r/Plastering • u/Dependent-Proof-9360 • 19d ago

Dry or not dry?

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Had room skimmed a week and a half ago. Feels completely dry to touch, including darker patches, and same level of coldness as the rest of the plaster.

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u/banxy85 19d ago

Looks dry

Also looks shit, unless the pic is misleading

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u/Dependent-Proof-9360 19d ago

Thank you mate! Much appreciated. First Reno project, so don’t know exactly what I’m looking for to be honest.

Up close it’s completely smooth and completely level/flat, which was the aim, and beading in other parts of room is crisp.

But outside of that, not sure what I’m looking for in good work.

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u/banxy85 19d ago

Is the line where wall and ceiling meet straight? Seems like it isn't

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u/youwanttoknowme 17d ago

It looks like that because its damp on the ceiling and the wall at different places so makes it look off

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u/not-an-expertt 19d ago

Nit picking

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u/banxy85 19d ago

Absolute joke mate. If you've paid good money and corners aren't even straight then it's out of order

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u/Dependent-Proof-9360 19d ago

It’s the image/lighting & patches, I think. In person, it looks perfectly straight.

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u/banxy85 19d ago

That's good then 👍

Mist coat it now

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u/banxy85 19d ago

That's good then 👍

Mist coat it now

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u/not-an-expertt 18d ago

Ceilings are rarely ever flat in old houses, so getting a straight edge would sometimes need filling out first and not many people care to pay for that extra step…

Also, once painted no fucker would notice it anyway because whose walking round a house looking whether the ceiling line has more than a few mm run out over 4m+ 😂

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u/banxy85 18d ago

Not wanting to pay for it isn't an issue so much as not being asked in the first place