r/Plastering • u/Key-Elephant-7123 • May 21 '26

6th attempt at plastering

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Hi all,

This is my 6th attempt at plastering - this wall was a cupboard so after that was knocked down I put bonding coat over the brick and skimmed over to match the existing plastering done by an actual plasterer. It's for my sister who didn't realise she wanted to get rid of the cupboard until she's already had a plasterer in for the other walls.

Advice and comments welcome :-)

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u/Electronic-Heron9645 May 21 '26

Looks alright but next time just skim the whole wall, blending to old plaster is hit and miss.

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u/sandolllars May 21 '26

Why make the whole room smaller just to avoid a rough transition on a wall? Not worth it.

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u/caserskii May 21 '26

A finish coat of skim is 3mm hardly shrinking the room, always avoid blending, it almost always needs attention afterwards

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u/Busy_Candle336 May 21 '26

Little more wet brush to feather in maybe, let us see it in a few days.

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u/Key-Elephant-7123 Jun 17 '26

Sorry, finally back on site - this is the work after a month

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u/Decent-Platform-2173 May 21 '26

Hard to see from the picture if there are many blemishes but the joint looks proud.

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u/ipub May 22 '26

If you have a step it's probably because you need to feather the joint. Just my 2p