Thin skim

[ClockPie]

Hi

Old 1933s house, and most walls and plaster is far from perfectly flat, and that gives it character

But DIYing and been chasing channels, removing tiles etc, and the walls are in very good condition (thick plaster on blocks, but varying age plaster).

I've filled/sanded the channels and will repeat a few more times and will be good enough to paint over. But wondering if its quicker/easier to skim the lot. BUT - not to achieve perfection - just to iron out the bumps. New sockets just being installed so don't want to go tooo thick.

Is a thin skim easier than full plaster, e.g. doable by a DIYer who isn't an expert - or just get someone in - (as I'm a believer that plastering isn't a skill - its an artfrom! that's a compliment to plasterers!)

And how thin can a think skim be? As don't want to go fat.

Just googling finishing plaster and none the wiser!

Time for a bath.

 

[Tigercubrider]

A skim will give a near perfect finish

You could just use easifill where needed and sand it back.
It creates tons of dust - even if you use extraction and takes time.

I did two rooms and covered over tons of faults and bad filling where sockets were badly made good after installation. I used an orbital sander with vacuum attached

To make less mess be sparing with the filer and add more rather than sand off loads

 

[ClockPie]

Ha!
Today, I was using orbital sander and dust extractor And yep, I (was) planning 3-4 fill & sand cycles with bits at a time.
And I have a bag of easi-fill here (not used yet) for the bigger bits - but debating whether to use that or get someone in.

I should say, in the entire room, there are 2x ceiling bits (bare/replaced plasterboard in 2 corners) about 0.5m2 - and the bad bits of wall are only a total of 2 or 3m2. the rest of the walls are just sandable. (old paint layers and filled bits, but would try and blend with orbital sander). Just needs a fine skim to blend. Maybe easifill? Or some fine surface filler?

 

[JohnD]

Today, I was using orbital sander and dust extractor

use a broad metal scraper instead.

Preferably while it is still cheesy, or at least damp.

It is quicker and less dusty.