Help !

[gooner59]

right gonna tidy-up and decorate my hallway ! house 13 years old,artex ceilings ,cove, painted walls, over the years they have been dented ,gouged , i was thinking of thin-coat beads ,skim , what prep would you recommend to the walls for the skim to take ? SBR? and what plaster is best for this now ?. Thanks for replies

Ps i havent used gypsum for years ! most of my work is sand and cement now

 

[leebo02]

how bad are the walls, could you not just fill where needed,,, if not pva or blue grit and multifinish

 

[fisons]

Something like Easifil, can be feathered out with sponge at edge of repair. Tried it with Multi, leaves a ridge, albeit half a millimetre or so.

 

[superspread]

Blue grit/thistle bond-it,
multi finsh

 

[gooner59]

ok Blue grit & multi it is !! thanks guys , do wicks sell blue grit ?

 

[beddy]

No they sell wba which is better

 

[superspread]

Thistle bond it is the best I think

 

[leebo02]

good shout superspread,, must admit i do find blue grit too gritty

 

[Danny]

I do love bonding over scabby walls... skims up lurvly

Or you could ad bonding to your first coat of skim.. lol

 

[smoother09]

I would leave it mate plastering your own place its sole destroying when you dont get paid for it:RpS_lol: you could always charge your mrs and say you got someone in :RpS_scared:

 

[Jace]

gotta skim my bathroom soon:-( talk about a busmans holiday cant do it of a weekend cos im busy for the foreseeable future so ill have to go out do a days collar then come home and do it all again:RpS_crying:

 

[Danny]

sole destroying yup.... know that feeling