Gap behind skirting etc

[VioletG]

Hi,

We have been having our house renovated and the walls plastered , old skirting removed.

New skirting is being fitted next week but in one area there is a 1cm or so deep gap and the skirting isn't high enough to cover it.

Can anyone suggest a solution? I'm not quite sure how to deal with it as it's quite deep.

I need to get rid of the bits jutting out to make it smoother but then how do I fill it?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

That should have been plastered up, before the skirting was fitted.

 

[VioletG]

That should have been plastered up, before the skirting was fitted.

I know, just another thing I missed after after builders finished. It's been a stress and I don't want to ask them back. I'm not sure why they left it like that. I assumed the skirting covered it but it doesn't. So that leaves me to do the best I can.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

if the a builder arranged to have the skirting fitted, he should have sorted the plaster first - but if a joiner was employed by you, then I would not expect a joiner to start plastering.

 

[VioletG]

if the a builder arranged to have the skirting fitted, he should have sorted the plaster first - but if a joiner was employed by you, then I would not expect a joiner to start plastering.

The builder did it, then their work finished, then the floor was put down, and now someone else is doing the skirting, im not expecting them to plaster, hence my question. I'm not going to have the wall entirely plastered again.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Your builder ought to have spotted the gap and dealt with it, before leaving or you should have pointed it out to him. It's only a five minute job, you could ask him back to do it, or have a go yourself with some plaster. If you still have trades on site - maybe a painter and decorator, then they should be able to make a reasonable job of it.

 

[Nozzle]

https://www.toolstation.com/gyproc-easifiller-light-ready-mixed-filler/p59580

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[Nozzle]

Slop some primer on the wall first

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