Hi all
Cards on the table: total rookie with plastering, pics are horrendous but I ain't gonna learn from letting my ego get involved.
Had a leak which meant cutting a hole in my kitchen ceiling.
Cut plasterboard to size, filled gaps, smoothed a bit with a damp sponge, sanded lightly with multi-tool until it seemed smooth, then tried a coat of paint.
As you can see, it looks like ****e (added a pre-paint pic too for context). Better since the paint dried, plus it's a dark corner (was wet in these pics + work light directed at it) but still looks crap.
How should I fix it? Is it just a case of carefully sanding it back to thin out the layers, then painting again? It doesn't need to be perfect (otherwise I'd call a plasterer) but needs to be better than this.
I ask due to the "you dont know what you dont know" factor, for tips/tricks of the trade I may not have considered here!
All advice welcome please - as brutally honest as you like.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
Cards on the table: total rookie with plastering, pics are horrendous but I ain't gonna learn from letting my ego get involved.
Had a leak which meant cutting a hole in my kitchen ceiling.
Cut plasterboard to size, filled gaps, smoothed a bit with a damp sponge, sanded lightly with multi-tool until it seemed smooth, then tried a coat of paint.
As you can see, it looks like ****e (added a pre-paint pic too for context). Better since the paint dried, plus it's a dark corner (was wet in these pics + work light directed at it) but still looks crap.
How should I fix it? Is it just a case of carefully sanding it back to thin out the layers, then painting again? It doesn't need to be perfect (otherwise I'd call a plasterer) but needs to be better than this.
I ask due to the "you dont know what you dont know" factor, for tips/tricks of the trade I may not have considered here!
All advice welcome please - as brutally honest as you like.
Thanks in advance,
Matt
