So now the main wall along the side of the bath has had all the top coat of plaster removed but the base seems fine so i ll skim the top half of the wall and tile straight onto the bottom half.
Best plaster for bathroom walls.
Smear the plaster onto the wall starting with the bottom corner.
Apply plaster to the trowel and then use an overlapping pattern to apply the plaster to the wall continuing until a thin coat covers an entire section or the entire wall.
Where the shower curtain rod is in contact with the wall the plaster has begun to break away most likely due to continued exposure to moisture.
Eggshell or semi gloss interior paint is inexpensive.
Even designated bathroom paint which can cost up to twice the amount of regular acrylic latex interior paint is far cheaper than using wallpaper tile or other hard surfaces.
And if you want to work in small sections.
What is best plaster finish in bathrooms.
The best thing about using paint for your bathroom walls is cost.
The high humidity and wet conditions in a bathroom make its walls a prime breeding ground for mildew.
At the top of your stroke slide the trowel over 2 3 inches 5 8cm then reverse the motion and bring it down again.
Crouch down and push the plaster up the wall in a gentle arc standing as you go to reach the higher parts.
When the plaster peels or cracks mildew can actually grow beneath the top layer.