My plasterer is scrim taping everything :-)

[Gromit1]

I'm having a kitchen plastered. Artex ceiling, and fairly dodgy thermalite walls with old browning plaster. The walls are having a coat of bonding and multi finish. This plasterer has put tape all around the perimiter of the ceilings where they meet the walls. He has told me that this is to help prevent cracking which I have so often seen around the edge of ceilings.

He has also scrimed over conduits in the wall which plaster doesn't seem to stick to very well.

I like this guy because he's so thorough. But is the scrim tape at the edge of the ceiling a good idea?

 

[pftmonojetman]

Nowt wrong with that mate

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

nah sack him

 

[antoni]

you always get slight movement in ceilings ie- when you walking about up stairs or banging your lass at nite:RpS_biggrin:
tape em its the norm

 

[twitcher]

wrap him up with rolls and rolls of scrim tape. Hang him upside down. Set light to the tape and watch it burn, melt and drip

 

[Danny]

Yes scrimming joins is common.... I dont think you can over scrim unless it starts grinning through the finish then its annoying to paint

Good luck

 

[Nisus]

Applying scrim tape to the ceiling & wall edge is part of the job mate.Don't worry so much & let him get on with his job :RpS_thumbup:

 

[bubbles65]

agreed. . . . . He is doing it right. Get yer wallet open.

 

[potatoe]

smooth bubbles. smooth. made me laugh

 

[Gromit1]

What an interesting and defensive bunch you are. Thanks for your comments Danny and thank you Mr Twicher. What a disturbing message. You have a vivid imagination. Might I suggest you investigate staying at this hotel Broadmoor Hospital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Nisus]

Not defensive just friendly banter :RpS_biggrin:

 

[twitcher]

Apologies, just thought it was soooo obvious. I am unhinged too :RpS_drool: