Garrybiscuits
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Hi
We have a 16 month old baby and I am attempting to finish his bedroom.
The exterior wall was crumbling with old black plaster. I have battened and plasterboard it as there is no issue with damp or moisture ingress.
I have now realised the adjoining wall is lath and plaster. The plaster is loose in places. I think it's quite bad, but it's less than a quarter of the wall in total. It has been reskimmed previously to us buying the house, but not very well.
We are finding it very hard to get a plasterer in Bristol to do such a small job. And so I am taking the task on myself. I am a trained sculptor so I feel I have a good knowledge of materials.
My question is do I...
1. simply remove the skirting and locate the studs, then screw plasterboard directly on top? To make matters worse I cannot get a full 8 X 4 sheet into the room because of the dimensions of the landing. Also the wall is slightly curved, not because of the plaster coming off, but the skim job was only a patch of the wall.
Also can I get away with 9mm board. If I put on 12.5 I will have to move the door molding.
2. Glue the plaster back in place which a colleague has recommended. Then skim over.?
3. Remove everything and cry a lot.
The baby is living in a building site. It's depressing. Also I cannot do large jobs easil as we cannot send him and his mum away due to us both working and being very poor.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
We have a 16 month old baby and I am attempting to finish his bedroom.
The exterior wall was crumbling with old black plaster. I have battened and plasterboard it as there is no issue with damp or moisture ingress.
I have now realised the adjoining wall is lath and plaster. The plaster is loose in places. I think it's quite bad, but it's less than a quarter of the wall in total. It has been reskimmed previously to us buying the house, but not very well.
We are finding it very hard to get a plasterer in Bristol to do such a small job. And so I am taking the task on myself. I am a trained sculptor so I feel I have a good knowledge of materials.
My question is do I...
1. simply remove the skirting and locate the studs, then screw plasterboard directly on top? To make matters worse I cannot get a full 8 X 4 sheet into the room because of the dimensions of the landing. Also the wall is slightly curved, not because of the plaster coming off, but the skim job was only a patch of the wall.
Also can I get away with 9mm board. If I put on 12.5 I will have to move the door molding.
2. Glue the plaster back in place which a colleague has recommended. Then skim over.?
3. Remove everything and cry a lot.
The baby is living in a building site. It's depressing. Also I cannot do large jobs easil as we cannot send him and his mum away due to us both working and being very poor.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated