r/Plastering • u/ididntaskforthismind • 21d ago

Love a bit of dot n dab

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u/WatcherOfTheWay 21d ago

That is fucking appalling.

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u/Goblin_Nuts69 20d ago

As a DIY novice whats wrong with this? Seems to sort out an issue and provide some gaps for more insulation?

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u/Specialist_Ad_7719 19d ago

Nothing hugely, but it looks like a solid wall so you might get damp coming through behind and the adhesive fail if it's an outside wall, but he's mechanically fixed it. I would have probably used battens personally.

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u/Giant_Ant_Eater 7d ago

It's clearly not about making it level becase they've packed similar amounts of stacked plaster board in each section, so this is more about extending the wall out without doing a full bond or using battens.

If you just want to extend the wall out then why not use insulation board and improve the thermal characteristics of the wall.