Plaster has cracked again

Discussion in 'Other Trades Talk' started by Nikita Barclay, Apr 2, 2017.

  1. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    Ok so I had my whole house plastered it all cracked within days the plasterer was bad at his job! Nightmare! Got 2 new blokes in and they redone 2 rooms for now and it looked great one week on I've painted one room still another coat to go till finished and noticed all the original cracks from the first plasterer has come through on the new plaster could cry. What can I do??
     
  2. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Should have used a knowledgeable decorator who could had advised you to line the walls with WallRock Fibreliner 180 plus, Google the product. Appears to be a constant problem on here after re-skimming work.
     
  3. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    I've lined the walls before painting
     
  4. KIAB

    KIAB Super Member

    The rooms redone was it a skim or complete replaster, if replaster, it will take several weeks for it to throughly dry before you can paint or line the walls.
    Also if the room is too warm when plaster drying, then it will crack, also some walls need priming with diluted pva due to the high suction rate of the wall before plastering.
     
  5. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    And what I was wanting to know is why has the original cracks come through from the first bad plastering job onto the second plastering job
     
  6. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    Completely replastered I use diluted emulsion like told in the shop and by plasterer. Plasterer told me to wait 48 hours before starting I waited 5 days just to be sure didn't have heating on and when started to put it back on had it on a low heat like advised
     
  7. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    And yes sorry he said he pvad it again
     
  8. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    Begs the question why did you line a newly plastered wall, the fibre liner I mentioned was an alternative to skimming not after.
     
  9. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    Sorry I don't understand
     
  10. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    Maybe I used the wrong words I got told to use watered down emulsion before painting
     
  11. Astramax

    Astramax Super Member

    You said 'you lined the walls before painting' :confused:
     
  12. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    What I meant was I used watered down emulsion I'm not good with all of this
     
  13. sospan

    sospan Screwfix Select

    Plaster will crack or "blow" for a number of reasons from the walls moving, poor preparation, temperature even using out of date products

    Can you put some pictures up of the cracked plaster ?
     
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  14. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

     

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  15. leesparkykent

    leesparkykent Well-Known Member

    is it a plasterboard wall/dot and dabbed?
     
  16. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    Umm it wasn't new plasterboard the walls were a bit of a mess before it got plastered
     
  17. leesparkykent

    leesparkykent Well-Known Member

    I wonder if the wall is plasterboard and scrim tape hasn't been used on the joints before being plastered and the cracks are where the joins are?
     
  18. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    That's the thing tape has been used and yes most of them are on the joins it's a nightmare they said they are going to come back out to sort them I think they said they will open cracks up a bit and fill them but the cracks seem to have a mind of their own and going off everywhere and wondering if this will even work
     
  19. leesparkykent

    leesparkykent Well-Known Member

    If dot and dabbed maybe they haven't been stuck properly and are flexing and if screwed to studs maybe enough screws haven't been used.
     
  20. Nikita Barclay

    Nikita Barclay New Member

    No screw
    No screws have been used I know that much
     

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