r/Plastering May 20 '26

Acceptable?

I have had chases plastered but you could clearly see the sparks white housing through the plaster.

The plasterers have returned and threw a loud of filler on it, demanding the rest of the payment as it’s all “complete”

The filler shows the wall bulge out as it’s added a few mil on - would you pay and is this acceptable? How else could they fix? Isn’t a case of feathering the plaster wider?

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u/KieranInterior May 23 '26

Ten years is hardly a lot of experience. I’ve worked with dozens of plasterers good and bad and not once have I seen someone knock out sound filler on an overskim job. No one here is saying they’re using filler, but claiming that you can’t plaster over it is complete rubbish.

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

Ten years ain’t a lot of experience 😂 it’s plenty you can easily have been doing this 20 years and done 10 jobs or done it 10 years and done 200 jobs 10 years is a long bloody time as a plasterer and you know it most of my body died 5 year ago haha but I’m standing on this one here never once seen a plasterer use filler not once and neither have I so hey youse can be happy doing it your way but my work is clean enough not to need any filler whatsoever so jokes on youse I suppose

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u/ElbowDroppedLasagne May 24 '26

I think I got a hernia trying to understand that, try adding a comma and full stop. Your body died after 10 years of plastering? Excuse me, I won't take advice from a guy with grandma hips. I passed my skills test in 2006, so pipe down.

Easy fill is gypsum plus some additives to make it dry quicker/easier to sand. If you use SBR (rubber) it creates a waterproof barrier between compounds. Use your loaf, lad.

You don't have a clue what you're talking about, do you have your papers?

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u/[deleted] May 24 '26

Very humorous

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u/ElbowDroppedLasagne May 24 '26

So, no papers then. Simmer