pva and plastering

You want to remove all that brown pealing crud, patch the holes & then seal the whole bare area with a stabilising solution, like Everbuild stabilising solution 406, will then give you a good sound surface to paint without the risk of the new paint peeling,flaking,etc.

http://www.everbuild.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=148

 

You'll struggle to sand it down, a scraper is the only way to remove the stuff, your photo is identical to my bay window,same colour ceiling, I even have the telegraph pole & tree as well could have been taken from my front room , & what I had here, took ages to scrap it all off.

No need to use pva, can use the stablishing solution on the holes, let it dry then fill holes, then give the whole area a coat of stablishing soulution before painting.

I was tempted here,to scrape it back & then clad it, but stuck with it & painted it.

 

Sorry, should have been clearer,you still need to use filler for the holes, just a coat stabilishing solution first, will stop the the surface sucking the mositure out of the filler.

Should be able to find Everbuild stabilising solution 406 for about £9.

 

Haha! That's freaky tell him to mind the bus stop

 

I have that as well, barely 100' from my front door.

 

I know!!! It attacked you! Hope the shoulder is better now.

 

Polystyrene tiles oh gawd weren't they awful things eh?
No offence Marcus
And that dreaded woodchip wallpaper

 

Nope!

 

Are you still off work? Aww that's miserable.
Least you can play on here more now though nice to see a friendly expert on here during the day to help peeps like Marcus.
I expect you still keep busy? Doing all sorts though?

 

Kiab is one of my favourites very clever all rounder and lovely with it.
He sends me flowers sometimes if I'm good and behaving myself

Which isn't often

I like the bay window ceiling project we love updates and progress pics by the way so hope you will join in

 

Hi Marcus.

Not up to sorting this problem yourself, then? Had to come crawling on here on bended knee and beg...

...cough...

Soz, couldn't resist...

That's just the worst kind of job - takes faaaaar longer than it should, and an age to get it looking good with filling and sanding and filling and sanding and filling and...

So I think I'd strongly suggest summat like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Erfurt-Poly...BRY8S/ref=cm_cr_pr_sims_t/278-9899044-6537805

There's a few reasons why I'd personally go that way; apart from the obvious - covering up the mess that'll be there from chiselled-off adhesive, flaking paint, the odd poorly-filled hole - it'll also add a very useful amount of insulation.

I suspect there ain't any insulation up above that ceiling? So that'll be one of the coldest spots in your house, ready for mould to form (I wonder if that's why poly tiles were fitted?)

If you want to go this route, then I'd suggest there's no need for the stabiliser solution (tho' it's great stuff, and would help if you wanted to try and just paint the ceiling); just scrape/chisel off the hard bits of adhesive, don't worry about the finish it leaves behind (but don't 'dig' into the p'board - you should be able to remove it pretty much flush), dampen any deep holes and fill with mix-up filler (the powder stuff that you add water to and 'sets' is the best stuff, usually), and scrape off the worst of the loose paint.

Ie - get it all fairly flat.

Then apply the thermal layer. Overlap the front edge a few mm and wait until the adhesive dries. Then trim neatly flush, perhaps at a slight bevel. Run a thin layer of decorator's filler (stuff in a tube) over the edge to get it smooth is needed.

Jobbie hopefully jobbed.


(I wonder if their adhesive is really needed - would a strong mix of wallpaper paste do the job? Y'know - it's used for pretty thick papers and the flocked/textured stuff...?)

 

Oooh here's Dev one of my other favourites!
You are in very capable hands marcus.
Back to my painting I suppose lunch break over. Sausage sarnie devoured.
Nice to meet you Marcus I'm of no help whatsoever you realise but nice to chat and join in

 

It's probably precast concrete slab like mine, which has never suffer from mould.

 

In which case use the thermal liner chust as an easy 'smoothie'

Speedy recovery, KIAB - how's it going? As good as it should be?

 

My God you lot are good I'm so proud to be amongst such brilliance

 

Going to be months, so much I want to do, new led floodlights, GU10 wall lights for path by workshop, new bigger satellite dish, update network wiring, the list is endless.
Struggled to clear out gutters on workshop at weekend & that's was only 8' up.