Hi,
I have bought my first house, and i am new to all these DIY, so your help will be much appricated!
We have just had an old fire place taken out and replaced with a wall mounted one. We had this done by a professional, who skimmed and plastered the wall around it, as the old fire place was a brick surround.
The job i have got to do is sand down the plaster around it (which he has skimmed), as he said if he had to do it, we would have to pay for another days labour.
So the 3 questions i have.....
What is the best way to go about this? Do i use a hand sander, or just use a block and sand paper?
What am i achieving, smooth surface, or an even surface?
When i paint onto the plaster will it show the uneven surface if i just make it smooth? as it seem hard to make it even!
I am just unsure on what i need to do, to get the best finish for painting??
ANYONE GIVE ADVICE?
Thanks,
Andy
I have bought my first house, and i am new to all these DIY, so your help will be much appricated!
We have just had an old fire place taken out and replaced with a wall mounted one. We had this done by a professional, who skimmed and plastered the wall around it, as the old fire place was a brick surround.
The job i have got to do is sand down the plaster around it (which he has skimmed), as he said if he had to do it, we would have to pay for another days labour.
So the 3 questions i have.....
What is the best way to go about this? Do i use a hand sander, or just use a block and sand paper?
What am i achieving, smooth surface, or an even surface?
When i paint onto the plaster will it show the uneven surface if i just make it smooth? as it seem hard to make it even!
I am just unsure on what i need to do, to get the best finish for painting??
ANYONE GIVE ADVICE?
Thanks,
Andy