I tried skimming my ceiling, but OPENED A CAN OF WORMS!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- A few months ago when I taped our new plasterboard ceiling, many of you said I shouldn’t try to skim my own ceiling and that I should hire a professional plasterer.
But a few weeks ago, I had great success with dotting and dabbing our new walkway opening, then using some gifted Roll Nova roll on skim plaster. I couldn’t believe the flawless finish I achieved.
So, in this week’s video, I try to answer the question: can a beginner or amateur skim their own ceiling?
As always, thanks so much for watching and I hope it is inspiring for home DIYers on a budget!
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Oh my god the reveal at 8:10 that there are meetups between all my favourite DIY UA-camrs. So wholesome!
Though I must confess I'm not familiar with the three gents to the left of Charlie (2nd, 3rd and 4th from the right). Can anyone here let me know who they are, so I can collect the full set?
Ha.... I'll list them in order!
1. Gosforth Handyman (Andy)
2. Me 😂
3 10minuteworkshop (Peter Millard)
4. Proper DIY (Stuart)
5. The Aiden Project
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Please please can I have some help. I have a wood burning stove at around 10kw output currently on a plaster board wall. I would like to change the plaster board in order to mount a TV above the stove. What do u suggest to replace around the stove ie. Bricks / fire board etc to be able to make the wall safe for a TV to mount above the fireplace x ur help would be appreciated.
@@Blallaw I don't think I'd put a tv over a woodstove meself.. but use cement board if you want to go ahead with it ...🤔
Hats off to you Vikki, another feather in your cap. Well done
wow - Vikkie it all looks fantastic ! so smooth :)
Thanks, Claire 😀 I was wondering if it was a fluke before, but well chuffed again ❤️
Great effort, a couple of pointers. Where you have failing plasterboard nails / screws, use the thin holey washers you can get as they help to spread the load. Secondly, you were using the Speedskim back to front and it looked dry? Wet down the edge and hold it flatter to the ceiling / surface and you’ll see better results. I would have fully skimmed the ceiling with multi-finish using a bit of bonding where the previous plaster had delaminated.
Good comment.
If the plaster cracks poke holes along the crack and scrape out along the crack use expanding foam in the created holes leave to go off and clear excess then fill. The expanding foam helps to secure the board so preventing cracking. I'm a painter decorator 40 years experience this is the process I use with persistent cracking.
You do a bloody good job of these tasks considering you've not done some things this extensively before. Transferable skills from other projects, and a CAN DO attitude 😃
We have just had a professional plasterer in for some major work (there is no way I would contemplate doing it). You have done a great job
Handy to have people like Andy Mac, Stuart Matthews, Keith Brown et al to refer to! Well done Vikkie!
Thanks and well spotted! Yes, completely agree. Their videos have been so helpful over the years! 😀
That hallway has come out great with a bit of grit and determination! I know I said before but I still think I would have taken it all back and skimmed the lot, you can really start chasing your own tail trying to save existing plaster ceilings with unknown integrity. I started off trying to save the ceilings in my livingroom / dining room when I opened the two up but with old lath and plaster it was just easier and quicker to pull it all down, board it and get it skimmed.
Lovin' the videos Vikkie... !! 😍💪 Keep them coming... !! 😉❤🙏😁
Hey Vikkie, new subscriber here…btw you’re an absolute natural in front of the camera..great effort filling that all in..sounded like a right old faff…I think like a couple of others have commented. I would have just taken the ceiling down and chucked some new plasterboard up…loved how you tackled the wood burner install too. Great job..
Hi Vikke, you have done a great job on your ceiling, and a nice finish. There is nothing worse than fine cracks on the ceiling. As always a great video, take care😀👍
Looks beautiful, you have done a great job. And no, I would not dare anything more than painting.
Thanks so much 😀 I would've been scared if I had to skim with real plaster 😅😅
Wow that's a lot of work! Clearly well motivated here! Good job and great video!
There is a lot of plasterboard that I simply would have replaced and started again, especially at 9:56 - that plasterboard seriously done!
I think the Dalapro Roll Nova is fine for a larger area with a roller but trowelling it was definitely the way to go for some of those areas on your ceiling!
