Damage to plaster

[joec1985]

I was taking layers and layers, and more layers of wallpaper from my bathroom and whilst removing it have dug into the plaster behind. I was planning to paint the room but would need these fixed. Would a plasterer be able to skim over the areas (the damage is in relatively small areas on various parts of the wall) or could I use a filler and sand it? Don't really want to waste a plasterers time if it is a small job. Thanks in advance.

 

[bobasd]

Pva then use filler and sand.
it would be simple to skim the wall but why?

 

[opps]

Pva then use filler and sand.
it would be simple to skim the wall but why?

Why use PVA first?

Sorry, not trying to be combative. I am a decorator and have never needed to use PVA when using thin coats of filler over plaster.

I do however groan when I find traces of PVA on walls that I am sanding. I recently worked in a house where the previously emulsioned walls had new cable chases. The electricians had filled the cable chases with bonding. The plasterers, faced with 2 inch chases applied 14 inches of PVA and then 8 inches of finish coat.

As I started sanding their skim coat the PVA started to gum up and rip the outer edges of the skim coat. I ended up having to feather their chases with filler and then sand that back.

 

[bobasd]

DIY'ers are not decorators (neither am i), and to keep it simple by taking up suction on what looks like raw plaster then tacky Pva will do the trick -this is so that they will get it right first time.

 

[sparkwright]

DIY'ers are not decorators (neither am i), and to keep it simple by taking up suction on what looks like raw plaster then tacky Pva will do the trick -this is so that they will get it right first time.

I don't understand that post, can you rewrite it or explain what you mean?

 

[bobasd]

it means exactly what it says.