Lime skim on listed building

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marcuseucalyptus

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I'm about to start work on a listed building where the interior walls and ceilings have been stripped of paper and apart from some minor repairs needed appear to be sound. The customer requires the place to be completely re-skimmed. Although I have experience in lime work, I have never skimmed over existing finished walls or ceilings before and we are not permitted to use any synthetic sealer or adhesive. My question is; apart from simply wetting down and mechanically scratching (danger of causing damage) what can I do to inhibit suction and provide a key to the existing walls/ceilings prior to applying the first tight coat? Will painting with a weak wash made from CLM66 then applying the first coat while still damp do the trick? We will be using CLM66 (2 to 1 silica sand / mature putty) for the re-skimming
Thanks in advance for any advice.
 
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marcuseucalyptus said:
I'm about to start work on a listed building where the interior walls and ceilings have been stripped of paper and apart from some minor repairs needed appear to be sound. The customer requires the place to be completely re-skimmed. Although I have experience in lime work, I have never skimmed over existing finished walls or ceilings before and we are not permitted to use any synthetic sealer or adhesive. My question is; apart from simply wetting down and mechanically scratching (danger of causing damage) what can I do to inhibit suction and provide a key to the existing walls/ceilings prior to applying the first tight coat? Will painting with a weak wash made from CLM66 then applying the first coat while still damp do the trick? We will be using CLM66 (2 to 1 silica sand / mature putty) for the re-skimming
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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if I where you I would walk away /if as good as yousay a bit of filler would do it/
 
marcuseucalyptus said:
I'm about to start work on a listed building where the interior walls and ceilings have been stripped of paper and apart from some minor repairs needed appear to be sound. The customer requires the place to be completely re-skimmed. Although I have experience in lime work, I have never skimmed over existing finished walls or ceilings before and we are not permitted to use any synthetic sealer or adhesive. My question is; apart from simply wetting down and mechanically scratching (danger of causing damage) what can I do to inhibit suction and provide a key to the existing walls/ceilings prior to applying the first tight coat? Will painting with a weak wash made from CLM66 then applying the first coat while still damp do the trick? We will be using CLM66 (2 to 1 silica sand / mature putty) for the re-skimming
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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There’s a product called r27 or something similar you can use
 
marcuseucalyptus said:
I'm about to start work on a listed building where the interior walls and ceilings have been stripped of paper and apart from some minor repairs needed appear to be sound. The customer requires the place to be completely re-skimmed. Although I have experience in lime work, I have never skimmed over existing finished walls or ceilings before and we are not permitted to use any synthetic sealer or adhesive. My question is; apart from simply wetting down and mechanically scratching (danger of causing damage) what can I do to inhibit suction and provide a key to the existing walls/ceilings prior to applying the first tight coat? Will painting with a weak wash made from CLM66 then applying the first coat while still damp do the trick? We will be using CLM66 (2 to 1 silica sand / mature putty) for the re-skimming
Thanks in advance for any advice.
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Put PVA in bucket in van. Come out of van and announce that you have a nice white bucket of lime wash.

Skim wall.

Job's a good un.
 
JessThePlasterer said:
I’m sure someone will correct me if I’m wrong but think that means you can use your average materials on the inside. It’s the outside you have to watch out for.
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Yeah, using PVA on ceilings and partition walls now, it's the exterior window walls that I'm bothered about. We're going for a painted on slurry made from the mix I'm using - wet down first then skim when tacky.

Thanks everyone who replied, good info for the future.:)
 
We often do this. I would recommend a dg 27 primer painted on the day before then a putty on top. The best results we have had to date is using mike wye as they have two types of finish depending on the look your going for. Have also used St astier but had different results depending on back grounds and found the work blistered in places, we often had to coat one day then 2nd coat the next day to get a nice finish so was a lot more time consuming.
Only down side to dg 27 seems to be the price!
hope this helps
 
Done quite a bit with the Mike Wye putty and used the DG 27 primer but to be honest it just seems the same as any other grit primer and come with a hefty price tag! Ain't tried anything else but I'm sure it would do the same job!
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pricey!!
 
Can anyone tell me what's wrong with washing down and scratching with a Stanley blade lightly
 
limeplastering said:
We often do this. I would recommend a dg 27 primer painted on the day before then a putty on top. The best results we have had to date is using mike wye as they have two types of finish depending on the look your going for. Have also used St astier but had different results depending on back grounds and found the work blistered in places, we often had to coat one day then 2nd coat the next day to get a nice finish so was a lot more time consuming.
Only down side to dg 27 seems to be the price!
hope this helps
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its not easy to skim over old lime ,there is not the suction required to get o good finish , two coats of fine stuff first let it dry then 2 coats of 50/50 , but not easy
 
I did some a wile back used sand lime and animal hair for backing coat . And white one coat plaster from wicks . Told them it was lime putty mix .I decanterd it in to black builders bags before I started job .
 
Try haired chalk from Anglia limes can go on most surfaces even plaster board, up to 40 mm in one coat, but I find two coats or even better , the amazing thing is it is very low suction so do a test patch with just wetting the wall you might even get away with something that simple.
 
Dg27 , a coat of fine stuff , sponged up, then once dry and suction created, a coat of Mike wye heritage lime finish
 
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