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True enough this is an assumption.. That said i did not have any cracks in the wall prior to the new skim and these are quite truely hairline all perfectly vertical. My plasterer suggested filling with a Caulk but i said i was not keen he has now suggested taping all the joints on exteranl layer...

I had my walls reskimmed on Saturday however, I have come across hairline cracks at all of my board joints down one wall, (Every 600mm) it has been revealed to me that when my house was built the joints of board had not been taped on one wall (Found as we can see tape behind skirting on other...

The reason i ask is that, it has been revealed to me that when my house was built the joints of board had not been taped, thus cracking has appeared. Can i get the joints taped now on the current surface and have the wall skimmed?

Why do we need to tape board joints pre plaster?

Plasterer has been out to take a look. We have hair line cracks at every board joint. The joints match the number of loud noises we heard thus must have been the fresh plaster cracking/ snapping. Upon further investigation the joints when the house had been built had not been taped. When the...

Plasterer has been out to take a look. We have hair line cracks at every board joint. The joints match the number of loud noises we heard thus must have been the fresh plaster cracking/ snapping. Upon further investigation the joints when the house had been built had not been taped. When the...

When I say cavity the board was dot and dab we a void of 15mm between it and brickwork. I have no c/breast I meant either end of the wall, however it now seems that the damage is every 600mm although not noticable until close inspection.

The shelf was hung previously and the fixing had been left in for location markers etc. I hung the shelf the next day as the plasterer advised this would be ok. Tv was hung on the plastered wall, fixed through the thermalite brick work. Flat wall not breast. Plasterer has been out to...

Good call, thats tonights job.

I am going to carry that out at the weekend, as an aside if the cable is pulling too much (Greater than 13amp) although i doubt it with a sky box and TV. Would that cause the noises we heard? I would assume it would trip my consumer unit...

lol, I only wish that would be the problem Kev. :P

Thats an easy solution. Thank you.. Still not solved the noise problem in the wall though. :(

The last one was about 4/5 hours ago. It gave my wife a fright as they are quite loud... I on the other hand slept like a baby.. :D I am tending to lean towards the board and dabs etc have absorbed the moisture from the skim and they have perhaps expanded then as they shrink the dabs are...

Hi I am new to the site so sorry if i have asked the question in the incorrect place as this could be an electrical or plastering question due to the work that has taken place. I have asked in those locations also but wondered if anyone experienced in building may have come across this...

If i replace the Junction with a load limiting fused switch, would this satisfy regulation?