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I think so. O.p. says they are debating whether to scrim the original boards underneath before overboarding. I was pointing out a technical reason why it won't help using scrim tape on its own with the old boards, before overboarding with new. I think I am saying the same as yourself...

any improvement would be negligible. The strength from scrim tape (or hessian - r/c :wink: ) mostly comes into play when it is set in plaster. The self-adhesive stuff has an amount of adhesive to keep it in place really before the plaster goes on over the top. Plaster performs badly under...