PLASTERING

[sweep]

HI,
I HAD TO TAKE THE PLASTER OFF MY KITCHEN WALLS DUE TO NEW KITCHEN AND IT IS AN OLD STONE PROPERTY.I CANT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT UNDERCOAT I SHOULD START WITH FOR REPLASTERING AND DO I NEED TO SEAL WALLS FIRST.SOME WALLS ARE BACK TO STONE AND SOME LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD JUST SKIM OVER.IF THERE ARE BITS OF UNDERCOAT LEFT ON WALL DO I NEED TO GET EVERY SCRAP OFF OR COULD I UNDERCOAT OVER RESIDUE.SOME PEOPLE SAY I WOULD GET DAMP PROBLEMS IF I DONT CEMENT FIRST WITH WATERPROOFING IN IT.
ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED

 

[Alastairreid]

http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=137167&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

have a read then post your queries.

 

[sweep]

THANKS FOR POINTING ME IN RIGHT DIRECTION,IT WAS VERY HELPFUL AND A SIMILAR JOB.I 'THINK' I KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW BUT HOPE I CAN ASK FOR HELP AGAIN IF I GET STUCK.CHEERS

 

[JohnD]

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[roughcaster]

HOPE I CAN ASK FOR HELP AGAIN IF I GET STUCK.CHEERS

Not a problem at all.

Roughcaster.

 

[Alastairreid]

HOPE I CAN ASK FOR HELP AGAIN IF I GET STUCK.CHEERS

Not a problem at all.

Roughcaster.

 

[sweep]

HI, I'M AFRAID I HAVE THOUGHT OF SOME MORE QUESTIONS!! ON SOME PARTS OF THE WALL THERE IS THE ORIGINAL CEMENT SCREED AND LOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION.CAN I LEAVE THAT ON OR DOES IT NEED REPLACING? I AM WORRIED ABOUT ANY DAMP IF THERE ARE CRACKS IN IT THAT CANT BE SEEN AND DOES THE CEMENT SCREED HAVE TO GO RIGHT UP TO THE CEILING? ALSO IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT FINISH COAT PLASTER STRAIGHT ONTO CEMENT RATHER THAN USE AN UNDERCOAT PLASTER.(I'M TRYING TO EEK AN EXTRA UNIT AT END SO WALL COVERING HAS TO BE AS SLIM AS POSS.)ANY IDEAS?

 

[Richard C]

HI, I'M AFRAID I HAVE THOUGHT OF SOME MORE QUESTIONS!! ON SOME PARTS OF THE WALL THERE IS THE ORIGINAL CEMENT SCREED AND LOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION.CAN I LEAVE THAT ON OR DOES IT NEED REPLACING? I AM WORRIED ABOUT ANY DAMP IF THERE ARE CRACKS IN IT THAT CANT BE SEEN AND DOES THE CEMENT SCREED HAVE TO GO RIGHT UP TO THE CEILING? ALSO IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT FINISH COAT PLASTER STRAIGHT ONTO CEMENT RATHER THAN USE AN UNDERCOAT PLASTER.(I'M TRYING TO EEK AN EXTRA UNIT AT END SO WALL COVERING HAS TO BE AS SLIM AS POSS.)ANY IDEAS?

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