"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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"Red Devil" writes:
I am just about to attempt to have a first go at plastering a fairly
large
lath & plaster wall. I will have to divide the wall into sections and I
am
wondering what is the best way to join the sections.
Should I try and feather the sections, or make a stright line break
point
between sections ?
I have read one post which suggested making a straight linr break.

The scratch (base) coat doesn't matter (or are you just skimming?)
I am just skimming using MultiFinish, but I find that it goes off very
quickly,hence restricting me to small areas.
I am applying 2 coats of skim, as I have read posts that suggest it is not
possible to get a good finish with just 1 coat.
I am putting on the second coat after the first one has gone off.

I am hoping to paint the walls afterwards, so I need a reasonable finish.
There is more to this plastering lark than meets the eye !!
Looks easy, but reality is different.
I suppose the only way to get better is by actually doing the job.

For the finish coat, I work in vertical strips, covering as much width
as a bucket of plaster can. I feather each strip into the previous one
which works only if the previous one is still workable. If it's going
to be an hour or more between strips, you can't really feather and you'll
need to cut a clean edge. It doesn't need to be a straight line (actually,
a straight line can show more afterwards, depending on decorations and
how well you join it).

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Andrew Gabriel