Browning Coat instead of plaster

[peterhurley]

Hi

Just removed a load of old crumbling plaster from a breezeblock wall. We were wondering if you could put a browning coat straight on to breezeblock to get a good enough finish to not need plastering, i.e just paint or wallpaper.

Thanks,
Peter

 

[wozza56]

I have troweled up browning before but that was in a very old property and because they wanted it that way but it was being papered you would struggle to get it good enough to paint
If it was that easy they wouldnt sell skimming

 

[peterhurley]

ahh i thought so, but thought I would check first.

Thanks though,

Adam

p.s. You dont know any good guides to putting up plasterboard with adhesive do you?

 

[NickB_99]

p.s. You dont know any good guides to putting up plasterboard with adhesive do you?

May not be the most detailed, but the place I did my hands-on course, I notice has put up a guide & some notes.
Might be worth a quick read.

http://www.thediyschool.co.uk/how-to/plastering-essential-course-notes-1

 

[peterhurley]

Thanks for that I'll check it out now.

Peter

 

[Richard C]

p.s. You dont know any good guides to putting up plasterboard with adhesive do you?

http://www.british-gypsum.com/pdf/WB09_DriLyner_03.pdf