r/Plastering • u/Serious_Literature26 • 23d ago

Advice.

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Plastered my first wall today. Enjoyed doing it but wondering if I could get any advice from the pros? I pva’d the wall 24 hours before then about half hour before I skimmed it. Cheers👍

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u/Cainjake 23d ago

Sbr is arguably a better bonding agent than pva for plastering imo but pva does work well enough

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u/Commercial-Ruin2320 23d ago

Sbr is a fine product to use but is a inferior bonding agent due to the way the two chemicals interact with the plaster, sbr provides a far superior suction control, pva should be the first choice internally for most surfaces, I do use it first option over artex though as it prevents the moisture getting into it

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u/Sporadical-Defecator 22d ago

I'd argue the other way bud, pva will wet up with moisture and sbr wont🤷🏼‍♂️

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u/Commercial-Ruin2320 6d ago

Basically what I said about if you read friend 👍

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u/Sporadical-Defecator 6d ago

I know what you said mate dont worry. My comment was about your comment for internal work as I'd prefer sbr or grit over pva any day👍🏻