Your advice please. I added a comment to the pastering forum about my doorway. it has "popped" on the last coat of render. it has got a hollw sound to it when it is tapped with a metal object. a close inspection reveals an area about 10 inches or so that has a lot of tiny cracks in the surface. and appears to have a small amount of lift, compared to the rest of that skin, stretching from the top right hand corner across to the middle section at roughly head height. Do I leave it alone and plaster over it (bodge it and leggit stlye) or carefully chip it back to good render and do it again?
I am a newbie to this site and plastering in general and I recently did a complete hallway/stairwell, only ever having done patch repairs before this. I boxed in the stairwell drop and even boxed in some pipes and electrical conduit. No-one told me you can't plaster over wood, but even plaster will stick when mixed with enough PVA glue...
However, I have a new problem someone here can help me with: Cement render to a bricked up doorway. I closed it up and the existing wall dressing is cement and plaster topcoat, so I thought I would give it a go.
PVA 50/50 to bare brick - leave to dry. Mix up 5/1 sand/cement. Sloppy mix. Like double cream but not as runny.
Applied to wall in 25mm coat. one hit. top to bottom. some places thicker others thinner. My brickwork not brilliant.
After about 30 minutes the whole lot fell off.
Mixed up new mix and ditto.
Advice needed very quickly 'cos tempers are volatile...
Advice with this job or shall I buy some thistle and go that way?
I left RNAS Lossiemouth in 68,now restoring an old house in Germany,would like to remenise! how can I contact you? Thanks for the posts,leaning all the time!
You have done it again mate. That was why I wanted to alert you to my Post. I looked at the Post first and thought oh! Stuart45 didn't answer the 2nd Q. However, you have covered that and treated the Post as if it was your own job. Like it mate. I'll do as you suggested. Cheers buddy
Roughcaster, thanks for your reply. Unlike some threads I have seen on a post, it was clear, straight to the point and therefore helpful. Cheers buddy.
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