saving money on plastering

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Everybody i know who has had a plasterboard ceiling put up has always paid a plasterer to skim it.

I got a ceiling put up in my loo and i didn't want to pay a plasterer to skim it so i used joint paper and compound to seal the joins and just compund on the screw holes

Then i painted it with bathroom silk emulsion and it is flawless to look at, and that was never having done it before.

So, why doesn't everybody do that?
 
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I believe that many new builds have walls like this. Tapered boards were designed so that you can just skim the tapers and then paint the plasterboard.

I'm sure that the pros would say that it doesn't look as good and it isn't very durable. However, you are less likely to bang furniture into a ceiling.

I guess what you have done would be ok for a small ceiling, but with a larger area, it might be quicker to skim.

It's the usual thing - if you have the spare time and no cash, you'd do it - but if you had little time and more cash, you'd get it skimmed.
 
Would one coat plaster be suitable for skimming a very small ceiling like this?
 
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sandwell said:
Would one coat plaster be suitable for skimming a very small ceiling like this?

No! Absolutely not. Do no use one coat plaster for anything at all! It's awful stuff!

Regards

Fred
 

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