what do i do???

Question

whats the best way to plaster over rough walls .only helpfull people answer please. thank you.xxxx

Answer 1

First of all I'm going to agree in part with Huba.

One issue immediately evident is describing or defining ROUGH, and if in fact these are walls covered in plaster. No offense.

In 2007 I'm constantly amazed at PLASTER being used. Obviously in structures tha have plater walls already, and the labor and expense is prohibitive to replace; obviously patching might be the course of action. Not that I'd bother, but some people either have homes old enough to have lathe/mesh/plaster walls, or they have followed a trend to have them.

I'd probably be curious as to WHY the walls are rough, which might be a more important issue than huge amounts of labor to smooth them before knowing.

I'd probably also agree with HUBA in that I'd go the mile; tear out plaster, and/or Drywall over it.

Steven Wolf

Answer 2

Sounds like you need to apply a skim coat. Check out the link posted below.
If this is too much work then you may be able to apply a wallpaper liner paper to smooth the wall finish depending on how rough the walls are to begin with.
If you have stucco walls you'll need to take extra steps to smooth down the rough finish before doing either of the above.

Answer 3

If the walls have a texture on them you can sand them with an orbitor sander. You can also skim coat the rough area with joint compound and sand it smooth. This may take a couple of skim coats - but it works.

You can also drywall over the plaster and finish the joints with drywall tape and joint compound.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

really rough? Just how rough? You may need to put up lathe and shim stock as needed, and then cover it with new sheetrock.

Answer 5

Oh! Oh my goodness, what do I do? I wish I could think. I wish...I wasn't blond.