Recent content by Freemantle

Thanks to both replies. Just to reiterate, it's not a job I've done. It's a bad job I'm inspecting, so I don't know the number of coats or the backing/bonding situation. I was asking the question with regards to it being redone by the same person. Now, the overriding factor is that is they...

Looking at a job a friend has had done. Might sound a stupid question, but what was supposed to be the final coat is bad (gouges, pit marks, original wall and paint evident in several places). The last coat has been on 2-5 days. IF this were to be gone over again, is there an issue with the...

Thanks Mike, I've had look at the job and it's pretty poor, so payment disputed and not allowed back on site (attempts to fix are no better). From what I can ascertain, scoring and PVA, which I believe may be the least preferred option. Unfortunate that any bonding problems may not become...

A friend has just had a significant amount of plastering work done. This was skimming on solid (sound) plaster with some sort of silk paint covering. I've seen a couple of pictures and it is showing some evidence of poor workmanship (careless finish, gouged, spots missing etc) My concern is...