Will be great to see the place fully finished! :D
Well done Vicki - you never cease to amaze me with your skills! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕💕
Thank you so much! 😊
Youve done a great job. Starting to look like you're decorating now rather than renovating. 👍😃
Great end result, you have great patience regarding that filling and patching
Fantastic job really nice finish on the ceiling 👍🏻
good choice with the SBR
Sometimes it’s best to start again. I would have removed all boards and dry lined with new TE drywall & taped & jointed. Also forget that paper tape, it’s rubbish. Use gyproc fibre tape (the orange one) Screwfix do jointing compound (not ready mix) that is easy to mix, apply & sand.
Good luck with the renovations
You are absolutely amazing , so much good advice on your videos
Well done Vicky. I'm presently repairing a lath & plaster ceiling with no access above. That's really fun and games. :)
Brilliant result there Vikkie!! Well done 👌🙌
Terrific job Vikkie
Thanks so much, Keith ❤️
nice work
Well done vikkie excellent work ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Great job Vikkie just got yourself a new subscriber
😮 this is amazing and super helpful. Your perseverance is insane and so inspiring. I'll definitely be following as many of your tips as possible❤
Can't let you down ❤️😆
I'm an advocate for Easifill, however it is expensive. I have since found a more cost effective solution in the form of Knauf premium jointing compound, £15 for 10kg. Obviously does a good job as a jointing compound, but works well for small plastering tasks like yours.
It mixes well with a drill paddle mixer and sands well. Personally though I opt to but on a rough coat, then PVA coat again, followed by a thinner consistency to smooth it out and you can get away without sanding this way, maybe a little to remove stubborn tool marks .
Recently my wallpapered landing and stairs needed a rescue mission as paper removal left a lot of dings, but a 1mm coat of Knauf allowed for a beautiful surface to paint. I used a Refina 2 foot metal blade and found that worked really well, but a speedskim would have been faster
Fantastic. I love your videos.
Glad you're enjoying them ❤️😊
Ceilings looking great ❤
Thanks so much ❤️
I used the proroll max and light to skim over an artex ceiling about 4m by 4m. Made it more perfect that any plasterer could do. With a light next to it, sanding it to absolute perfection. The lesson I learnt..... Get a plasterer to do it. Cause it basically took a over a month. A plasterer could have done it in a day. The amount of work and time I put into it was ridiculous. And boy did my shoulders ache. Unless you have a lot of time, like doing things yourself, or just like learning how to do things, get a plasterer
great video Vikkie it looks amazing
In a setting like yours, I would invest into one of these smaller DIY airless sprayers.
They are too weak for plaster but at least the painting would go quicker. And as you are still strongly renovating the masking should be not too time consuming.
Outside of that I really enjoy your explanations and how you approach the challenges
Looks fantastic well done Vikki TC.
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Well done Vikki.😀👍
Thank you 😊
great job as always vikkie x
fantastic!! Great video
Awesome effort I need to do the same thank you
I wish I had even half of the motivation and persistence that you show tackling these projects. Nicely done but I'm exhausted just watching 😴
well done you are making my shoulders ache watching😆
😆😆 mine are now taking a short break 😆
You did so well. Plastering is my achilles hill. Can of worms is certainly something that springs to mind when it comes to this for sure :)
* Plastering achievement unlocked
Always busy. It's going to be amazing when it's done.
Amazing job!
Hi Carpenters Daughter .If you over board the the damage ceiling it makes a good job no did to take it down just mark where the joist are .Then the new ceiling your going to put up pack the joist's with battens for the same level .Bad cracks rack out and each end of cracks drill smalls hole and it should stop the cracking .aRegards Chris 👍😁
*Vikkie, job well done.... one day you will be able to throw away the paint brush & roller... oh wait there is the cottage to be also done... but then again I did say one day aye. 🙂nz*
Brilliant video. Well done. Looks a total nightmare!
well done
Vikkie getting plastered. Another skill added to her ever growing DIY skills
In the dark hallway you might want to look into a solar tube with a solar night light inside. We did this in a bathroom that has no window. We wanted one in the hall also, but our duct work is in the way. But we found that the one in the bathroom is bright enough that it lights most of the hall too
Great video fair play
In the 70s, when my parents built their home, my mother worked on a shipyard, and she managed to get hold of a 'slump'(leftover of already mixed paint) of deck paint that they used on the ceiling.
