I've filled some socket holes in walls in a victorian house using undercoat plaster (essentially bonding plaster from what I understood!). The holes are either around existing sockets where the electricians knocked loads of plaster our, or fillig a removed docket in a lath wall. They are around 30 mm and in some cases up to 40 mm deep. In retrospect I should probably have filled the gaps with plasterboard and then bonded/skimmed over the top but I've done it now. I was sure that it can be applied this thick in a single layer but now questioning myself on that.
Question is how long will the plaster take to dry before I can fill and paint over it? I have a tight deadline to get the work done (few days!) before the carpet fitters come and need to know realistically how long its going to take to dry before I can crack on. Its been 36 hours now and it still looks rather wet. I thought bonding plaster was quick to dry, even when on thick. I presume to fill over the top (no finishing plaster, definitely no time for that to dry) will need the undercoat to dry completely first.
Thanks in advance
Question is how long will the plaster take to dry before I can fill and paint over it? I have a tight deadline to get the work done (few days!) before the carpet fitters come and need to know realistically how long its going to take to dry before I can crack on. Its been 36 hours now and it still looks rather wet. I thought bonding plaster was quick to dry, even when on thick. I presume to fill over the top (no finishing plaster, definitely no time for that to dry) will need the undercoat to dry completely first.
Thanks in advance
