Fixing Old Walls With Plaster…FULL GUIDE! (Fixing Cracks/ Cable Chases/ Using BG Bonding)

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In today's video I'm going to show you how to prepare old walls for plastering. This is in my opinion the most important stage to plastering because if you get this wrong then everything else after fails.
We'll also show you my secret weapon for getting your walls EXTRA STRONG using a special trick aimed at fixing old walls with plaster. It's not hard but extremely effective! We'll also show you how to fix cracks using plaster, how to effectively fill in cable chases and outline the best way to get a smooth, flat wall.
There's a lot to learn so buckle up.
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Blaine

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@seanculun6067 Год назад

I’m too old to start it as a job now, at 60, but your vids are great and make me want to start doing it for work, to Learn get a van etc, but no too old, but I will learn from you and do up my own properties. Thanks great guy

@FatHead1979 3 месяца назад

Great video. Clear visuals, explanations where required, no fluff #Subbed 👍

@paullee6256 2 года назад

Just want to say a big thank you for all your videos. For a DIY enthusiast like me, plastering is the dark art that have eluded me. With your help, I have recently done skimming of old walls and replastered a section of an interior wall where I have to take it right back to bare bricks. I believe large areas are still domains for the Pros and experts, but being able to do patch up here and there is really great ! The best is not fearful of knocking a big hole or section of the paster off and have to just rely on the good old pollyfiller ! Great work !

@leedrummond164 2 года назад

For your big areas use a big speed skim. Can't go wrong buddy. I'd go bigger areas all the time. It's just a game of timing.

@TheCreatorSupreme15 Год назад

Great demonstration again, Blaine. Thank you.

@Ismail-Yahya 2 года назад

Great video again! I have a room in exactly that condition, chased walls where it's been 1st fixed and places where old plasters come off. I will be using the bonding with the render mesh now for larger areas instead of the normal skrim tape 👍🏽

@willm437 2 года назад

Awesome tips mate and great video just like normal 👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Thanks pal. I always appreciate you watching 👍

@kirstencook113 Год назад

Very helpful. Thanks

@cj5489 5 месяцев назад

You make it look easy bro great video

@richardjordan7029 2 года назад

I feel I have to defend you here Blaine. Some people are commenting on normal plastering practices under normal circumstances. Cement should not be used with plaster, it creates a chemical reaction that effects the bond of the plaster. There are lots of products for chases, bonding 60 or acceleraters to add to the plaster. Thistle Dri coat is meant for damp areas. Yes, it might not meet the requirements of damp specialists, but this channel is all about general plastering isn’t it. Keep up the good work mate! 👍

@MarcusT86 2 года назад

Another nice vid buddy

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Thanks mate. Hope you're well my friend!

@AK-rr8zz 2 года назад

Great video mate. Gotta tackle me cracked walls now.

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Cheers pal and good luck 👍

@simonpidgeon949 2 года назад

Love the render mesh tip 💯👍👍

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Cheers pal 👍

@simonpidgeon949 2 года назад

@@PlasteringForBeginners hello m8 what size marshalltown trowel size is good for putting on skim plaster for a beginner ,

@TejTalks Год назад

great video

@PlasteringForBeginners Год назад

Thank you!

@mikecrowley3102 2 года назад

Hello, I enjoy your vids and find them very informative... I am currently renovating a room in my 180 year old house which is built of stone and soft black mortar . (Horrible stuff)... I've hacked off the old plaster and some of the black mortar has come away from the stone work. What I was going to do was brush out the loose mortar , pva the wall then apply a coat of sand and cement render to fill in the cavities in the stone work and also to level out the wall before i apply plaster.I The problem I have is that there is a large wooden lintel above the window so how do I get my render coat to stick to the lintel? Is there some sort of scrim or mesh that I can attachd to the lintel to allow me to render over it ? Thanks for your advice.

@peterjones6226 2 года назад

Looks a good idea. Could this same technique be used on boarded up door ways?

@stevenedwards2162 2 года назад

For deep chases have you tried adding cement to the bonding , there's no cracking or or shrinkage on goes off quickly the more cement you add , great if you need to skim when time is against you😉

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

I have used cement for Bonding in the past and it definately helps with the setting times.

@johnwealthy6044 Месяц назад

Nice video. I'm looking for a an excuse to pick up my trowels again.... This time I have some chases which the plumbing pipes have been removed. They are 35mm deep and 60mm wide. Is that too much for bonding? (in breeze block walls)

@dashel.youtube Год назад

What do you do when there is air behind the hard wall plaster? ( I'm not sure what to call it) do you still put the mesh or you need to take of that part of the wall where the air is stuck behind?

