I've just been to look at a ceiling that a customer has already boarded out, not sure what to do now. Not only are the joints all meeting ie crosses everywhere no staggering, but every board is the wrong way round cause 'they're getting plastered and not painted' (I don't know either) . The old boy looked so proud so I didn't have the heart to tell him. It's in a loft, so not full ceiling, infill between joists, 1.2 x 4m. Do you think I could pva a couple of coats and skim OK? Use big pieces of fibre glass on the bad joints? Sorry if this is obvious but I'm fairly new to plastering and I've never seen this before! Cheers.
Plasterboard nightmare
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Richard1970
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It's fine, we always skimmed grey side when I first started, white for artex
Monkey Boy
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Sounds like he will be happy with it however it turns out - crack on but don’t agree to a cuppa
Stewie03
Well-Known Member
In all honesty if it was me I dont care who's boarded it and how sound they are I'm not to much of an arsehole so would tell them fair dues for having ago,but then I would have to tell them where they went wrong and what possibilities could happen after it being plastered even with the extra steps taking to sort out the joints,as customers are quick enough on getting on the blower to tell you there's a crack etc always cover yourself
tapit
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It was acceptable in the eighties
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The ivory side isn't bonded to the same quality as the white side nowadays
I've had issues with blistering and paper edges delaminating
I've had issues with blistering and paper edges delaminating
Monkeynuts39
Active Member
It use to be grey side plastering when I started years ago but that has changed, I had this problem a few years ago when a old timer did the boarding themselves I gave it a coat of Pva but what I found was the paper wasn’t stuck to the plasterboard very well in areas which lifted when skimmed
tapit
Well-Known Member
But that's not the reason for it not being skimmed that side.
It's all to do with the way the paper is lapped.
tapit
Well-Known Member
It's stuck the same but their is a visible edge which can lift or be caught with the trowel.
Have a look.
Monkeynuts39
Active Member
No definitely wasn’t stuck the same it was lifting not just on the edge
tapit
Well-Known Member
Tell me about it.
Casper
Private Member
Keeps you going auld yin!!
tapit
Well-Known Member
That's usually due to bad storage/moisture.
I was referring to you mainly
tapit
Well-Known Member
I know, i was addressing you specifically.
You do now
tapit
Well-Known Member
You mean like holes?
essexandy
The Lake Governor
It's both the way it's lapped and that the paper is unsuitable.
tapit
Well-Known Member
Makes sense to use a cheaper paper on the unused side,
essexandy
The Lake Governor
As is normal in this industry they didn't bother making the changes widely known at the time. There was hell and all problems on sites with the paper and/or plaster delaminating. Merchants were sending reps out that weren't aware of the changes.
jamesthefirst
Private Member
Had this recently... odd job handyman boarded a small barn conversion! I pointed it out to the owner and said i would pva then skim, two good coats then left to dry. Next day did the spit on finger test and was nice and tacky.
choppa
Well-Known Member
Weak pva and slap it on Iv done it loads of times exactly when I cut all the boards the wrong way round,
jamesthefirst
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Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
f**k**g great when you do that, isn't it?
Get it all cut mega and then find the shape is the wrong way round.
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
Theres a lot you dont know though, isn't there?
Starting with how to get it on flat, knob head.
I bet your boarding is diabolical as well.
essexandy
The Lake Governor
It was always referred to as the ivory side for artexing.