October 8, 2010 @ 11:30 am
How long does a skim coat take to dry?
I had a plasterer skim a room and he told me it would take five days to dry so I did as he said and sealed and painted it after 5 days. The plasterer did a really bad job so I got the room re-skimmed and this time waited over a week as the next plasterer told me to wait till it was pink all over. (proper advice) What are the effects if the plaster from the first job was not completely dry? Will everything be ok?
every room is different plaster should take 3 days to dry but you should not paint till 2 weeks. i know lots of people who have painted within a couple of days and they have had no problems but if you did and the paint started to crumble and peal off you would not be able to complain to the plasterer. you should only use white trade paint first as a primer. put on a couple of coats and then once its dryed put on some better stuff. trade paint you buy in B and Q and its just a cheap none vinyl paint. as for that other coment about it should be like glass thats not true. it should be smoot but not glass, for the best result before painting lightly sand the surface to get the perfect surface for the paint to take to. last thing as well don’t try speeding up the drying process by turning up the heating in years time it will crack. just let it dry at its own pase.
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Posted by panda fan
October 8, 2010 @ 11:14 am
hi , in order to get the best from your plastered wall you should wait until the wall has dry ed back then apply a heater to the room at a low temperature as their is an lot of water and moisture in getting a good quality finish if you put your face to the wall and look along it it should have a glass like shine on it.as for the first cow boy if the paint was not taking off it could peel with second coat on it and make a mess reason being your putting a water bass product on a chemical bass surface so hopefully it was bonded properly with a good coat off uni bond. hopefully i have helped you.
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Posted by noel2507
October 8, 2010 @ 11:56 am
every room is different plaster should take 3 days to dry but you should not paint till 2 weeks. i know lots of people who have painted within a couple of days and they have had no problems but if you did and the paint started to crumble and peal off you would not be able to complain to the plasterer. you should only use white trade paint first as a primer. put on a couple of coats and then once its dryed put on some better stuff. trade paint you buy in B and Q and its just a cheap none vinyl paint. as for that other coment about it should be like glass thats not true. it should be smoot but not glass, for the best result before painting lightly sand the surface to get the perfect surface for the paint to take to. last thing as well don’t try speeding up the drying process by turning up the heating in years time it will crack. just let it dry at its own pase.
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Posted by Aberdeen Plasterer 22 Charlotter street,Aberdeen,Grampian,AB25 1LR 07743 451394
February 12, 2011 @ 10:46 am
The most important factor here is the first cowboy actually pva’d the walls at all.If not you’ve got a possible nightmare because with adding another coat of plaster on top the weight and stress on the unsealed wall will not be good.
For future reference never pva a plasterered wall if you’re just painting,thinned down emulsion paint is all you need.Once the plaster is dry(no dark areas) you can paint,this can be 2 days or longer.Dust down the walls with a soft broom to remove surface dust as plaster can lave a slight dusty residue when it dries out.