@diddywright6165 2 года назад

And always check the powers off before hitting the twin and earth with your aluminium straight edge!😂 nice content bud👍🏻

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Haha yeah don't electrocute yourself... It's never nice 🤣🤣

@michaelmercury1256 2 года назад

Great video. Please advise, should the bare cables be enclosed in a conduit? Does the covering of the bare wires with bonding cause a problem, with heat retention by the wires and cooling, for maybe cracking, later in time? I myself have a couple for wires, I would like to bond in, without using conduit. Kind regards...

@chronomeatbag4223 Год назад

If your wires are getting hot enough to cause issues with plaster you have more to worry about than cracks appearing 🔥

@dfeltoon 2 года назад

Great video as always 👍 Would you cover the cracks on the left hand side with the mesh, or something different?

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Thank you mate!! And yes ...I would do (and did do) the exact same process pal 👍

@nikolaysimeonov651 2 года назад

Amazing video as always! Could you please say if you have to scratch the bonding coat with nail for example? Or that’s not necessary? Thanks

@toniimlah8697 Год назад

Always scratch

@brettwoollacott85 2 года назад

Great video mate. I've often wondered if it would worth using render mesh on larger areas, now I know 👍 do you think it would work on a door way thats been closed up with stud work?

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Thank you for watching matey! I think it would - I guessing you mean to Bond the boards and then apply the mesh?? There's nothing wring with that my friend 👍

@keithdouglas9848 2 года назад

Does bonding needd pva before applying skim coat? Cheers..

@rednatalieee 2 года назад

Hi, great videos, thanks! Our electricians filled the chases with multi-finish and now I want to plaster the entire wall. Would you still stick skrim tape to the chase joints before going over again with multi finish? (obviously now cant bond it as already filled) Thanks again :)

@petespencer5260 2 года назад

Hiya, yes definitely scrim tape before skimming wall. You can buy extra wide 100mm scrim tape online that should cover the whole chase.

@wildfruits477 2 года назад

Hi i need to plaster a old wall it has damp, mold, and some cracks what steps do i do it in and what plaster do i use

@adab4216 2 года назад

Did you used pva before bonding?

@granthollinger9000 2 года назад

Been a while

@mundent 4 месяца назад

How do you fill old socket boxes. I’ve got a kitchen which has an old socket which needs skimming over. It will still have live wires in the back box in connectors as still feeds other sockets. Because of this, the cable can’t be disconnected

@inthemix3013 Год назад

Ive got chases bsck to brick can i use dry wall adhesive

@untoldhistory2800 Год назад

Great video. I have an area to plaster where I have removed old wall tiles so should I get rid of all the old plaster or just what’s blown ? Thanks

@gypsygem9395 Год назад

I have the same question for a wall where some of the plaster has blown due to water ingress. Do I need to remove all of it?

@Magnetar83 20 дней назад

Is there any way I can plaster over old wallpaper from the 50s? I can remove the top layer of the wallpaper, but the inner card board layer is tricky as hell to remove. It's just so stubborn.

@brianboru62 Год назад

I have a kitchen and the walls are abysmal.in some parts it's down to the bare block and even them have holes in .Some of the bond is crumbly.So I'm stuck ,Dob and dab? and just cover the carnage or mortar in the old plug socket holes,all round Bond then skim it.Its just awful to look at.any tips or plasters/ builders wisdom more than welcome.

@mikejackson6511 2 года назад

Great video buddy, could I use the mesh on the chases instead of scrim ?

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Yes you can mate but it's thicker than scrim which is why it needs Bonding first! Hope you're well by the way friend 👍

@mikejackson6511 2 года назад

@@PlasteringForBeginners ive got to rewire my house and was thinking of using mesh on the chases so when i come skimming all the walls i no they wont crack later on. We are all good thanks buddy we home to be in the our house in the next 4-6weeks 🤞hope you and your family are all good.

@stephenthomas2038 2 года назад

Where is the link to the mesh you are using?

@blizzardxc12 2 года назад

Hero I'm gonna sign up to your website I'm a decorator but I'm waiting on a plastering job to come long to practice on Thanks Great videos

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Cool...I look forward to seeing you on the other side when you get a chance!! Thanks for watching 👍

@petespencer5260 2 года назад

Hi Blaine, hope you're well. What's your method for filling chases if you're not plastering the whole wall?

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Hi pal! I'd fill the chase with Bonding but leave about 2mm so it's not completely flush to the wall. I would then use Easyfill as the finish because it's sandable and it's a lot more flexible than plaster. That's what I'd do matey 👍

@petespencer5260 2 года назад

Ah that's interesting. I've always done the same buy used multi on top. Hopefully hasn't cracked when I've left 😧

@kendodd8734 2 года назад

As blain said Easifil is the governor here it’s Easy to use (still two coat ) and u can flatten in on the second coat when it’s dried sand it up with a sanding pad Ull get a perfect finish it’s great for patching in with much more user friendly than multi finish

@Participant616 Год назад

Should the chased cables not be run in conduits?

