Unfortunately I let a worse noob than me do this wall (it's not that difficult, is it? I did the other 3 walls and I didn't think so), so I can't be sure exactly how it ended up this bad. He said he was steaming and scraping away and a lot of the missing plaster just "fell" off the wall. A chunk is also about to fall from the ceiling and there's a small gap between this and the door frame.

This is the corner behind the bedroom door; this wall is just plasterboard. On the other side of the wall is a large cupboard containing the meters.

The man sent by the landlord said this was minor works and that I should patch it up with filler. Do you agree?

I know they might demolish the building inside 5 years, so I'm unwilling to spend lots of £££££££ on it myself.

Thanks in advance :D

It's hard to tell just from a couple of photos, but I think you could get away with a couple of layers of polyfilla before lining the walls

I would recommend Gyproc Easi-fill on the basis that it is easier to sand once dry. It costs a bit more, and you have to mix it yourself, but if you can make pancakes, it'll be a doddle. It does shrink, so you might need one fill coat and one finish coat, plus some light sanding.

Thank you for your opinions, Leif & Jozeffo. I appreciate them very much & I plan to use gyproc easi-fill on quite a lot of the room now.

Since I'm such a noob, I need to check I've got this right: do I need to sand the painted plasterboard then seal the existing plaster with pva before applying filler?

Thanks

Thank you for your advice, Jozeffo and Leif. I've almost finished and already nobody can tell how bad this wall used to look. It took several days of layering Easi-fill, as much of the plaster had completely fallen apart.

well done maria,done yourself proud!!


ps,would suggest you pva over the filler before you paint,especially the edges,saves any reaction or pulling of the filler in thinner areas

Thank you White Pan Man. :D

I thought I was supposed to put undercoat or primer on top of filler; I have Dulux Multi-Surface Undercoat & Primer because it said on the tin it should be used on top of Polyfilla. I've been reading about how bad PVA can be, so how would I put lining paper on top?

No go with what you have,that will be great,was thinking as you pva.ed the original surface would have some left over and could have used that

it is true,you have to be careful with pva and a purpose sealer is generally accepted as being better

That's brilliant. Isn't this forum the mutts nuts?

Yes, Leif, you guys are definitely the pooch's plums!

Thanks White Pan Man, that clears up a lot of confusion for me. I haven't actually pva'd the walls at all, but I do have some handy. I do use pva to glue my sandpaper to a cork block, which helps me get into the corners and saves on sandpaper.

Not me, I know little though I am pleased to have helped on this occasion, but this lot have helped me lots.

LOL, just goes to show, you don't have to be a master plasterer to advise a noob like me! Seriously, you gave some great advice here. Thanks very much.