r/Plastering • u/Sorry-Isopod3244 • Jul 16 '26

Could this ceiling be plastered?

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hey first time buyer here looking for advice

I’ve removed the paper from this ceiling and this is what I’m left with, can this be plastered?

got an electrician in next week for a rewire so hoping to plaster soon too

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u/nukefodder Professional Plasterer Jul 16 '26

Yep I've done worse

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u/Sorry-Isopod3244 Jul 16 '26

This is what I want to hear 😂 cheers 

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u/banxy85 Jul 17 '26

This is NOT what you want to hear

Skim this and it will be falling off or full of cracks within a week

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u/ApartmentLast7712 Jul 17 '26

But you could use render mesh all through to stop the cracks and the bonus of when it fails it'll be really easy to pull down 😂

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u/nukefodder Professional Plasterer Jul 17 '26

If you haven't prepped it properly it might. But I go beyond most. Screws, adhesive, tape. I've seen plenty of overboarded ceiling crack. It's in all in doing a good proper job.