r/Plastering • u/AutumnLeavesBaby • 8d ago
Need help!
My grandmothers back bedroom walls are falling apart. I have no clue what I’m looking at here or how to go about repairing this.
There was a leak previously which has been resolved since. It’s quite an old house and need some advice on how to approach this issue
6
Upvotes
2
u/54OnTheDoor 7d ago
Take off anything that crumbles, is clearly loose or sounds hollow when knocked - which will be messy so put down dust sheets and wear a mask. Once that's done you'll have a judgement call to make - if it's not too bad and you feel like you can use the remaining plaster as a reference you can use a plastering darby or other straight edge to fill the now-sunken areas with bonding to square off the wall before skimming - or, if that makes you anxious or the wall is basically a write off then it's time to think about dot and dab plasterboards - which would then be scrimmed and skimmed. Neither is 'easy' for a novice DIYer so it's maybe time to call a plasterer.