We have to strip the plaster off parts of several walls, then re-plaster and re-paint. Anwhere from odd patches to three-quarters of each wall.
The plasterer says that there is no way to replicate the texture of the undamaged areas, and the difference between the re-plastered areas and the rest of the wall will be glaringly obvious.
The house is 35 years old - surely not so old that late 80s plastering techniques have been lost to the mists of time?
Is there such thing as a plasterer who specializes in older techniques, and if so, can anyone share recommendations or contact details?
I ran into a similar problem with one of my houses back in the US (albeit that house was over a hundred years old) and finally found a âhistorical renovationâ plasterer. Iâm guessing that is sort of what I am looking for. But my search comes up empty. Perhaps I am using the wrong term in German?
You are looking for a âStĂźckateurâ they will know exactly what is required,
By the wayâŚ. Got a total shock⌠I read: Plasterer specialising in AuschwitzâŚâ
Somehow I doupt itâs about ancient plastering materials and techniques. After 35 years that is a joke.
Isnât it more like if you painted half a wall? That you definitely never get done perfectly.
Before you start involving a professional restorer who will chuckle but probably take the job on anyway just ask an other company (preferably not related to yours) about it.
Or call a specialist just to ask what ecactly was so amazingly different 35 years ago. The house I live in is that age, itâs not as well built as the one that was 45 years old in 1985.
What you would look for is " Restaurierung historischer Gebäude".
We may have to⌠but insurance will only pay to repair the damaged bits, not the whole wall or room. I have four rooms with varying degrees of damage.
On some walls, for instance, I only have a meter or so of damage - which insurance will indeed repair - but doing the rest of the wall if we cannot come up with a decent match will be on us.
We have to take down the plaster - i.e., chip or sand it off, and might even need to âdo somethingâ to take off the sealant used on the cinder block behind the plaster. This will be a very expensive project.
It may be a bet from the plasterer to get a bigger contract. Or there might be a bit of truth.
I supervised one job like this not long ago. Sadly, the underlying surface was not properly prepared. Thus, the whole ceiling had to be re-plastered.
The issue is the plaster mix. Sand of different grain sizes is added to produce different textures. If the recipe for the mix is unknown and the plasterer lacks enough experience to do a good enough approximationâŚitâs a impossible job.
There should be someone out there who can do a good enough job. Good luck in the search!
We had to re-plaster great swathes of This Old House after we demolished the interior upstairs rabbit warren and tore the ivy off the entire front of the house. Our plasterers were amazing Turkish guys who were so talented, working for an AT outfit.
Interesting. The quote we have is much higher than that.
Itâs pretty obvious that we will need to re-paint most of the house, as paint can never be satisfactorily matched. So Iâm looking to control costs where I can. I was hoping to find a plasterer who could match - or match closely as possible - existing wall texture. Then hopefuly with the whole room repainted the difference would be relatively camouflaged.
So a more expensive (experienced?) plasterer might be a better bet if it means that I donât have to take down the plaster on all the walls.
But if the re-plastered areas stick out, even when the whole wall is painted⌠yikes.
