Over boarding lat an plaster

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Been working on refurb were few other spreads also there. Walked in on spread over boarding an just screwing everywhere . He not find joist an all that . Asked him bout it . He just said he used wood screws an went into laths .lot older then me so who my to say but Thought that was bit ropey . Is it just me thimking that ,
 
screwing into a 5mm lath lol. I only do that on the perimeter if there are no joists just to take the bounce out and even then I gripfill the board too
 
Your right it's ropey unless as beddy says it's the last few along an edge to take the bounce out
 
We overboard quite a few lath and plaster ceilings and it probably takes 5-10 minutes to mark the joists and ping a chalk line across. Each to their own I suppose
 
He must be crackers , or not arsed one way or the other . Always got to find the joists and board to them . Asking for cracks least worst a board dropping down
 
I worked with a plasterer that did this told him it wasn't safe and bad practice but he wasn't bothered. Never worked with him again
 
Gorto said:
Been working on refurb were few other spreads also there. Walked in on spread over boarding an just screwing everywhere . He not find joist an all that . Asked him bout it . He just said he used wood screws an went into laths .lot older then me so who my to say but Thought that was bit ropey . Is it just me thimking that ,
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was is name john wayne - sounds like a right cowboy or bricklayer :RpS_laugh:
 
I went to price a job where half a lath and plaster ceiling had been taking down and boarded by a joiner and on the other half he had screwed drywalls through the plaster into the lath to pull the old plaster back into place. Customer couldn't understand why I wouldn't skim it.
 
beddy said:
screwing into a 5mm lath lol. I only do that on the perimeter if there are no joists just to take the bounce out and even then I gripfill the board too
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so is screwing into the latts all over the ceiling not advisable like....................:RpS_blushing:
 
Gorto said:
Been working on refurb were few other spreads also there. Walked in on spread over boarding an just screwing everywhere . He not find joist an all that . Asked him bout it . He just said he used wood screws an went into laths .lot older then me so who my to say but Thought that was bit ropey . Is it just me thimking that ,
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When I read that I couldn't help but read it in Chinese/English.
 
Rossi46 said:
When I read that I couldn't help but read it in Chinese/English.
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a Chinese man goes to his bank to change some money,
after getting his cash he goes ''how come I came here with same money as yesday, and today I get less Chinese yuans in weturn''?
the cashier goes'' fluctuations ''
the Chinese fella goes ''ah fluck you enlish too.''
 
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Olican said:
We overboard quite a few lath and plaster ceilings and it probably takes 5-10 minutes to mark the joists and ping a chalk line across. Each to their own I suppose
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Yup same way I do it... its so easy to do.... unless the joists are pissed...
 
I've got one to do Monday. customers are an old couple so they had a list of questions to ask. One of them being how do you locate the joists? I said I've got the latest joist finding technology. 'oh brilliant' he said, 'how does that work then?' I said we smash holes in the ceiling with a hammer until we find a joist and mark it on the wall with a pencil.
 
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