Adam clifton
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Hi guys just after a bit of advice if possible please . Last August I did some plastering work for a kitchen fitter who I do regular work for . There was a was a big arch from the kitchen to the living room & the customer wanted it blocking off . The carpenter used a studwork method & then plaster boarded it. There is micro bore pipe running down the wall between the blocks & plasterboard then into a stud cavity. The pipe work wasn’t lagged but he recalls putting wall insulation on it The carpenter thinks the wood has possibly shrunk . When I plastered the wall I probably quadrupled the scrim all the way round from the edge of the plasterboard . I recall bonding parts of it too as it was uneven . Then pva’d & skimmed the wall as normal . I went round to look at the issue the other day and there’s definitely a ridge where something has been disturbed . There’s cracking on the other side of the arch too . This has only been noticed in the last 4-5 weeks by the customer. I told the customer to leave it a couple more months to see if the cracks get any bigger before I try & sort it out . The only thing I don’t really want is to keep going back all the time . I’m happy to plaster both sides of the wall again for free . But need to come up with a way of prepping it differently to prevent cracking again . Not sure whether to dig out 2-3 “ strip all the way round & maybe put board adhesive where the plasterboard meets the wall & then triple scrim it again . I use this method on wooden beads on chimney breasts in Victorian houses etc , board adhesive first then scrim , bead & scrim over the Bead then I never get cracking . Would appreciate any help on this please . Thx again for your time .
