Overboarding with no coving at edges.

[Lifty]

Hi,

I'm overboarding, then skimming a ceiling but wondering how to finish the edges where they meet the wall as I'm not having coving and want to avoid cracks.

The walls are hardwall and skimmed.

Do I cut into the hardwall and have the plasterboard rest on top then scrim and fill at the corner?

Or, is it ok just to board to the wall and then skim and caulk?

Thanks.

 

[Shakey1234200]

Wrap the fibre tape around the internal and onto the wall all the way around the room. Once you have plastered the ceiling get some easy fill, the stuff in a bag that you have to knock up yourself, then coat the fibre tape on the walls with a 4 inch filling knife all around the room. Let that go off and then coat again using a 6 inch filling knife and then sand with 120-180 grit sand paper. You could just fibre tape the ceiling upto the walls all around and caulk after but it’s not going to be as strong as doing it the other way .

 

[Spitandpolish]

Hi,

I'm overboarding, then skimming a ceiling but wondering how to finish the edges where they meet the wall as I'm not having coving and want to avoid cracks.

The walls are hardwall and skimmed.

Do I cut into the hardwall and have the plasterboard rest on top then scrim and fill at the corner?

Or, is it ok just to board to the wall and then skim and caulk?

Thanks.

Just board to the walls if their finished mate. Be too much of a faf otherwise.

 

[malc]

Overboard the ceiling, scrim the ceiling lines. Pva the top 120mm of the wall. skim the top of the walls with the ceiling and twitch the ceiling lines. wipe clean the excess off the walls.

 

[Cockney]

FFS!

I honestly can’t believe some of the advice given that I’m reading on here sometimes.

 

[Stewie03]

If a spread is asking this question we’re bloody doomed if it’s a diyer he’s bloody doomed

 

[Spitandpolish]

FFS!

I honestly can’t believe some of the advice given that I’m reading on here sometimes.

Would you care to elaborate, Your Highness ?

 

[Cockney]

Would you care to elaborate, Your Highness ?

My hard earned knowledge certainly don’t come cheap little padawan.

What’s your email for my invoice?

 

[Spitandpolish]

My hard earned knowledge certainly don’t come cheap little padawan.

What’s your email for my invoice?

Cheers mate, its cockneywanker01@gmail.com
No receipt required

 

[Lifty]

Thanks for the info everyone! I'm certainly no spread and definitely a DIYer!

I know what I'd do - just board it, mesh tape on the edges then filler after skimming. Where there's an edge with no joist to screw into use some Insta Stik on the old boards. Just interested to know what the pro's do.

Thanks again!

 

[Monkey Boy]

@zombie

 

[zombie]

Ffs

 

[Lifty]

The last time I got a pro in to skim a wall he was half cut but did a really nice job. I’ve done all the plastering so far in my house and done ok but was wondering what’s the optimum number of pints to down to give me the ultimate finish.

Thanks again.

 

[Cockney]

Ffs

You in the garage again tonight?

 

[essexandy]

The last time I got a pro in to skim a wall he was half cut but did a really nice job. I’ve done all the plastering so far in my house and done ok but was wondering what’s the optimum number of pints to down to give me the ultimate finish.

Thanks again.

About eight pints of Guinness is about optimum.
Hope that helps?

 

[Shakey1234200]

The last time I got a pro in to skim a wall he was half cut but did a really nice job. I’ve done all the plastering so far in my house and done ok but was wondering what’s the optimum number of pints to down to give me the ultimate finish.

Thanks again.

Spreads are well known for being 2 things……… piss heads and unreliable

 

[John j]

Wish I tried harder at school

 

[Spitandpolish]

Wish I tried harder at school

What you think you could have become mate ?

 

[Spitandpolish]

Spreads are well known for being 2 things……… piss heads and unreliable

Shakey ground mate.

 

[John j]

What you think you could have become mate ?

A plasterer

 

[Spitandpolish]

A plasterer

That's what I thought , its turned out well mate !

 

[Spitandpolish]

A plasterer

Its not that bad mate !

 

[Shakey1234200]

Shakey ground mate.

Don’t call me shakey for nothing

 

[Spitandpolish]

Don’t call me shakey for nothing

Shake, rattle and roll !!!

 

[Spitandpolish]

Don’t call me shakey for nothing

Still waiting on the signed photo mate ?

 

[Cockney]

Don’t call me shakey for nothing

 

[000]

FFS!

I honestly can’t believe some of the advice given that I’m reading on here sometimes.

That is because probably @ 5/6 real pros on here @ best @

Spreads are well known for being 2 things……… piss heads and unreliable

1st one definitely…then 2 becomes likely

 

[essexandy]

Spreads are well known for being 2 things……… piss heads and unreliable

That's old skool spreads mate, modern spreads tend to be into their marching powder and being totally useless.

 

[Stevieo]

The last time I got a pro in to skim a wall he was half cut but did a really nice job. I’ve done all the plastering so far in my house and done ok but was wondering what’s the optimum number of pints to down to give me the ultimate finish.

Thanks again.

@algeeman

 

[essexandy]

@algeeman

I think I covered that useless c**t with my previous post.