Hi,
A few years back I took a 1 week course in plastering and have since skimmed my bathroom and chimney breast with decent results (the bathroom ceiling wasn't the best if I'm honest!!).
In the bathroom I put scrim where the walls met the ceiling which as I understand it, helps avoid cracks appearing. So far so good - 3 years later and no cracks.
Moving on to the here and now; this weekend I constructed a stud wall in my bedroom which will eventually become an en-suite. I have clad the wall with plasterboard on the bedroom side and will at some point need to give it a skim coat.
However this time round I am skimming up to a lovely, flat, painted ceiling and adjacent wall. So I cant put scrim up where the plasterboard meets the ceiling as I wont be skimming over it.
My question is: What should I be doing to avoid cracks appearing where the new plasterboard meets the ceiling?
Thanks,
ETFairfax
A few years back I took a 1 week course in plastering and have since skimmed my bathroom and chimney breast with decent results (the bathroom ceiling wasn't the best if I'm honest!!).
In the bathroom I put scrim where the walls met the ceiling which as I understand it, helps avoid cracks appearing. So far so good - 3 years later and no cracks.
Moving on to the here and now; this weekend I constructed a stud wall in my bedroom which will eventually become an en-suite. I have clad the wall with plasterboard on the bedroom side and will at some point need to give it a skim coat.
However this time round I am skimming up to a lovely, flat, painted ceiling and adjacent wall. So I cant put scrim up where the plasterboard meets the ceiling as I wont be skimming over it.
My question is: What should I be doing to avoid cracks appearing where the new plasterboard meets the ceiling?
Thanks,
ETFairfax