That's very, very durable 2pack epoxy paint. It has not even yellowed in the nearly 50 years since...
(The ceiling is tongue-and-groove MDF, not plaster)
The ceiling in my apartment is plasterboard that has been taped(paper) and painted. No skimming. Seems to hold up for now.
Check out those biceps!!! Wooo!!!
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Amazing job. It is not fun working above your head!
Thanks! Yes... very achey work 😅
well done. I guess you picked one strategy that works for you. I hate sanding plaster and actually prefer to just skim the whole ceiling with 2 coats, trowel, speedskim and sponge float to get a super smooth surface. The only dust then is mixing the plaster. Check out On the trowel for golden tips and techniques.
Great job. I'd have just reboarded the lot.
Great job as always Vikkie can you hurry up and finish though as I’ve got some plastering you can do at mine 😜 xx
😆😆😆😆 thanks, Dave! Hopefully I'll be able to have a break from ceiling work for a few months 😅
Great effort. I think I'd have taken the ceiling and started from scratch.
I probably wouldn't have put the joins right next to the corners of the loft hatch. It's the most likely place they'll crack with movement.
Greatvend product did you consider over board and then skim
I concidered a lot of things, i watched so many youtube videos and weighed things up. But the depth of the loft hatch put me off overboarding, along with the cost, but mainly overall i don't think it was that bad to need it.
You need to invest in a Mirka Handy for dustless sanding. I attach mine to a Titan hoover purchased from Screwfix.
Yes, you can skim a ceiling but at what cost? I'm all for DIY but having tried before and had quite a performance doing so, I decided to just get a plasterer in. I was going to do one of the walls myself but they said it wouldn't cost much more to do everything in the room. They arrived at 8am and by 2pm, all 4 walls and the ceiling had been done. No sweat from me. And the finish? Way above anything I would have achieved. So it cost me but well worth it. Good luck
Brilliant effort. Next time overboard the whole ceiling and skim it with Board finish. It will prevent the likelihood of those cracks reappearing exponentially. You have good basic handboard and trowel skills. I reckon you're ready to start skimming! 👍
3 odd days on 1 lid!! Madness
I'm not sure that the noggins will totally prevent cracking, sure they can make a ceiling less prone to deflection, but different materials expand and contract at different rates and they will generally crack at the weakest point.
Vikkie, that's an excellent result on that ceiling. The Polycell crack free paint is really good, I used it on my bathroom ceiling. Have to say I'm glad I'm not the only one with diy jeans that look that way mine almost stand up on their own when I take them off.
Haha... I love how comfy these trousers are 😅😅 Don't want to part with them, but noticed the seam is on its way out and it's not that kind of channel, so I think it's probably time for the bin. They've served me well over the years 😆
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK 😄😄
Would you try skimming your own ceiling after watching this?? 🤔
No.. :) But you did very nice job as always
My ceilings are fine but I’m thinking about my terraced house walls so I don’t need embossed paper anymore.
Perhaps a small one but anything bigger I'd leave to a pro. We've got loads of icicle length artex ceilings in our house that needs sorting one room at a time. Kitchen & en-suit shower rooms have been done during refits but every other room needs to be done. Don't think we have any asbestos (1986 house) but due to the depth of the texture over boarding & skimming is probably the best solution.
I'd like to think so, but greater perseverence is needed, which doesn't appear in stock at screwfix...
When do you plan to install your telly?
No time to watch that for the next 5 years!
We keep talking about this 😅 In the next few weeks, I'm sure 😀 It needs to be done in time for Christmas at least 😆
Lol... this reno might be why i don't watch much telly (and haven't done for years since sharing projects on UA-cam 😆)
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Vikkie... you should think about a pole sander for the ceilings and walls, rather than holding your battery RO sander upside down!
