Below we have included staged photographs of plastering work that we have completed. They show the care and attention we pay to each and every job, we hold tidiness in the highest regard.
Please look at the photographs (click to enlarge) and read our comments below them.
Most old ceilings usually need plasterboarding over. Due to cracking or un-sound plaster or paint. This process entails making a few small holes in the ceiling to find the joists. This process involves making a few small holes in the ceiling to find the joists. Then the boards are fixed with screws to the joists ready for skimming.
This ceiling was repaired in Clandon.
When plasterboarding over a ceiling with cornice or coving, a metal bead is butted up to the cornice to make a straight edge.
Sequence of photos of a plasterboarded ceiling in Dorking
When only a small part of the ceiling is damaged it can be repaired with plasterboard. Then we skim the whole ceiling. As you can see all the furniture and carpets are always protected.
A hole in the ceiling repared in Cheam
These old walls have been treated with PVA adhesive so the skim coat adheres to the surface.
A sand cement base coat applied to a brick wall. Then skimmed and ready for painting.