The pleasure of seeing a newly finished wall, perfectly plastered and without blemish is one which never fades.
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The Logic Plastering team take great pride in applying their professional skills both in period properties, and in new builds. It’s a traditional craft and one which many of our domestic clients rate very highly. A skimmed wall will ‘finish’ a room and provide the appropriately prepared canvas for the colours and textures to be applied. In the end, plastering a wall is all about creating a decorative surface that improves the durability of the structure, and conceals the original masonry. It’s a matter of taste, but for many clients this is a preferable finish. The crucial difference is that a skimmed plasterboard wall will appear smooth and glossy. The skim plasterer will place scrim, or hessian, over the joints and then skim the entire surface, ensuring that the wall appears continuous, with no sign of the joints between the boards. The skim coating process involves applying a thin coat of joint compound to a divot in a wall to fill and cover the imperfection. The resulting finish is matte and rough, which is often the reason why clients decide they want a skim layer. Skim coating is a quick and simple solution for repairing damaged walls. The joints between the boards need to be taped and jointed however, to achieve a flat surface. One of the advantages of using dry lining or plasterboard is that you can apply paint directly on to the surface without having to plaster, or wait for the skim coat to dry. The Process of Skimming Over Plasterboard The skim tends to be favoured because it provides a superior finish, and it adds an extra layer of sound proofing. If you’ve attached plasterboard, or drylining you have the choice of either painting or decorating straight onto the board, or finishing with a layer of skim plaster. If an existing plaster wall is in good condition – smooth and without major cracks or chips – then you probably don’t need to have it skimmed. With only one coat of skim plaster to apply, the job of the plasterer can now be carried out in a fraction of the time once needed. As deadlines have got tighter, and time has become more precious, plastering has adapted to meet new expectations. Traditional plastering is a long and complex process involving three different coats of plaster, all of which need time to dry before the next coat is applied. The ‘perfect skimmed finish’ isn’t easy to achieve, it requires a trained professional who has had years of experience as a plasterer. Either the skim plaster is applied to an existing plaster finish, or it’s used to cover plasterboard.
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For the more information on our skim coating services, call us today at 65 for a free estimate, or fill out our online form.Skimming is a plastering technique which involves applying a thin coat to walls to create the smooth surface required for painting or decorating. Repairing them requires an appropriate attention to detail to make your home a pleasant place to live. We take the time to skim every surface we work on to make sure the painted wall or ceiling is perfectly smooth and consistent. Old plaster walls with cracks or crumbling spots, dented or water damaged drywall, areas where wallpaper has been removed, and freshly installed drywall are all candidates for a good skim coating job. For a paint job to be aesthetically appealing, properly applied, and long-lasting, the wall and ceiling surfaces it adheres to need to be well prepared. We are a team of professional interior painters proudly serving Minneapolis and the surrounding suburbs, and we understand that painting is really the final step of a longer, more thorough preparation process. Delaminated and damaged areas caused by wallpaper removal.Before primer is applied or paint is rolled, a layer of skim coating can help smooth over and repair imperfections and damaged areas on walls and ceilings.
Skim coating is one of the most important skills a professional painter can have. Starting with a smooth, even surface is the foundation of a good paint job.
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