nastyoldwalls
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Hi folks new to plastering but can get it up and smooth on both walls and one ceiling so far, last year patched and skimmed our small spare bedroom as when we removed the old woodchip half the plaster and nasty sandy base mixed with horse hair or something similar came away with it! this year I am attempting the upstairs bathroom as the tiles were all over the place and the walls were cracking everywhere, pulled the old tiles off and yes once again the the walls came away with them same story, this time due to a couple of whole bricks being missing (I could grab handfulls of cavity wall insulation!) under the hairy mortar bonding? I have pulled all the walls back to the bricks and fixed the holes, now for the advice needed, last year when patching I used browning under the top coat, please tell me is bonding better for bigger jobs like this? also as one of the walls that was tilled is boaded I have been looking at something called Uni-Finish which seems to be recomended for this job and is reported to be free from needing pva preparation and easy to spread any truth in this?
House was built in the 30s for the local authority.
cheers
Phil
House was built in the 30s for the local authority.
cheers
Phil