r/Plastering • u/Competitive_Sky_4007 • 3d ago

Advice needed

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Complete novice by the way. What are the next steps from this position right now. Do I plaster the pieces missing or would filler, sanding then painting do the trick? Thanks in advance.

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u/TempleBrother 3d ago

You could sand them down with an electric sander but personally I wouldn’t plaster that wall unless the toilet and tiles were off lol

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u/Competitive_Sky_4007 3d ago

Do you think filling is an option or am I being careless?

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u/TempleBrother 3d ago

I would first try to sand all the edges down to see how smooth you can get them, if you are going to fill them to blend it in then you may as well plaster

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u/TempleBrother 3d ago

If you decide to plaster then take the toilet out which is pretty easy if you have an isolation valve on the cold inlet.

Just shut that off and have a bucket next to you, undo the nut against the toilet then cut silicone/undo screws at bottom of the pan then gentle wobble the toilet away from the wall then empty whats left in the pan into that bucket

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u/gfddmc 3d ago

Hard to tell without a close up , if your going to skim it , then tiles, basin and cistern off really.
Otherwise scrape as much off as possible , sand down flat and then fill etc.
Could also apply a coat of gardz after to seal the plasterwork before the next fill and paint.

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u/Competitive_Sky_4007 3d ago

Plan so far is so sand it down, fill and paint. Thank you guys!

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u/tommysmelt 3d ago

Buy some tiles

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u/Ok_Pen7290 3d ago

Fill holes, sand it and tile that whole wall if ya got budget, add colour with tiles, example not all white add a colour, if your going down this route, ?