Joint filler on board work pre plastering

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We are off to do ceilings Monday, the architect has stipulated that all the joints must be filled with joint filler before we can skim, I have heard of this only once before , is it common,is it for fire protection?
 
johniosaif said:
We are off to do ceilings Monday, the architect has stipulated that all the joints must be filled with joint filler before we can skim, I have heard of this only once before , is it common,is it for fire protection?
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No it's for architects that haven't a ******* clue John.

On the plus side it's one of the cheerier posts you've come up with lately you doom monger.
 
I was asked to do this once but was told it was for soundproofing benefits, load of old tosh if you ask me
 
Only got a call from foreman on site today,he said the architect asked for joint filler , I know no more until Monday,, shall I do a paper tape course x x

we used to use paper tape years ago before fiibatape ,
 
Complete waste of time tell him you will bed the tapes with finish first to fill any gaps, the filler can cause your finish to fail on top. You will have to Pva the filler, your tapes won't stick so it can cause you problems, put your foot down and explain what I've said and if he still wants it done tell him to **** off:)
 
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essexandy said:
No it's for architects that haven't a ******* clue John.

On the plus side it's one of the cheerier posts you've come up with lately you doom monger.
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There are many .............last one I crossed swords with refused to speak to me. I was gutted :RpS_wink:

He used to sneak past me if he could, caught him a few times :RpS_laugh:
 
flynnyman said:
Complete waste of time tell him you will bed the tapes with finish first to fill any gaps, the taping can cause your finish to fail on top. You will have to Pva the filler, your tapes won't stick so it can cause you problems, put your foot down and explain what I've said and if he still wants it done tell him to **** off:)
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we don't talk to the architect, we tell the foreman he tells the builder who will tell us to carry on..
 
Do as your told Asif and take the money, you know the drill just make sure to pva the filled joints before skimming
 
I've paper taped hundreds of jobs and never had a call back. I use easi fill and skim the next day.internals are the only pain.
 
I;d fibatape the joints before filling, otherwise whats the point , if you just use filler as said, your tape wont stick and your gonna get cracked joints, couple of coats of PVA before skimming aswell, your going to get the finish pulling in different on the joints, can;t see the point, architect seems to know FA about our job mate, but if thats what he wants, charge for it and crack on..
 
cassie said:
I;d fibatape the joints before filling, otherwise whats the point , if you just use filler as said, your tape wont stick and your gonna get cracked joints, couple of coats of PVA before skimming aswell, your going to get the finish pulling in different on the joints, can;t see the point, architect seems to know FA about our job mate, but if thats what he wants, charge for it and crack on..
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Crack on. Get it?:-)
 
had to do that a few years ago in old gang on 3 blocks of apartments, scrimmed and then taped in ceiling corners. architect said it was to reinforce joints. Got to be a bit of a pisser after a while as our boss was gettin the latt labourers to do it ahead of us and they would leave **** rough work sometimes...... scraping snots off before doing a ceiling cause the other guy is a lazy auld ****. never failed though. :RpS_thumbsup:
 
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