Whats needed to fix this plastering job

Ive recently had a plasterer in to skim my media wall. Had to get him back as there were a few holes etc and he came back and sorted. Everything looked alright but when it came to painting I realised that all the edges inside the alcoves are essentially squiggly and you can visibly see high spots as well. Is this an easy fix?

Asked by Connor on 13th Apr 2026
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"Hi I would suggest without seeing it in person it would need to be re beaded and re skimmed as you cannot patch plaster once it’s been finished hope that helped"
Answered on 13th Apr 2026 - Member since Mar 2026 - report
"Hi Connor.
As the previous answer explained. Unfortunately the only right way is to re bead and re skim as you won't be able to re create nice crisp straight lines filling and patching."
Answered on 13th Apr 2026 - Member since Feb 2023 - report
"Thery are deficult to do best time's and very fidley..the beads do make the finish when paint Ed...if they don't sitting flush with each other or mate up..they will show has in your case ⁰....if you not happy with it it would be a rebead and plaster I'm afraid....to make right..."
Answered on 13th Apr 2026 - Member since Dec 2023 - report
"Yes ptu easy fill over it ,leave for a couple of hours and than sand it"
Answered on 13th Apr 2026 - Member since Dec 2021 - report
"Get him back to rectify is the easy option or possibly have it sanded"
Answered on 19th May 2026 - Member since May 2026 - report
"Re bead and skim otherwise easy fill and sand to a smooth finish and save yourself some money"
Answered on 14th Apr 2026 - Member since May 2025 - report
"WEE BIT OF FILLING AND SANDING WOULD DO THE JOB EASY FIX"
Answered on 23rd May 2026 - Member since May 2026 - report
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