Recent content by gmwill

No worries. I'll have a mechanical fixing holding it up so I suppose it won't be the end of the world if the adhesive doesn't take and I have to rethink. Thanks for the help.

Many thanks. I'm still a bit unsure why I would want the PVA to seal the bit of ceiling; would this not reduce suction and/or adhesion? My aim is to achieve the same amount of high suction and adhesion with the plaster adhesive as with the original unprimed plaster. I'm only worried that...

Thanks for tool suggestions. Do you think new plaster adhesive will fix okay to a patch of ceiling that is a mix of old sanded-down adhesive and plaster where adhesive has been? I ask because the original adhesive bonded through suction on contact with the exposed plaster. This to me (a total...

I don't have a multi-tool and in any case it is quite a complex shape to get around without damaging the other bits of plaster next to it so I'm more comfortable with a small hand tool. Thanks nonetheless

Thanks. I'll check out the spatula blade. I don't have a multitool so was hoping to get through whatever adhesive was left with low-grit sandpaper and elbow grease. I'm guessing the plaster adhesive will be tougher than plaster, however. I think I'll have to cut the leaf down in sections in...

Context: I recently installed a multi-piece fibrous plaster ceiling rose (i.e. not a complete disk but several independent pieces/leaves radiating outward), around a light fitting. The ceiling is lath and plaster, c. 1910. In the position where each piece would go, I scored the ceiling with a...

Context: I recently installed a multi-piece fibrous plaster ceiling rose (i.e. not a complete disk but several independent pieces/leaves radiating outward), around a light fitting. The ceiling is lath and plaster, c. 1910. In the position where each piece would go, I scored the ceiling with a...