skimming over old plaster

femaleplasterer · 24 Jul 2009

i have been askd to skim this wall for my mate, bt the plaster has been on there 4 a few years,
what is the best way to do it?
should i score the the wall with a stanley then pva it or what?

i need help again

Richard C · 24 Jul 2009

What sort of paint finish is on the wall; matt emulsion will take a re-skim with just a normal PVA prep. but vinyl/gloss usually requires a bit more work.
This link will explain it all;

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=181887

femaleplasterer · 24 Jul 2009

yeah it is mat finish paint, will i need to key it with a stanley or not bother and just use pva,
i should know this by now

brist · 24 Jul 2009

Pva The wall and skim,surely u r not plastering for a living love.

Alastairreid · 24 Jul 2009

brist said:
Pva The wall and skim,surely u r not plastering for a living love.

shes still learning!

just pva on top of matt emulsion the day before, then again prior to skimming letting the pva go tacky first...............keep up the studying

brist · 25 Jul 2009

Would not let her train on my walls ,as does not even know the basics. Better off training on wall in your own house or length of plasterboard before wrecking someones house me thinks.

Alastairreid · 25 Jul 2009

brist said:
Would not let her train on my walls ,as does not even know the basics. Better off training on wall in your own house or length of plasterboard before wrecking someones house me thinks.

she was plastering ceilings last week!

chriselevate · 25 Jul 2009

brist said:
Would not let her train on my walls ,as does not even know the basics. Better off training on wall in your own house or length of plasterboard before wrecking someones house me thinks.

Bit harsh mate she's trying her best.

Well done femaleplasterer keep up the good work and the steep learning curve!

Richard C · 27 Jul 2009

I've got a funny feeling this one's not all it (or she) appears.

Alastairreid · 27 Jul 2009

Richard C said:
I've got a funny feeling this one's not all it (or she) appears.

i have seen many students of mine go through big trowels

should i score the the wall with a stanley then pva it or what?

see what you mean!

femaleplasterer · 27 Jul 2009

hey thanks for that,

im onli on my level 2, and still training,
i cant be that bad if im a LSA at a collage,
and im teaching other how to do box screen and that
i just wanted to check thats all,

cos if you read the post i put in, i do say should i pva it and/or score it with stanley,
so i do know what im on about but just wanted to double check

femaleplasterer · 27 Jul 2009

brist said:
Pva The wall and skim,surely u r not plastering for a living love.

im not doing it for as living yet, i am only 17 and still learning

femaleplasterer · 27 Jul 2009

alastairreid said:
brist said:

Would not let her train on my walls ,as does not even know the basics. Better off training on wall in your own house or length of plasterboard before wrecking someones house me thinks.

Click to expand...

she was plastering ceilings last week!

yeah i was plastering ceiling and i did a good job,

i was able to put up a ceiling rose and coving up,
im good at plastering but they is just a few things i need ask about,
ANT THAT WHY YOU ARE ON HERE,
to ask things

Richard C · 27 Jul 2009

femaleplasterer said:
ANT THAT WHY YOU ARE ON HERE,
to ask things

femaleplasterer · 27 Jul 2009

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what dat for??
u sad i cnt be arsed with you

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