Best plaster for deep holes?

[MJNewton]

I shall be getting a plasterer in to skim some previously dot-and-dabbed walls and as I've made quite a few holes where sockets have been removed, new cables routed etc, was wondering what plaster I could use to fill these prior to him doing hia bit? Maximum depth is around 40mm.

 

Noting the difficulty getting plaster at the moment are there any viable alternatives? Or does anyone have any idea how long it'll take for supply to recover? 

[jfb]

Spray foam or bonding.

[MJNewton]

Interesting about spray foam. I did consider that but wondered if it might be considered a bodge? It's a 'done thing' then? Would it still resist knocks without cracking?

Edited May 14, 2020 by MJNewton

[Russell griffiths]

I would leave it to him, I think he would be happier going over something he knows 

[MJNewton]

I could just do that. I always like to get things ready for tradesmen so they can just jump straight in to what I'm employing them to do. It's a big room though and not too many holes so he'd probably have done them before I'd even got the kettle boiled.

[Russell griffiths]

Just warn him so he has a bag of something on the van. 

[Onoff]

For "bulk" filling I've occasionally cut a chunk of Celcon block with a saw and stuck it in with No Nails etc.

[PeterW]

Bonding - just tell him there are a few socket holes to fill and let him do it. 

[MJNewton]

Thanks everyone. One less job on my list... ?