Hi Guys
We are the process of renovating our bungalow, we have completely gutted the place, all walls and ceilings need a skim so i ve decided to give plastering ago myself, as if i can do it would be a great saving.
We was knocking two walls down so i used them as practice walls they didn't turn out to bad.(this was a few months ago hadn't done any plastering since)
Last week i started on the second bedroom i ve taken some picture wasn't very happy with the walls but to be fair they are only 3rd and 4th wall i ve plastered.
Ok this was the my 1st attempt since the practice walls;
After trying i painted the wall to see how bad it would look
There was a few holes and marks on the wall hole's i used a bit of filler from wickes but once painted you can see the filler still (was green filler not sure if i didnt rub it down enough or maybe use a different filler?), also i should have gone lower down the wall (thinking about that do u start higher and spread lower as i was just starting at skirting board level and was coming up from it as you can see i left a line build up of plaster?
2nd wall was a bit more tricky as i had plug sockets when i filled the channels and around the box i didn't came out enough skool boy error i should have came right out to the old plaster i take it now i left a few mm making it a bit hard once i got to the sockets, also the wall has alot of streaks is that from to much water? there was a crack in the old plaster just below the ceiling i knocked out all the old lose plaster and fill it with bonding (correct?)
Pictures:
There are a few holes again on this wall i ve taken a few pictures why do i get these ? fast my second coat i did check for holes and fill in, am i not leaving it long enough to go off before i start the next stage or?
What is the best way for me to fill this marks in now and what would you recommend using?
Now we have central heating the plaster starts to go off much faster, didnt think of it at the time but would i be better off turn the rad off or down as we do have TRV on the rads?
I bought some barely used second hand marshalltown tools, i ve started out with a 13x5" trowel i was wondering if i would be better off buying a 11" trowel ?
Any advice or comments would be much appreciated
Also could you give me a rough guide on your timing on how long you wait before each stage i know its hard as every wall would be different due to size heat etc.
Thanks
We are the process of renovating our bungalow, we have completely gutted the place, all walls and ceilings need a skim so i ve decided to give plastering ago myself, as if i can do it would be a great saving.
We was knocking two walls down so i used them as practice walls they didn't turn out to bad.(this was a few months ago hadn't done any plastering since)
Last week i started on the second bedroom i ve taken some picture wasn't very happy with the walls but to be fair they are only 3rd and 4th wall i ve plastered.
Ok this was the my 1st attempt since the practice walls;
After trying i painted the wall to see how bad it would look
There was a few holes and marks on the wall hole's i used a bit of filler from wickes but once painted you can see the filler still (was green filler not sure if i didnt rub it down enough or maybe use a different filler?), also i should have gone lower down the wall (thinking about that do u start higher and spread lower as i was just starting at skirting board level and was coming up from it as you can see i left a line build up of plaster?
2nd wall was a bit more tricky as i had plug sockets when i filled the channels and around the box i didn't came out enough skool boy error i should have came right out to the old plaster i take it now i left a few mm making it a bit hard once i got to the sockets, also the wall has alot of streaks is that from to much water? there was a crack in the old plaster just below the ceiling i knocked out all the old lose plaster and fill it with bonding (correct?)
Pictures:
There are a few holes again on this wall i ve taken a few pictures why do i get these ? fast my second coat i did check for holes and fill in, am i not leaving it long enough to go off before i start the next stage or?
What is the best way for me to fill this marks in now and what would you recommend using?
Now we have central heating the plaster starts to go off much faster, didnt think of it at the time but would i be better off turn the rad off or down as we do have TRV on the rads?
I bought some barely used second hand marshalltown tools, i ve started out with a 13x5" trowel i was wondering if i would be better off buying a 11" trowel ?
Any advice or comments would be much appreciated
Also could you give me a rough guide on your timing on how long you wait before each stage i know its hard as every wall would be different due to size heat etc.
Thanks