We have a wall in between a bedroom & the landing that bows when you press it.We pulled some paper off to see what was underneath & plaster crumbled away, theres now 2 big holes in the wall & it seems only the paper is holding it together.You can see the wood slats under the plaster but they are very weak. We are desperate to get this sorted so we can put our house on the market . We've been told to just bang plasterboard on top of it all, we were going to crumble all of the old plaster off & then apply plasterboard.Can anyone suggest what would be best? Thanks
iwould rip off the old the put new like u want to . is there any moisture problems in this area any side of mold or mildew?
You could just put plasterboard up and then skim over it but if i were you i would replace the weak timber also. If it is only one wall, Depending on the size then you will only probably be looking at ?300 - ?400 for it all
it seem the wall is lathe and plaster ...if you look at the plaster carefully you will see hairs sticking out from it ...this is horse hair ..it was put in to give a better grip as the hairs curled around the gaps in the lathe ...you have two choices ..either remove loose plaster ...pva exposed lathes ..then apply BONDING COAT plaster ..and then skim ..or remove all plaster ..and board over ..the upright studs will be spaced at 16centres ..scrim the joints and plaster with BOARD FINISH