@bakeredwards 2 года назад

Good luck getting hold of any bonding right now March 22, seems to be a national shortage.

@michaeleardley8124 2 года назад

Hi Blaine hope you are well. Where did you get the large role of scrim from please? Thanks Mick

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

I think I got it from Amazon pal. The links in the description below the video 👍

@ianyanto123 2 года назад

@@PlasteringForBeginners hi mate, cant see the link for the scrim roll, any chance of chucking up here? thanks again.

@chrisjames1924 2 года назад

Why can’t you use the bonding on areas that go back to brick? I have an area around a bath that I need to tie in with old plaster. Can’t use dot and dab green board as it’d sit taller than the old plaster I need to join to. I bough this exact thistle bonding mix, to level to existing plaster, and was then going to tile over but maybe I’m back to the drawing board? I’ve SBR’d the bricks and will do another coat just before plastering.

@rebeccawoods2481 2 года назад

In a bathroom use hard wall or sand and cement render instead of bonding. Bonding can draw the moisture in and should be skimmed before tiling over too. Other views may vary. :-)

@dominicwilliams3412 2 года назад

how could you deal with cracks in the corner?

@gazw9079 Год назад

Back in the day before mesh blue grit yellow grit rainbow grit things were just so much more simple and we never seemed to have problems with old walls but things move on I suppose

@keithyvonnewildridge8633 5 месяцев назад

Have done a couple of walls now but get the odd hairline crack is this normal

@pjpj6057 2 года назад

how about old homes with ceiling to wall damage , cracks and mould ? i could really use some help.

@atkgrl Год назад

Kirk Giordano plastering also has videos on everything plaster and stucco. Good luck

@stevenparvin6746 8 месяцев назад

Why can’t you use bonding on back to the brickwork mate

@viankalobosvalenzuela7456 2 года назад

💯💯💯💯💪💪💪👌👌👌

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

👍👍👍

@Adam_t5 2 года назад

What area do you work from? Do you travel? Thanks

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

I live in Hastings mate 👍

@mikekowal3524 2 года назад

I'm Canadian, so I'm confused; How does the Electrical Inspector allow you to bury cabling in the plaster?

@rebeccawoods2481 2 года назад

The work has been signed off prior to the burying. We have an accredited scheme that only licensed electricians or Part P (domestic installations) qualified can do home installs. The installer issues the Electrical Installation Certificate. You can do a self install I believe and get Buildings Control to check throughout that you have complied with Regulations, but I'll leave that to the more knowledgeable. We're currently on what is known as 18th Edition Regs. No Electrical Inspector required. :-)

@useyourbrain.5574 2 года назад

Can you use this bonding plaster to skim a wall that’s been badly plastered? I just got a house and someone has plastered over walls they cemented first. No bonding either it seems. Some areas have fallen off and the rest are just lumpy and awful.

@paulobrien6213 2 года назад

Never ever use bonding on old house its a sponge for dampness

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

There's no signs of damp in this room mate - I understand avoiding Bonding in bathrooms but the whole house doesn't make sense. Especially when it's designed for situations like this one!

@paulobrien6213 2 года назад

@@PlasteringForBeginners cause problems down the line I'm a plaster 30 years for a damp proofing company bonding is a no no imo

@rebeccawoods2481 2 года назад

@@paulobrien6213 Best someone lets British Gypsum know they've got it all wrong then?

@paulobrien6213 2 года назад

@@rebeccawoods2481 it's why most sites or houses don't use it anymore

@dashel.youtube Год назад

@@paulobrien6213 what do you use instead of Bonding?

@FuuuckOffff 2 года назад

Bonding right over the scrim tape seems to defeat the purpose of using scrim tape. And there's clearly a massive bubble in the middle as well. I just don't get what you're trying to achieve with this.

@Luke-cv6re 2 года назад

Sorry but the chases do not crack. I work in social housing where I repair many rewires to full properties. Never needed scrim. Love the videos though just my opinion from vast experience :)

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

Fair enough. Thanks for the feedback mate!

@stripfix1979 2 года назад

Did you get my emaik matey

@PlasteringForBeginners 2 года назад

What's your name pal?? I'll check...if not tonight it'll be first thing tomorrow 👍

@stripfix1979 2 года назад

@@PlasteringForBeginners glen

@DavideAnastasia Год назад

The idea that in the UK it is acceptable to dig into a wall to repair a failed cable makes me cringe. A simple conduit will allow a repair should something happen to that wire 😢