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Hi Guys,

My plaster finishe my chimney etc and said that a mixture of concrete and something can be used to fill the gap between the end of the plaster, to the floor as I dont want to fit skirting boards to cover the gap.
He said the mix would stop the plaster soaking up the water of the cement etc.
Any Idears what it is?
 
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It doesn't work. Capillary action will encourage damp to rise behind it.
 
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what would you do to cover the timer? I mean I want to paint the whole wall so it looks one piece?
 
Tbh this is a first for me I've never heard a plasterer say that before I've skimmed to the ground many a time because the floorers was laying curved vinyl flooring that came up the wall if it was having skirting I would leave half an inch or so from ground if your not having skirting maybe he should have skimmed to the ground what floor have you got? You could create a cement skirting but that's defeating the object if you just put cement there as suggested your finish will look awful
 
I have bitumen floors as well what ever you do don't spill white sprits on them or they will melt a bottle leaked on my floor and melted a big hole in it if I was you and don't want skirting I would skim to the ground you won't get damp on the wall because the bitumen floors are your damproof just make sure you don't spill anything skim down and leave 2mm gap and run clear silicone sealant around bottom of wall into the gap you won't see it that's all I can think of why not skirting?
 
Yeah sounds good. The reason for no skirting is the skirting around the room is about 6" high. The new chimney breast I have created (To install a wood burner, no chimney before, just flat wall so made a food frame, brick work etc then board and plastered) The fire hearth is a granet bace, 30 mm high. The skirting will finish square to the chimney breast edge etc. Other wise if it went around the breast, it would stop at the hearth thats 30mm high exposing an open edge of the skirting etc.
 
If you imagine the skirting in say pic 1 where you see the socket, is 6" high, my plan is it stops at the start of the chimney, square edge etc. If it came around the chimney, where it meets the white hearth, it wouldnt have a neat edge etc.
 
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