Hi all. We live in a council property, and they should fix this ceiling, in the tenants handbook, it says they’re responsible for plaster work. there was scaffolding outside which caused a lot of water damage from gutters etc. The wallpaper lifted off. I had to strip the wood chip paper off the ceiling too. We waited a year for them to put some wallpaper back, we brought our own dehumidifier.
we want to move things along with the ceiling, so made enquiries to pay private. One guy said £200-£250 for pva coating and resKim. He said that would save time on treating ceiling for the water marks.
another guy has quoted £550, for sealant and setting mesh. He didn’t mention a reskim.
My Dad is a carpenter. He usually poly fills cracks in the ceiling and sands them down, but he takes ages, and we wanted to get this done quick. He will also screw the ceilings up.
ive tried Googling. I can see this wire tape, which I don’t think my Dad has used before. he Is quite set in his ways, so if I’m going to suggest something, I want to be sure it’s right. I know he’s right screwing the ceilings. But he will take weeks with the poly fills and it’s messy.
so basically, what I’m asking is this : as experienced plasterers,
what do you think needs to be done? We cant afford to pay £550. But I’m wondering whether to put mesh over the cracks and pay for a reskim? Does the cracks need to be filled before and after mesh?
I know everyone mentions money, but we could be moved out of this property, it being council, so there’s no point spending half a grand on it. And what we can do, we will. Just need direction and good advice please.
we want to move things along with the ceiling, so made enquiries to pay private. One guy said £200-£250 for pva coating and resKim. He said that would save time on treating ceiling for the water marks.
another guy has quoted £550, for sealant and setting mesh. He didn’t mention a reskim.
My Dad is a carpenter. He usually poly fills cracks in the ceiling and sands them down, but he takes ages, and we wanted to get this done quick. He will also screw the ceilings up.
ive tried Googling. I can see this wire tape, which I don’t think my Dad has used before. he Is quite set in his ways, so if I’m going to suggest something, I want to be sure it’s right. I know he’s right screwing the ceilings. But he will take weeks with the poly fills and it’s messy.
so basically, what I’m asking is this : as experienced plasterers,
I know everyone mentions money, but we could be moved out of this property, it being council, so there’s no point spending half a grand on it. And what we can do, we will. Just need direction and good advice please.