Gallery 2 (internal)
K W Plastering services Gallery ( Internal )
Internal Skimming.
Internal skimming consists of a 1 or 2 coat skim of plaster (depending on backround) at a depth of 3mm and can be layed on many backrounds and backing plasters including ;
- Plasterboard
- Artexed ceilings and walls
- Old plastered walls
- Rendered backing (sand, cement and waterproofer for solidness)
- Carlite Bonding (Backing plaster for less absorbant surfaces)
- Browning (Backing plaster for high absorbant surfaces)
- Hardwall (Backing plaster)
These are the most common backrounds to be skimmed on
K W Plastering services previous internal skimming jobs.
Top left photo
Plastered over old plastered ceiling in loft area keeping the original curves. ( old plastered ceilings must be sealed with unibond /PVA prior to skimming.
Top right photo
Plastered over plasterboarded boxing unit for spot lights above window in small extension ( all joints where plasterboards meet must be scrim taped prior to skimming)
Middle leftphoto
Plastered over plasterboard in cupboard.
Middle right photo
Plastered over artexed ceiling ( artex must be scraped down to remove all high points and given a coat of unibond/PVA to seal the artex prior to skimming.)
Bottom left photo ( before )
This wall has been roughed (rendered) ready for skimming
Bottom right photo ( after )
Plastered over the rendered wall to the left
Other Internal works ;
Overboarding ceilings - Sometimes ceilings are beyond repair and cannot be skimmed over without problems re-occurring, so what we do is leave the old ceiling in place as long as it is fairly level, find and mark where the ceiling joists are and plasterboard over the top using screw fixings. It saves a lot of time and a lot of mess, also if its an upstairs ceiling, this method saves having to re-insulate your loft after the falling of insulation when pulling old ceiling down.