Repair to a tenement stairwell which had suffered water damage causing the existing plaster to crumble, blister and fall off the wall.
Tenement flats stairwell
Water damage on tenement flat stairwell
Wooden corner beading
The aim was to repair and re-instate to match the undamaged section of stairwell.
The first task was to remove all the loose plaster and paint all exposed areas with pva glue to seal all the dust and create a sound surface onto which Undercoat plaster could be applied. On the corner all the old plasterwork had to be removed and plasterboard was glued to the wall to reduce the amount of plaster required.
Section with plaster removed
Corner section with plaster removed
Areas on corner filled with bonding plaster
Section filled with bonding plaster
Patched corner section
Once the undercoat (bonding) Plaster was dry the wall was again painted with a pva primer and then skimmed with finishing plaster.
Wall completed with finishing plaster
Corner section plastered
Once dry the wall could be sealed with emulsion, then gloss paint was applied to the lower half (2 coats), finally, 2 stripes were applied using masking tape as a mask.
Colour matched Paintwork – original paint on left
Completed stairwell – Paint colour matched
