Imperfections in plaster

Becks610

Hi all (another post). I have noticed slight imperfections in my plaster ( house a year old and painted with the best paint ( which seemingly shows these imperfections up worse.lol)

For the most part plaster is 90 percent great but is there anyway I can fix these imperfections - light from sun shows them up worse.

Thanks

biko

Any chance of a picture?

listermint

Becks610 wrote: »

Hi all (another post). I have noticed slight imperfections in my plaster ( house a year old and painted with the best paint ( which seemingly shows these imperfections up worse.lol)

For the most part plaster is 90 percent great but is there anyway I can fix these imperfections - light from sun shows them up worse.

Thanks

What finish and type is the paint.

Becks610

Yes I’ll take a picture tomorrow in the light. Paint and finish is color trend aged vellum soft sheen.

Becks610

Sorry it too so long but here is a picture you can really only see it when the sun shines on it.

colm_c

Becks610 wrote: »

Sorry it too so long but here is a picture you can really only see it when the sun shines on it.

Looks like a bad plaster job and a bad paint job!

Not sure on the fix, maybe sand and fill and repaint the wall.

listermint

Becks610 wrote: »

Sorry it too so long but here is a picture you can really only see it when the sun shines on it.

Paint looks fine, plaster is uneven.


Simple fix sand back area with electric Sander then repaint

Juwwi

Becks610 wrote: »

Yes I’ll take a picture tomorrow in the light. Paint and finish is color trend aged vellum soft sheen.

Soft sheen paint will show up imperfections in the plaster alot more than matt paint will.

A painter or plasterer could fill the walls now ,sand them down then repaint them with a matt paint .

Becks610

listermint wrote: »

Paint looks fine, plaster is uneven.


Simple fix sand back area with electric Sander then repaint

Will that make it worse? I suppose I should get a professional in but I don’t want it worse anyway!! I need to get coving done anyway so they might do both jobs as I know no one would come just to do that.

listermint

Becks610 wrote: »

Will that make it worse? I suppose I should get a professional in but I don’t want it worse anyway!! I need to get coving done anyway so they might do both jobs as I know no one would come just to do that.

no it wont make it worse, it will fix it.

Its not that hard of a job to sand that with a Palm sander and repaint. Anyone literally anyone could do it.

colm_c

listermint wrote: »

no it wont make it worse, it will fix it.

Its not that hard of a job to sand that with a Palm sander and repaint. Anyone literally anyone could do it.

Exactly, simple job.

I'm surprised your painter didn't do it originally TBH, which is why I said a bad paint job earlier.

_Brian

colm_c wrote: »

Exactly, simple job.

I'm surprised your painter didn't do it originally TBH, which is why I said a bad paint job earlier.

I’d be calling back the plasterers and showing them that “workmanship”.
I wouldn’t start sanding and redoing paint, what’s the point in paying a dog and barking yourself.

listermint

_Brian wrote: »

I’d be calling back the plasterers and showing them that “workmanship”.
I wouldn’t start sanding and redoing paint, what’s the point in paying a dog and barking yourself.

Brian you've as much chance of plasterer coming back for that as you do landing on the moon.

Come on man offer something that would actually be worthwhile

FMG

Can you feel the bump in the wall if you run a hand over it, Could maybe be fixed with sanding down the bump and filling the hollows.

Becks610

thanks all. To the last poster you can’t feel a bump - the imperfection is so slight but obviously exists so will get the palm sander. You actually wouldn’t see it only when the sun shines on it.

Wyldwood

If you're planning on hanging curtains on the window you probably won't notice the unevenness as much then.

FMG

Becks610 wrote: »

thanks all. To the last poster you can’t feel a bump - the imperfection is so slight but obviously exists so will get the palm sander. You actually wouldn’t see it only when the sun shines on it.

This can happen when Plasterers use spotlights/floodlights and the light from windows enters from a different direction. I think its always best when plasterers position their working lights on ceilings.