punchjoshua said:
will the bathroom paint stick to pva after it has dried?
bit scared when it comes to plastering''''
but not worried when it comes to patching a wall after tile removal etc.
Should stick, yes.
Ahh, know the feeling. Always thought that plastering a ceiling was beyond me too. I could skim plasterboard on a wall, and if I say so myself, I've got quite good at it. Let's face it, work let me do the majority of plastering these days, so they must be quite happy with my work.
I did vertical walls, then moved on to sloping ceilings. The key is in the mix. Always use fresh plaster from a builders merchants is best, they have a quick turn over. Start off with your water, adding the plaster a shovel at a time, stirring all the time, until a good slurry is produced. You will need to practise... I did, even with a retired builder giving my direction....
Get a thin skim on the board, so that the board is covered, thinly, but thick enough, and fairly smooth, then walk away. Let it go off a little, then come back and with a brush and bucket of water, or a pint sprayer, and a clean trowel, go over it again, using the water to allow you to polish the plaster, it does take time and practise, but it can be done.
One time, I was plastering the sloping ceiling in a classroom and near me there was a hole in the ceiling, the lath showing though. Although I "can't plaster ceilings" I had a trowelful left, and it was stiff enough for me to try to do the bit of the ceiling. I slapped it up and into the lath, and it stayed there! I could do ceilings!
Since then, I've build a new ceiling in my kitchen, bathroom and toilet, put new ceilings up at school and in cupboards at my new house. The key is, as the professionals will re-iterate, practise!
Good luck!
