Patch plastering introduction to skimming

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Patch up ok? It is sometimes skimmed with a couple of coats of plaster to give a uniform finish, or simply fixed in place and the joints taped and filled known as dry-lining. Before you start on any of the jobs below, put down a dust sheet. Dig out cracks in plaster with a Stanley-type knife. By using the blade like this you end up with a V-shaped groove which is ideal for taking the filler. When you have dug the cracks out, vacuum out any dust and debris so the groove is clean.

For vertical and overhead filling jobs i. How stiff? Lightly dampen the area to be filled with a plant sprayer. This helps the filler to stick. Spread the filler into the groove making sure that it has gone right to the bottom. Leave the filler a little proud over the groove but remove the excess either side before the filler dries.

Once dry, rub the area down with medium-grade sandpaper, then fine-grade before decorating. Damage like this is pretty common. Just applying filler and hoping for the best rarely works because gravity just drags the filler downwards. Repaired corners are also vulnerable to people walking past and knocking them. To fix a corner like this, first mix up your filler as in step four, then…. Apply the filler to the corner and get the shape roughly correct.

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