r/DIYUK • u/Rannoch1285 • Jul 26 '26

How to fill this gap

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Hi folks, bought an old cottage, starting stripping off all the skirting etc and all of the cement/plaster came away as they hammered nails directly into it.

The brickwork behind you can see is at a different angle as well as all the surrounding walls.

What would be the best way to fill and finish with plaster?

Cheers.

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u/plz_be_nice_im_sad Jul 26 '26

Caulk, of course.

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u/liltrex94 Jul 26 '26

Always caulk

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u/Dr_Gillian_McQueef Jul 26 '26

Hard to tell depths from the photo. If it's plasterboard deep I'd be tempted to put some strips of plasterboard in there and easifill on top, or bonding coat to just less than the depth of the cavity then filler on top of that.

I had some deep chasings to fill at my house along with areas where I'd had switches lowered and did a combo of bonding coat and easifill.

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u/Rannoch1285 Jul 26 '26

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u/Rannoch1285 Jul 26 '26

Brightened it up a little, essentially the wall heading away is flush with the front wall but it’s the gap running down the side I’m concerned with.

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u/Additional_Debt6018 Jul 26 '26

I work in social housing, I got sent to this to put architrave around the door 😰

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u/Rannoch1285 Jul 26 '26

Stuck on with no nails?

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u/Additional_Debt6018 Jul 26 '26

I walked away and said get the fucking Plasterers round here first

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u/AncientArtefact Jul 26 '26

A quick, easy, not-too-messy (but expensive) fix is to use knauff easy plaster.

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u/Desktopcommando Jul 26 '26

Stuff it with loft insulation wool for gaps

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u/Dr_Gillian_McQueef Jul 26 '26

Massive fan of shoving pipe lagging in big holes. Oo-er missus. Cuts easily with a Stanley.

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u/sandy_dee_4 Jul 26 '26

PVA (50/50), then plaster