Simple DIY plaster repair tips

Trying to plaster your walls can be a difficult and not to mention messy job, after all it’s really a lot harder than it looks. You need to get your surface level and this is a skill that takes practice which is why plastering is a trade in itself. However in your home it is sometimes necessary to replace or touch up small problems with the plaster and in many cases this is a small simple touch up job you can complete yourself. For bigger more complicated jobs call a professional plasterer Concord from Sydney Wide Plastering.

Patch Plastering is used if you have a small missing piece of plaster on the wall or ceiling, you need to make it look good, but if the existing plaster is too far gone you need to call in a professional plasterer Concord to replace the wall. Use an undercoat plaster on a semi-porous surface, or for a non-porous surface use a bonding coat.

Next brush all the loose debris out of the damage while paying attention to the edges and then apply a coat of PVA solution to the overlapping wall. Apply a plaster undercoat using a trowel to the area and smooth it to a level that is just a little less than flat to the wall. Using a criss cross pattern score the plaster with the edge of the trowel and leave it to dry.

Once dry you are ready to apply the finishing plaster – using the large rectangular type of plastering trowel feather in the join with the surrounding wall and leave to dry once again. When that is dry you can sand the plaster down so it’s perfectly level with the wall and you are done, all you need is to paint the wall to finish it off.

Once dry you are ready to apply the finishing plaster – using the large rectangular type of plastering trowel feather in the join with the surrounding wall and leave to dry once again. When that is dry you can sand the plaster down so it’s perfectly level with the wall and you are done, all you need is to paint the wall to finish it off.