Plasterboard join
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Shocking, it kills the job. Was this onto new plasterboard or onto the original?
New PB. All rooms have been taken back to block (paid someone to do it) and they’ve boarded and skimmed. Really disappointed tbh. I can’t find any decent plasterers round here though which is the problem.
Caused by just skimming it without pre filling the joint and letting it go off a bit first. Often get away with it but not when the light catches it
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If a joint in the plasterboard is bad to start with, a thin skim of multi finish will NOT make it look good, it'll always show through. I'm a great believer in using bonding coat first, then multi finish. Another thing Chris,did the plasterboard have "tapered" edges or square edges.It looks to me as though they were "square edges", which makes an uneven joint look more obvious after skimming. As I said earlier, Bonding coat first, gives you a chance to come and go with a bad joint, it can be feathered/blended to look far less obvious. Each to their own maybe, but it's the finished look that counts.
Thanks guys. Dissapointing when I paid top money to have it done I guess. Interval angles are not great either.
They were tapered edged boards.
Will a light sand by me and a paint help? Or any suggestions to improve the appearance? Thanks.
They were tapered edged boards.
Will a light sand by me and a paint help? Or any suggestions to improve the appearance? Thanks.
I don’t quite get how that’s happened then if it’s tapered edged, but anyway..
Yeah a light sand should sort it
Yeah a light sand should sort it
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