Alternative to Dot and Dab

[tfish]

Just been reading in another thread that a lot of members dislike D&D walls... i am supposed to be getting a lot of d&d'ing done on my house extention v.soon. inc kitchen area.

Whats the alternative to this finish as i can see where u are coming from with the fixing of units to walls finished this way.

Cheers

 

[roy c]

The alternative to having boards dabbed on your walls is to have your walls "float and set". This entails a sand and cement scratch coat a sand and cement float coat and a skimmed. This will give a solid wall to hang things from or to fix to. Dot and dabbing has become the fastest way (And cheapest) to get walls finished. I do a lot of dot and dabbing (or float and setting) and have done for years, but all my work is private and I make sure that there are alot of dabs underneath the boards. But the "New breed" of D/Ders will just slap 8 to12 dots on a board leaving "voids" behind which dont help when fixing to. I have come across a D/D wall on a new house where the joiner (my partner at the time) had to scrib the work top to the wall..It ran out in the middle by over an inch. Trouble is this new breed can't float and set....So be careful who you choose to do your work

 

[Micilin]

In addition to roy's comments

With a waterproofed sand and cement you won't have to worry about the damage water a leak from a pipe , opening a ubend, or getting a sock out of the washing machine drainage sump thingy can do to plasterboard.

You can fix what you want where you want, and not worry about where the dot n dabber has done his work in accordance with the 'robust' detail he should have.

 

[NickB_99]

The alternative to having boards dabbed on your walls is to have your walls "float and set". This entails a sand and cement scratch coat a sand and cement float coat and a skimmed.

Can float & set be with backing plasters also (e.g. Hardwall, Bonding) ?

 

[roy c]

Yes, ...but the fixings wont be as strong as if they were in s/c.. But thermalites were plastered with backing plaster and then skimmed and kitchens were fixed to them...

 

[NickB_99]

Yes, ...but the fixings wont be as strong as if they were in s/c...

Can understand that. Thanks Roy.