Ceiling crack one week after new skim
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Heyup fellas I got a couple of ideas for the crack in ceiling problem you,ll love my ideas honest:RpS_biggrin:, if it,s nice and straight widen it and make a nice big 2 inch expansion joint, look a real treat with down lighters highlighting it.
Othe idea is my own secret method this one,s particularly clever my zippee method , what you do is glue a zip like you have on coats trousers etc, see ideas is if the sparks or plumbers need to get at pipes or cables in the future no need to rip up the floor above creaky creaky after theyv,e used a doubled up lollipop stick to secure the floorboard they sawed through between the joist. great hey. I expect some very positive answers to my ground breaking ideas:RpS_thumbsup:.
Othe idea is my own secret method this one,s particularly clever my zippee method , what you do is glue a zip like you have on coats trousers etc, see ideas is if the sparks or plumbers need to get at pipes or cables in the future no need to rip up the floor above creaky creaky after theyv,e used a doubled up lollipop stick to secure the floorboard they sawed through between the joist. great hey. I expect some very positive answers to my ground breaking ideas:RpS_thumbsup:.
FourInchesWide
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A lot of shxxe talked in this thread. Scary what strangers are putting into a customers head so he can fire it at some poor guy who's probably done a decent job. [re-skin a ceiling due to a crack? I hope the bonding agent used adheres 100% or there's an even bigger mess!!!]
I had the abve happen to me on a bedroom ceiling in my mothers a few months back. I re-skimmed an artexed ceiling, re-screwing the boards up again to make sure they were fixed and putting scrim over the rows of screw heads to try and prevent them or the nails popping or anything else nasty. It's an old house with joists about 1" thick (meant originally to take lath).
A day or two later I'm up there preparing to paint and I actually heard it go... I was in next bedroom and heard a loud crack, I went in to see what it was and didn't notice it. It was when I was giving the paint a second coat I noticed the ceiling cracked right across the centre of the room.
Cause: could it have been the weight of the paint? But I'd have thought the wet plater would have been heavier?
The under-lying cause: the edges of the boards weren't fixed to noggins.
I had the abve happen to me on a bedroom ceiling in my mothers a few months back. I re-skimmed an artexed ceiling, re-screwing the boards up again to make sure they were fixed and putting scrim over the rows of screw heads to try and prevent them or the nails popping or anything else nasty. It's an old house with joists about 1" thick (meant originally to take lath).
A day or two later I'm up there preparing to paint and I actually heard it go... I was in next bedroom and heard a loud crack, I went in to see what it was and didn't notice it. It was when I was giving the paint a second coat I noticed the ceiling cracked right across the centre of the room.
Cause: could it have been the weight of the paint? But I'd have thought the wet plater would have been heavier?
The under-lying cause: the edges of the boards weren't fixed to noggins.
GrantyBoy
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Can and does happen, OP wouldn't see scrim if it's a hairline crack he would need to get a blade in to it and score it deeper to see the scrim. I don't think calling the guy out or saying he's ****** up is fair. had the OP said "plasterer boarded and skimmed ceiling, it's rough as **** and there's a crack down the middle" then fair enough. But a hairline crack can and does happen to us all so I'd give the benefit of the doubt with what we've been told so far.
Got to agree with John.. your still going to get a straight line however you board a ceiling, drying out too quick/movement will all cause a hairline crack, not the plasterers fault... of course he will have scrimmed it, were the sparkies banging about when the lights were fitted, as said, skim is very brittle and is 2-3mm... to say re skim it ?? whats the point, it will crack again if theres movement... cut out a ''v '' and fill with joint filler , its way more flexible and sand down... easy to blame the plasterer....
...whats yours?:rolleyes)
johniosaif
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Fatarm was wrong then and is now he should know this but he's stubborn ,a clue should be when he disagrees with me. X x
if its boarded, scrimmed, skimmed properly, theres nothing a plasterer can do iof a crack appears.. its not his fault, also, laughing at someone saying ..about slab nails.. we used them for years with no problem, now there no good ?? get a grip... this customer must be lapping all the shite advice up, talk about turning on your fellow spread ....
Fatarm
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Three days later it cracked... and can I borrow some filler ...pmsl....
mabye he should have borrowed some scrim first.:rolleyes)....
it might be drying to quick,or its the sparks fault? Or movement on the joists,or an earthquake caused it...lol...or mabye hes just arsed it?
No crack in the original ceiling...only after overboarding???.....
Who knows for sure .:rolleyes)......
mabye he should have borrowed some scrim first.:rolleyes)....
it might be drying to quick,or its the sparks fault? Or movement on the joists,or an earthquake caused it...lol...or mabye hes just arsed it?
No crack in the original ceiling...only after overboarding???.....
Who knows for sure .:rolleyes)......
Fatarm
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Lol ...made me chuckle there asif.:RpS_lol:
georgemealy75
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he may have made a cut in the board and didnt scrim it or didnt scrim the joint either way ask him skim crack and reskim whole ceilin its only way fiiling is waste of time
advanced city and guilds/apprentice trained...plastering and tiling
CISRS advanced scaffolder/inspector/supervisor.. experienced in offshore ( 10 yrs ) refinery/domestic
NVQ 2 drylining systems ( 1st person in the UK to be awarded this )
sorry boss, but I dont apoligies for being highly qualified....
Fatarm
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georgemealy75
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not slaggin anyone just saying he might have missed with the scrim tape so redo it just in case its wat gives u a good name good as your last job and wat has a plumber comment got to do with it
georgemealy75
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3 hours done no cracking wats the issue
Fatarm
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Mabye some dont have any standards tho george.:RpS_wink:.....
johniosaif
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This is a proper Lazarus thread
Jace
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Mate that's just come across as proper smug.
georgemealy75
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wat a nob lol 1st person in the uk is that wat they told u as paid on your visawat does of shore mean u plastererd boats ? or oil rigs
johniosaif
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Ooh ,I wouldn't insult our cassie,
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