Not sure how to tackle this

[Kinso89]

How would you tackle this situation please?

See attached pictures - would Toupret filler be OK in the gaps directly or is there a better, tidier abf more professional way of doing it?

Thanks

 

[sircerebus666]

Christ that's a bit of a mess

I'm truly hoping a pro didn't chase those sockets?

If it was get him back to make good his work

 

[noseall]

Christ that's a bit of a mess

What would you expect when retro chasing? Scribed in with a Stanley knife?

If it was get him back to make good his work

No, it needs a plasterer to make good around the back boxes once the fronts have been removed. It's what happens in the building trade. You need to get out more.​

 

[noseall]

more professional way of doing it?

Remove the fronts and make good. Fill with a backing plaster or dab then skim. Piece of pi$$.

 

[^woody^]

Yes I'd do that with Toupret and feather it in.

There is a big chunk of plaster that will need to come off too by the look of things, plus any other loose.

Then care with the finish and emulsion as otherwise you end up with a dead smooth patch that stands out a mile.

 

[Notch7]

I'm truly hoping a pro didn't chase those sockets?

It looks quite neat work to me.

It only looks rough because the sockets have been wired in as a tempory measure......its just not a finished job, electricians arent plasterers.

 

[sircerebus666]

But why wasn't it chased out to the size of the backbox?

By making the hole too large in the first place you're making more work for someone

I hope you're not telling me every electrician can't plaster and make good their chases?

 

[Mottie]

Looks fine to me - you need a bit of a gap around them to position them correctly and to be able to get a bit of plaster between the box and existing plaster. As said, plaster first then filler but just make sure the back boxes are deep enough and are at least just below the finished surface of the existing plaster.

 

[noseall]

I hope you're not telling me every electrician can't plaster and make good their chases?

I'm not telling you anything other than you are clueless about the building trade. But I bet you're good at digging holes.

 

[sircerebus666]

I'm not telling you anything other than you are clueless about the building trade. But I bet you're good at digging holes.

I would be embarrassed to call that my work, I'm more than capable of chopping a chase for a back box , getting it straight and without the need to make good around it and I have done plenty of times.

Are you?

 

[John D v2.0]

just as a reminder, the OP asked this:

How would you tackle this situation please?

as far as we know they did it themselves after all this is "DIY"not. anyone who feels the need to show off their superiority there are other forums you can do it on

And to get back to the original question, as a DIY person, what we did on our own chases full of loose crumbly lime plaster, I painted some watery PVA all over, let it dry, and then my wife used scrim tape in places where necessary with easi fill, and blended it in then painted the whole wall (colour change) So far it's all still intact.

 

[Kinso89]

I'm the OP.

Ive recently moved into the house, first-time buyer and total novice DIYer. The wall was left like that, not sure of the history.

Thanks for input.

 

[Kinso89]

painted some watery PVA all over, let it dry, and then my wife used scrim tape in places where necessary with easi fill, and blended it in then painted the whole wall (colour change) So far it's all still intact.

What's the purpose of PVA please and what do you mean by blended in?

 

[John D v2.0]

What's the purpose of PVA please and what do you mean by blended in?

the pva was just because the wall was crumbling so bunging in filler it just fell out again, much like a greased and floured cake tin nothing can stick. With the pva all the loose stuff was held in place long enough to slap the filler in the hole and go solid.
Blended in just means get a nice smooth edge between the filler and the original wall. If you use normal skim gypsum plaster you have to skim the whole wall, but with the filler you can press harder and get a feathered edge. And if necessary sand the bumps off later.

 

[Kinso89]

the pva was just because the wall was crumbling so bunging in filler it just fell out again, much like a greased and floured cake tin nothing can stick. With the pva all the loose stuff was held in place long enough to slap the filler in the hole and go solid.
Blended in just means get a nice smooth edge between the filler and the original wall. If you use normal skim gypsum plaster you have to skim the whole wall, but with the filler you can press harder and get a feathered edge. And if necessary sand the bumps off later.

Thanks John. So would you unscrew the sockets, make good and then rescrew back on the wall once set?