woodland81
New Member
Hello,
Well I attempted to plaster today for the very first time.
I have a small bedroom it had wallpaper on, i took it off and there was alot of mismatched plaster underneath. chunks missing and wanted to skim it to allow for painting.
I've done one wall so far, couple of meters or so. I want to do a better job on the remaining walls, the one i did is still drying and might be ok, definitely not perfect.
I found doing my first coat it was hard putting it on and found when doing the strokes id get some plaster on but then have gaps, i know i havent go the technique yet, not sure if it was due to the uneven walls. Could it be that my plaster was too thick? I did think i was putting an awful lot on and I didnt glide quickly as Ive seen the professionals.
For my second coat, i made it a bit looser, got half it on the floor :RpS_biggrin:, the first coat was fairly dry when i did the second coat to fill in the bits id missed, which there was alot.
I found that ive got patches where I musnt have got an even finish, like i've removed what ive put on during the second coat.
Ive been over it dry trowling and then the wet trowling to polish it. feels fairly smooth when i rub my hand over it but i do find bad bits. Its alot better than the condition it was when the paper came off though. It could be that if i paint it I wont even be able to see the issues myself.
My first go hasn't been a complete disaster so I've gained a little confidence and who knows the other walls might be much better with practice. All going well, ive another bedroom with wallpaper, top of the stairs and all down the stairs. thankyou previous owner :RpS_mellow:
Is the consistency of my plaster whats causing me the issues or technique, was 'trying' to flatten the trowel angle the further down the wall, my stroke went
Lee
Well I attempted to plaster today for the very first time.
I have a small bedroom it had wallpaper on, i took it off and there was alot of mismatched plaster underneath. chunks missing and wanted to skim it to allow for painting.
I've done one wall so far, couple of meters or so. I want to do a better job on the remaining walls, the one i did is still drying and might be ok, definitely not perfect.
I found doing my first coat it was hard putting it on and found when doing the strokes id get some plaster on but then have gaps, i know i havent go the technique yet, not sure if it was due to the uneven walls. Could it be that my plaster was too thick? I did think i was putting an awful lot on and I didnt glide quickly as Ive seen the professionals.
For my second coat, i made it a bit looser, got half it on the floor :RpS_biggrin:, the first coat was fairly dry when i did the second coat to fill in the bits id missed, which there was alot.
I found that ive got patches where I musnt have got an even finish, like i've removed what ive put on during the second coat.
Ive been over it dry trowling and then the wet trowling to polish it. feels fairly smooth when i rub my hand over it but i do find bad bits. Its alot better than the condition it was when the paper came off though. It could be that if i paint it I wont even be able to see the issues myself.
My first go hasn't been a complete disaster so I've gained a little confidence and who knows the other walls might be much better with practice. All going well, ive another bedroom with wallpaper, top of the stairs and all down the stairs. thankyou previous owner :RpS_mellow:
Is the consistency of my plaster whats causing me the issues or technique, was 'trying' to flatten the trowel angle the further down the wall, my stroke went
Lee
it's never gonna look properly up to standard unless you get a pro in.
