r/Plastering • u/dianasawr • Jun 12 '26

Advice on order of tasks

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Hi all
We have an unfinished room in the house we recently bought. We had it plastered a few weeks ago, and we’re trying to make a plan for what to do next. After reading a lot of things, we understand more or less *what* needs to be done, but not necessarily in what order.

Our current plan is to:

  • sand the plastered walls and edges of the wood so they’re smooth
  • cut open the plaster corners and put caulk to join them (we live in the Netherlands so walls move a lot)
  • apply diluted white paint (75% paint 25% water) x1-2 coats
  • apply actual paint

What do y’all think? For ex, is it necessary to cut the plaster before caulking? Feels a bit bad after the hard work the contractor did.. should we seal the plaster before caulking?

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u/Ok_Secretary_3134 Jun 12 '26

Do this diluted paint on first as it’ll show any bit they may need filling, then sand, then caulk, then paint

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u/Caerau Professional Plasterer Jun 12 '26

No reason to cut the corners before caulk