Do You Need to PVA a Wall Before Skimming? The Honest Answer
“Do I need to PVA the wall before I skim it?” is one of the questions we get asked most by Bristol and Bath DIYers and homeowners — usually because someone, or a YouTube video, told them to “just PVA it.” Across the jobs we have been called in to inspect and repair, the single […]
Understanding Fresh-Skim Plaster Blisters: Application vs. Damp Issues
My wall was skimmed yesterday and it’s come up in little blisters or bubbles — what’s gone wrong? We get that question regularly from Bristol and Bath homeowners, and across plenty of fresh-skim jobs the finding is consistent: blisters on brand-new skim are an application issue, not water coming through the wall. Fresh-Skim Blisters Are […]