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Best way to repair this chunk out of wall (pic included)

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  • #2
    jack of all
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    Depends what materials you have on hand; if it were me I would brush out the area and remove any loose plaster and dust before priming with a little PVA and water. Then I would fill the area with some gypsum bonding, scraping back so that the finish is a couple of mil below the surrounding wall. When dry I would fill with regular decorators filler, feathering it out . When dry, sand lightly and decorate. In the absence of bonding you could easily do the lot in decorators filler, although I would do this in two stages to avoid slump or shrinkage.


  • #3
    jon1981
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    jack of all wrote: »
    Depends what materials you have on hand; if it were me I would brush out the area and remove any loose plaster and dust before priming with a little PVA and water. Then I would fill the area with some gypsum bonding, scraping back so that the finish is a couple of mil below the surrounding wall. When dry I would fill with regular decorators filler, feathering it out . When dry, sand lightly and decorate. In the absence of bonding you could easily do the lot in decorators filler, although I would do this in two stages to avoid slump or shrinkage.

    Brilliant advice, much appreciated.


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