Answered Bad Plastering Job

[Liammonty123]

Hi guys, I've recently had a room replastered due to cutting holes in walls for cables and bulidng a baffle wall. This plastering took place over old plaster and paint and 1 wall of plaster board. As I can't remember the last time I saw a newly plastered room I am unsure if the plastering that has been done is up to scratch and able to painted onto. The plasterer agreed to do the room at 150 as he is a 'family friend'. I'll attach the pictures below of the job done to advise if it is not up to scratch, I wouldn't say it is though and unsure of where to go from here. Any held would be appreciated!

 

[Liammonty123]

 

[garryboy]

Look more like rough casting.

Any platering I've had done has been smooth and blemish free. The whole point of having it done.

 

[Peter Parker]

It doesn't look that professional - a pro job should be good enough to paint onto and be flat and blemish free, but that doesn't look like that.

 

[PsyVision]

The big area skims I've done where I've taken plaster off the walls have come out smoother than that and I have two left feet instead of hands.

Never great having to tell a family friend they've done a pants job either.

 

[_Darren_]

Terrible job, surely it's something you can sort out yourself though?

 

[Liammonty123]

The big area skims I've done where I've taken plaster off the walls have come out smoother than that and I have two left feet instead of hands.

Never great having to tell a family friend they've done a pants job either.

This describes the situation well. I've already paid as at first glance inspection it looked good but on closer inspection it appears to be awful. I cant imagine breaking the news to him is going to go well but at the end of the day it's my money and my room that needs sorting out. I'm reluctant to have him back to rectify the problem either, rather pay more for a pro. Live and learn!

 

[Liammonty123]

Terrible job, surely it's something you can sort out yourself though?

I'm good at bulidng timber frames etc but finishing and decorating are things that I'm awful at and always end up looking bad. I would have no idea how to get the surfaces up to a paint ready standard!

 

[Liammonty123]

Would it be possible to re-skim over this plaster or would it need taking and doing from scratch, bearing in mind the current plaster is already skimmed over existing plaster and paint. With 3 layers of plaster I've probably lost about a cm of room

 

[MJC UK]

Agree with the above comments, it's a pretty shoddy job tbh - even my attempts have come out better than that! Is it possible to sand the blemishes out, or are they too large? Sanding is entirely viable generally, but these look pretty bad.

But yes, you should be able to skim over it, assuming there isn't something on the old walls that's having a reaction with plaster - having said that, perhaps the skim he's put on will remedy that issue.

 

[Liammonty123]

Personally I don't think sanding is a viable option as the pictures only show select parts of the room but this standard is all over the room including the ceiling, very unhappy chappy at the moment. I only really noticed yesterday as the sun was setting and shone across the wall which showed the imperfections quite clearly.

 

[Peter Parker]

If you're going to wallpaper the walls with a blown vinyl and then paint it, that will hide all the imperfections and save having to get the guy back etc. If you intended on painting straight onto the walls, because you know where the bad parts are, that's all you'll ever see because you won't be able to ignore it.

 

[Liammonty123]

My intention is to paint straight onto the walls, unfortunately there aren't really any bad parts the whole thing is a bit messy. I'm considering getting someone new in to do it and attempting to get some money back off the old plasterer.

 

[SteveU30]

First action is definitely to contact the guy and ask him to rectify it. If that falls flat then I'd move to name and shame to make sure others don't suffer the same fate...

 

[Liammonty123]

First action is definitely to contact the guy and ask him to rectify it. If that falls flat then I'd move to name and shame to make sure others don't suffer the same fate...

My thinking is that if he was confident doing a good job first time, how can he make it look any better than it does now? If that makes sense.

 

[SteveU30]

My thinking is that if he was confident doing a good job first time, how can he make it look any better than it does now? If that makes sense.

He probably can't but at least you can then challenge him and ask for your money back.

My suspicion is that he'll ignore you and 'do a runner'

 

[dj-dulux]

Looks like its reacted to something in places, and maybe dried out too fast in others. Was it a hot day when it was done?

Dupe...

 

[Liammonty123]

It wasn't particularly warm fairly average for the UK. The strange white marks along the plaster look a little strange to me as from looking at pictures on the internet I can only see Matt Brown plastered walls.

 

[Liammonty123]

 

[cdchaz]

It would be better filled with British a Gypsum jointing Compound called Easifill, sand down the proud sections and over fill with the Easi fill, infill the indentations, sand it down with 120 grit sand paper, it would be better filled , over plastering is not an option

 

[Liammonty123]

Where do I put the easifill because there aren't any real indentations but noticeable bumps and lumps and a large section of plaster that appears to have not stuck to the wall.

 

[cdchaz]

You need a major sanding job to flatten it down , then the whole lot needs going over with the filler, other than that is to over board it with 6mm plasterboard then get the joints and screw heads filled, sorry not to be up beat but the guy left you with a mess

 

[SteveU30]

For future reference, a quality job on a room that size should have been around double

 

[Liammonty123]

You need a major sanding job to flatten it down , then the whole lot needs going over with the filler, other than that is to over board it with 6mm plasterboard then get the joints and screw heads filled, sorry not to be up beat but the guy left you with a mess

No worries I'm aware of the state it's in now. Is there anything a pro plasterer could do to fix this ie remove old plaster or re skim?

 

[cdchaz]

You can over skim the bad plaster, firstly the skim coat is as a rule 3mm thick so flatten down the bumps, then the entire wall has a PVA/ Bond It Pregrit this is a bonding agent which allows the new plaster to stick to the old plaster, its yellow in colour so you can see that you have covered the whole wall and not left any parts out, it cost about £20.00 you may need 2 , if you do this prep then pay for a decent plasterer to then skim your wall, other wise he will charge you a day to do the prep