Large ceilings on your own in two sections.

[FReaK]

Anyone do this?

I usually just struggle through them :RpS_sneaky:, howver I was chatting to a spread the other week who said that when working on his own, he'd always tackle a large ceiling in 2 sections, one half at a time, and feather the ends.

Does this work? I've never tried it personally, yet can see the appeal if you're working on your own and can't be arsed to break your balls. I always imagine that you'd see some evidence of a join.

 

[dustydave]

There is every chance you will see the join once its painted. Better to tackle the ceiling in one hit with a labourer or another spread if its too big to do on your own.

 

[User________removed]

Do it in on hit mate, if its to big get another spread on it with ya, or if moneys tight get a lab for the day and put a rolling set on.

 

[henry]

So long as you keep the joint wet should not be a problem. How big of a ceiling is it.

 

[Freerider]

The join will always be noticable, even with a bit of a a rub down and filler, deffo best to do in one hit! but, this can be a problem if you dont know of any other good spreads, always need to know someone you can rely on!

 

[barryed]

Do it in one you big girl

 

[beddy]

if done right the join won't be seen. its no different to patching a hole in the wall :RpS_blink:

 

[Freerider]

Ceilings catch the light much worse than walls though dude, and esspecially big ceilings, if they aren't dead flat or theres any sort of bulge/ripple itll show.

 

[warriorupnorth]

Rolling gauge/set

 

[lucius]

Same as warriour, i do all artex ceilings like this now it just cuts out all the worry if it does start going wrong if it dosent so what still plaster on the ceiling.

 

[broonster]

if done right the join won't be seen. its no different to patching a hole in the wall :RpS_blink:

This man is right any spread can make good a joint to a ceiling done loads of biguns on me own once painted no bother........Who needs gyproc or easy fill not a proper spread thats who!!!!!!

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

This man is right any spread can make good a joint to a ceiling done loads of biguns on me own once painted no bother........Who needs gyproc or easy fill not a proper spread thats who!!!!!!

i agree you shud and can join whilst nice and green

 

[bubbles65]

This man is right any spread can make good a joint to a ceiling done loads of biguns on me own once painted no bother........Who needs gyproc or easy fill not a proper spread thats who!!!!!!

LOL........I never heard of easyfill before joining the forum.

and if it was too big for me I would roll it out, still too big I'd get someone in to help (for the morning:RpS_sneaky

 

[northyskim]

we dun it couple of times we normally put a scrim half way across the room to break in to two sections
then wen we are ready to do second half pull the scrim down and it leaves a crisp line to work up too

 

[warriorupnorth]

i don't understand the need for joints just roll the set unless it's ridiculously large , then get help, i did 35m2 ceiling this afternoon started at 12 and on my way home at 5 and these were overskim on stippled artex , ON MY OWN

 

[warriorupnorth]

an i'm a fat get (before browny chucks that one in)

 

[spunky]

Heres a tippedy tip tip If you're putting scrim up and tearing it off put it up In 2 or 3 sections and stagger the joint it's less noticeable than one long one

 

[skimmin2day]

Heres another use for the sponge float.If you have to do it in two halfs then once you put the second half on give it a scrape with trowel along the joint to remove excess plaster then use the sponge float to wash along the joint.Do this again a little later in the set this will fill any little depressions where the joint meets.DO again before last trowel then a nice hard trowel across the 2 joints job done wont be seen.
Try to make the joint away from natural light in darkest part of room!