Skirting, architraves and blown plaster...

[dmiller]

Im doing up a room to be a nursery at the moment. I have removed all the old skirting and architraves as they are covered in 70 odd years of gloss paint etc.

The plaster on the walls is pretty blown in places as well, the top coat is coming away from the coat underneath. I may have been to keen with a steamer taking off wallpaper a few years ago when we moved in!

Anyways, Im planning to get a plasterer in to fix the walls. Would I put the skirting and architraves on before or after its plastered? I would usually guess after but when the kitchen was plastered I struggled to get a neat finish on the architraves as the plaster came out along the door frame... I was thinking fit the architraves but not the skirting?

Also can you re-skim a wall if bits are blown if you chip the top coat off or do I need to take it down to the bricks?

I'll get some quotes and ask the plaster what he/she thinks but keen to get on with what I can just now!

Cheers!

David.

 

[Pigeon85]

get a plasterer to give you a quote and ask what prep work you can do to keep cost down I'm sure they will work with you

 

[1john]

Pack around the lining with some slivers of timber so they are flush or slightly proud of the finished plaster before putting architrave on.

 

[dmiller]

Pack around the lining with some slivers of timber so they are flush or slightly proud of the finished plaster before putting architrave on.

Such a simple idea. Thank you!

 

[Nige F]

Similar to 1 John - we put a length of " stripwood " ( from Wickes ) around the frame on the face where the door opening edge of the architrave is going to sit - glue and pin it - then spread up to it . clean it off , prime it and fit the architrave , then paint it all