"Sploop" wrote in message ...

Thanks everso for your comments. Yes you are probably right, we shouldn't
have paid him when he had finished,

indeed. Next time try 'OK, youve done the job, but Im not very happy
with it. I'm going to get a second opinion on this from someone I know
is well qualified, and if youre right I'll then pay you. If not we can
discuss our options. No, I wont pay you today. I'll call you when he's
been round.'


but wet plaster certainly looks better
than when its dry. He describes himself as a master craftsman and having had
plasterers in before some are both quick and very good. Unfortunately our
good plaster disappeared some time ago. Any other ideas welcomed. TIA

Bad plastering can be patched up diy, done that before. Just a case of
filler, filling knife, and keen attention to detail. Only if its so
bad youve got lumps sticking up, or the plaster is coming apart, is
filler not going to do it. Little lumps can be bashed off first. Have
used this aproach before, and it works quite well. A lot of bits can
be smoothed fastest with a finger.

I'm thinking of trying this approach this time using a grouting thing
- a rubber edged spreader thing, to try to cover a whole area real
fast. The idea is just to fill the dimples holes and cracks in some
poor plastering. I know it sounds optimistic, but it might work fairly
well. Anyone tried that version before?


Regards, NT