If you have hacked the plaster off half a wall it will probably be better to replaster the whole of it rather than simply making good the damaged area.
Replaster bathroom wall.
Including how to mix and apply pva mix plaster apply plaster and finish plaster.
How to plaster a wall a beginners guide tutorial for the diy enthusiast.
3 walls are your standard house brick and the 4th is an internal wall made of black 35mm thick air brick nasty stuff but not an option to remove.
Smear the plaster onto the wall starting with the bottom corner.
Hi firstly i am a plastering rendering amateur only hard walling up to this point.
Walls which are intact but have a poor surface because of previous patching could be another candidate.
We are in the process of doing our bathroom because for the old plasters condition we have removed back to brick.
When the plaster peels or cracks mildew can actually grow beneath the top layer.
Crouch down and push the plaster up the wall in a gentle arc standing as you go to reach the higher parts.
The high humidity and wet conditions in a bathroom make its walls a prime breeding ground for mildew.
Where the shower curtain rod is in contact with the wall the plaster has begun to break away most likely due to continued exposure to moisture.
At the top of your stroke slide the trowel over 2 3 inches 5 8cm then reverse the motion and bring it down again.
I noticed this when i went to swap out the rod for a new one and began to peel some of the bubbling paint away.