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alasdair13

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Hi all, I was hoping you could give me some advice on how I should proceed.



We’ve been renovating and have added walls, removed walls, blocked doorways up, moved switches/ sockets etc. Naturally we have a lot of joins / patches, new plasterboard walls and old painted ones

My plan was

  • tapered joints to paper tape and 2 coats of joint filler to bring them in line
  • Patches and butt joints paper tape and a coat of joint filler to seal the tape and cover it slightly


Then to apply 2 coats of pva and then two coats of multi finish over the full wall to give us a nice even smooth surface. My thinking was that the multi finish would also fill any small areas where old paint has flaked etc.



Came home yesterday to find the father in law has decided to add another coat of joint filler to the butt joints as well as completely covering some areas with paint cracks.



My issue is that he has applied it fairly liberally both in thickness and in width. Some of the butt joints are only separated by 600mm but with the width he’s applied the compound there’s about 100mm of a gap with no filler. ( ie a slight depression in wall)

I’m also worried about moisture control with the amount of joint filler now on walls.

I’ve attached an example of a wall below. The area above and to left of socket had some paint flaking but as you can see it’s basically been completely skimmed over with joint compound.



Is what he did correct?

Am I going to have to sand it all back to reasonable depths and widths before applying multi finish?

I think I’m just concerned that as a diy plasterer that im going to be able to make the wall even with all the different levels in the wall now



Any advice is appreciated!

Alasdair
 

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alasdair13 said:
Hi all, I was hoping you could give me some advice on how I should proceed.



We’ve been renovating and have added walls, removed walls, blocked doorways up, moved switches/ sockets etc. Naturally we have a lot of joins / patches, new plasterboard walls and old painted ones

My plan was

  • tapered joints to paper tape and 2 coats of joint filler to bring them in line
  • Patches and butt joints paper tape and a coat of joint filler to seal the tape and cover it slightly


Then to apply 2 coats of pva and then two coats of multi finish over the full wall to give us a nice even smooth surface. My thinking was that the multi finish would also fill any small areas where old paint has flaked etc.



Came home yesterday to find the father in law has decided to add another coat of joint filler to the butt joints as well as completely covering some areas with paint cracks.



My issue is that he has applied it fairly liberally both in thickness and in width. Some of the butt joints are only separated by 600mm but with the width he’s applied the compound there’s about 100mm of a gap with no filler. ( ie a slight depression in wall)

I’m also worried about moisture control with the amount of joint filler now on walls.

I’ve attached an example of a wall below. The area above and to left of socket had some paint flaking but as you can see it’s basically been completely skimmed over with joint compound.



Is what he did correct?

Am I going to have to sand it all back to reasonable depths and widths before applying multi finish?

I think I’m just concerned that as a diy plasterer that im going to be able to make the wall even with all the different levels in the wall now



Any advice is appreciated!

Alasdair
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In all honesty I think that you need to find yourself a good divorce lawyer, and as soon as possible.....good luck !
 
That's technically called a 'shitshow' mate.


That filler is going to dry very porous, that red paint usually repels, and then you have plasterboard.

PVA won't neutralise/equalise the suction.

You'll struggle.
 
bobski said:
That's technically called a 'shitshow' mate.


That filler is going to dry very porous, that red paint usually repels, and then you have plasterboard.

PVA won't neutralise/equalise the suction.

You'll struggle.
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I'm f**k**g struggling there mate, fell asleep twice I did ! :confused:
 
alasdair13 said:
Hi all, I was hoping you could give me some advice on how I should proceed.



We’ve been renovating and have added walls, removed walls, blocked doorways up, moved switches/ sockets etc. Naturally we have a lot of joins / patches, new plasterboard walls and old painted ones

My plan was

  • tapered joints to paper tape and 2 coats of joint filler to bring them in line
  • Patches and butt joints paper tape and a coat of joint filler to seal the tape and cover it slightly


Then to apply 2 coats of pva and then two coats of multi finish over the full wall to give us a nice even smooth surface. My thinking was that the multi finish would also fill any small areas where old paint has flaked etc.



Came home yesterday to find the father in law has decided to add another coat of joint filler to the butt joints as well as completely covering some areas with paint cracks.



My issue is that he has applied it fairly liberally both in thickness and in width. Some of the butt joints are only separated by 600mm but with the width he’s applied the compound there’s about 100mm of a gap with no filler. ( ie a slight depression in wall)

I’m also worried about moisture control with the amount of joint filler now on walls.

I’ve attached an example of a wall below. The area above and to left of socket had some paint flaking but as you can see it’s basically been completely skimmed over with joint compound.



Is what he did correct?

Am I going to have to sand it all back to reasonable depths and widths before applying multi finish?

I think I’m just concerned that as a diy plasterer that im going to be able to make the wall even with all the different levels in the wall now



Any advice is appreciated!

Alasdair
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Don’t use filler before plastering, use bonding to level up before skimming. Hate it when someone thinks they’ve done you a favour and fills all the joints with filler…and all the screw heads.
 
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