HOW TO FIX ANGLE BEADS

[esdad]

Hi,
I'm a general builder, i do a fair bit of plastering but one thing always bugs me!
I'm re-skimming my bedroom after removing paper. The question is what is the best way to fix new thin coat beads over the top. I fear masonary nails may damage the bead. Have used gripfil in the past but not with great results.
any suggestions from you pros?

 

[stevethespreader]

if its plasterboard i use staples if its a reskim on a room thats already been plastered and the walls are solid i would use a full bed of skim

 

[esdad]

should i let the plaster set before skimming the wall? i assume they will just move around otherwise.
many thanks for the help btw

 

[stevethespreader]

if your worried about them moving you can do as some spreads do and knock a bit of stiff gear up first to do the beads with

 

[ZUNDAP]

The way i would tackle it is to tack the beads on with galvanised nails, but you need to get the thin nails with the small heads. You have to to do a few test taps with hammer and nails first to find out where the bed joints are in the brickwork and then tap through the bead straight in to the bed joints that of the brick work.


If your walls and angles are all over the place, as they can be at times, your better off using micro mesh beads, they are a bit dearer than the ones with big holes dril;led in the sides, but they are more flexible and don't kink as easily as the other type.

 

[spreader1]

if its plasterboard i use staples if its a reskim on a room thats already been plastered and the walls are solid i would use a full bed of skim

Hi just a question dont the staples rust through?

 

[roy c]

No shouldn't do as they are galvanised like the beads and plasterboard nails. The only time they may show through is if the area where the staples are is damp or the wall has a damp problem but I can say that I have never seen rusty staples.....