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 Post subject: Cracks
PostPosted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:53 am 
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i had my walls plastered over a year ago, and they've got hairline cracks in them. Others have said I was supposed to get them skimmed over again after after a few months, but the plasterer never mentioned anything :dunno: . Or can I just make the cracks slightly larger to polyfiller them, and re-paint. Id much prefer to ust polyfiller them.

Let me know, thanks.


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easifill, which is cheaper than polyfilla and much easier to sand.

Possibly the plasterer used too much water or didn't put a second coat on, or both



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wen you had them re-skimd was the original walls cracked its possible the plasterer did not skrim the cracks first before skimming and they have just cracked through again. easy fill powderd not premix 2 coats sand it down should do ya


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jrplastering wrote:
wen you had them re-skimd was the original walls cracked its possible the plasterer did not skrim the cracks first before skimming and they have just cracked through again. easy fill powderd not premix 2 coats sand it down should do ya


They walls did have cracks in before hand. Thanks for your help.


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no worries mate good luck


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