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skim coat/plaster disaster need advice

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  • 30-05-2009 5:21pm
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    judeboy101
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,246 ✭✭✭


    hey all

    took door frame and skirting off in room as puttin down nu laminate and skirtin etc all went well but one of the door frame came off and took a sizable chunk of the skim coat with it bout 4' long and 8" at widest (useless builders prob used marmalade to bond it) just wondering whats the cheapest way to fix?
    • shud i skim myself
    • buy that roll on fibretech crap
    • or get some one in (last resort)
    thanks


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    ART6
    Registered Users Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭ART6


    judeboy101 wrote: »
    hey all

    took door frame and skirting off in room as puttin down nu laminate and skirtin etc all went well but one of the door frame came off and took a sizable chunk of the skim coat with it bout 4' long and 8" at widest (useless builders prob used marmalade to bond it) just wondering whats the cheapest way to fix?
    • shud i skim myself
    • buy that roll on fibretech crap
    • or get some one in (last resort)
    thanks

    If it's no bigger than that I would suggest Polyfilla. If you are not expert at skimming you can always sand it down with a sanding block when it's set.


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