refreshing our house.
We just bought our first home before Christmas and the time has come for my first DIY. I have some old experience of the building trade pre-2008 but more on the design side than build!
I've pulled of some skirting in one of the bedrooms (as planning to lay chipboard over the joists for carpet). It appears that the skirts have been on for decades and new plastering above was done without removing them.
On removing the skirting all the old (anywhere from 50-100 years old) plaster has come loose and I have removed it.
The issue is that behind the skirting is a very uneven and dirty brick wall (one piece has a 10x30mm ish piece of wood protruding about 6mm). I'm concerned that the depth is too uneven and shallow for a plasterboard patch and the brick is too dirty to plaster on.
Any advice? I can photograph tonight if that would help?
I just want to have something secure to fix the new skirting into one the new floor is down and we may opt for skirting which isnt as high as before.
Many thanks for any advice.
I'm new to the forum and hoping for a bit of advice before being able to share my experiences of refreshing our house.
We just bought our first home before Christmas and the time has come for my first DIY. I have some old experience of the building trade pre-2008 but more on the design side than build!
I've pulled of some skirting in one of the bedrooms (as planning to lay chipboard over the joists for carpet). It appears that the skirts have been on for decades and new plastering above was done without removing them.
On removing the skirting all the old (anywhere from 50-100 years old) plaster has come loose and I have removed it.
The issue is that behind the skirting is a very uneven and dirty brick wall (one piece has a 10x30mm ish piece of wood protruding about 6mm). I'm concerned that the depth is too uneven and shallow for a plasterboard patch and the brick is too dirty to plaster on.
Any advice? I can photograph tonight if that would help?
I just want to have something secure to fix the new skirting into one the new floor is down and we may opt for skirting which isnt as high as before.
Many thanks for any advice.