This is a bungalow, but if there were rooms above then the hallway should be over-boarded as 9mm board does not provide anyway near enough fire retardancy.
I want to know where Andy Mac has got his left hand. You seem to be smiling or is it grimacing! 😂
I couldn't work out Peter's arm... it looked like it was leaning on Andy, but can't quite tell 😆
The. Do it yourself enthusiast. Need to know their limitations.
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Skimming my own ceiling? No. Enough of a chore to paint it!
Take the boards down they’re toast!
Don't fill the cracks with filler, use flexible caulk, and then just skim over that.
Nice Job... Not to be a Nag but you need to seal the oil base with a universal sealer or the Latex will flake off. Your ceiling scares me. As a Last resort you could always glue and screw 3/8 drywall over what is there. It's 50/50 whether all your work will hold. Still way to much moisture. Maybe a dehumidifier.
you did a good job , but i would have ripped the plaster board down and replace with new boards
I think you should have removed the old or double boarded it
Dam I think I would have just replaced all the board at this point
Cracks will always return with scrim tape,
BG guarantee paper tape not to crack
I think your using the wrong side of the speadskim 🤔
Yes, it felt normal at the time and a few people on instagram said it was the wrong way. I've tested it since and the other way is definitely more comfortable than in this video 😆
Reboard, tape and fill. Become a drywall dame, not a plastering princess.
tapered boards no skim required
Thanks - yes, I used that in the dining room
It would have been quicker, and made a better job to overboard the complete ceiling, or pull down the remaining damaged boards and completely start again. putting wet plaster over loose existing plaster is just asking for trouble! It will crack and come loose as soon as you put any weight above in the loft, or even when painting sometimes.
I agree it would definitely have been easier in the long run to re board the lot, too much patching not good 😕
I would have overboarded too. Stagger the joints of the original boards and use plasterboard adhesive foam along with screws, it will be stronger and guaranteed not to crack.
There's nothing more disheartening than spending hours finishing a job only for some clod hopper to come along and ruin it ... I share your pain.
I'm not sure that I understand your planning, though. Why are you plastering and then putting new lights in? Why mist coat and then start cutting stone and tiling? Wouldn't it make more sense to paint last? What am I missing?
NB Grand job, yet again, but I think I'd have ripped it all down and started afresh. I am, however, a masochist ... 🙃
Plastering is not a DIY job … there are so many aspects to it and a set of tools and trowels will cost you at least as much as big ceiling.
That's interesting, because I've also had many people tell me on social media tell me that I should've used multi finish because plastering is easy 🤷♀️🤣
Most things are not a DIY job if you don’t have confidence to give it a go.
Where are your safety glasses
SCRIM
You are using the speedskim the wrong way. You will be pulling filler off instead of flattening. An with the effort you have put in you should of tried plastering. Its not any more labour intensive than you put in sanding.
I would say that it dont really matter which way as you need bit of strength to "pull" the correct way. This way will help when person has upper torso strength deficiency.
The angle of movement is too straight and should be more flat but I'm guessing that was the reason for it here as to take as much of it off.
You'll never be any good at plastering unless you own a shabby Citroen Berlingo.
at what point did it cross your mind to rip the lot down and replace it with new baords foil backed and just mud it in ? ??? ha ha lets be honest we have all been there
I don't think it's bad enough to rip the lot off. There's only 2 sections where I considered cutting out and replacing... and that's where it has blown. The plasterboard hasn't blown everywhere
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK 15 minutes in i would have been covered in dust and still fuming , you have much more patience then me 😁
I'm sorry lass take the hole ceiling down and reboard then scim mind your scrim
Viki I think you will regret not re boarding the ceiling later down the road ,just saying from north of Newcastle 👍🪚🔨🧹
If I have to, I have to. Hope not... but if i do, I'll have to lower the loft hatch for a seamless finish which I didn't fancy 😅
I know you'll probably disagree with me, but i would have removed all of the plasterboard from the ceiling and then replace it with new board.
This may be the more costly approach, but the integrity of the ceiling would be better, and the skim coat would have been straight forward, no cracks or crevices to fill.