PVA on plasterboard

[glowkeeper]

The spread I just worked with put PVA on fresh plasterboard. His reasoning was that the place had been boarded for a year or more and that this meant the board would have much more suction than if it had gone up last week. Really? Wouldn't have crossed my mind to be honest, but nevertheless, I let his labourer do my walls for me Would you do that?

 

[johniosaif]

There is a difference with board been up for a while but never knew anyone to pva them before, it would not do any harm by the way.

 

[spunky]

He's right especially if there yellow

 

[irish_spread]

Or red or blue

 

[glowkeeper]

They were standard boards, not fire or sound dooodas. I wonder if we use PVA too much sometimes.....

 

[spunky]

It doesn't make a difference what boards they are you penis

 

[johniosaif]

Pva is for suction and adhesion, if neither is needed ......cheap as chips though

 

[Jace]

yeah if they have been up for a while give them a coat of pva:RpS_thumbup:

 

[SpankySouthport]

Or if there has been other works done between them going up and skimming...

 

[jamesthefirst]

Pva is for suction and adhesion, if neither is needed ......cheap as chips though

Chips round here are about £1.35 for a small bag but a tub of small pva is around £5.15 :RpS_thumbup:

 

[johniosaif]

Chips round here are about £1.35 for a small bag but a tub of small pva is around £5.15 :RpS_thumbup:

Chips in London are 5.20 with sauce

 

[spunky]

But you live in London you get a free one to carry round on youre shoulder

 

[johniosaif]

Miss my fritki !

 

[johniosaif]

But you live in London you get a free one to carry round on youre shoulder

Thought you were from London Rodney

 

[spunky]

Honest I don't know if it's a joke or you've just lost the plot?

 

[glowkeeper]

Or if there has been other works done between them going up and skimming...

What difference would that make?

 

[beader]

Dust. The low fat kind.

 

[johniosaif]

What difference would that make?

Dust or splatters,

 

[JessThePlasterer]

Yeah if the boards are grey and still look new I'd prob just crack on. If they're obviously old I'd pva.

I pva'd old board once and skimmed it on a ceiling. Next day the ceiling was on the floor. So scraped off most of it, pva'd 3times and tried again and was fine. Bloody embarrassing trying to explain why your skim is on the floor to a customer!

 

[johniosaif]

Yeah if the boards are grey and still look new I'd prob just crack on. If they're obviously old I'd pva.

I pva'd old board once and skimmed it on a ceiling. Next day the ceiling was on the floor. So scraped off most of it, pva'd 3times and tried again and was fine. Bloody embarrassing trying to explain why your skim is on the floor to a customer!

You probably went over dust or grease.

 

[CeeVee]

Always pva over old boards. I do it when they've been up over a month.

 

[Spreadingpink]

Apparently Chinese chips taste nicer because they cut there potatoes sideways?? is this true??

 

[JessThePlasterer]

You probably went over dust or grease.

Yeah I thought at the time there's something on these boards being naughty

 

[JessThePlasterer]

Apparently Chinese chips taste nicer because they cut there potatoes sideways?? is this true??

Yeah an while your getting some of them in can you also get a long stand? brass magnet? bubbles for the spirit level? tartan paint? a felopian tube? :RpS_thumbsup:

 

[Jace]

no no no chinease cut there chips front to back rather than back to front, cutting them like this make them dream

 

[liverpool_plasterer]

priced a huge loft conversion all nice new boards came back a couple of weeks later to skim it and the lad had put betokontakt over the lot. Said he'd been given it by a mate so just used it

 

[johniosaif]

priced a huge loft conversion all nice new boards came back a couple of weeks later to skim it and the lad had put betokontakt over the lot. Said he'd been given it by a mate so just used it

What a waste, it would of been nicer to give it to you for another job.