Hi,
I have many cracks in my ceiling, mostly 5mm - 20mm wide on my ceiling. I am having the whole room skimmed, so would like to prepare the major cracks first.
There are two long cracks which follow underneath two of the joists. Holding a spirit level either side of the cracks shows that the plaster bows down very slightly towards the cracks.
Pushing the plaster near the cracks shows that it has detached slightly from the lath.
Here's a photo:
http://i.imgur.com/qLKf63m.jpg
Should I follow a procedure which I've seen mentioned online where you drill holes in the plaster along the sides of the cracks, inject adhesive, and then screw in drywall screws with washers to try and re-attach the plaster to the lath?
Thanks for any advice.
Roddy
I have many cracks in my ceiling, mostly 5mm - 20mm wide on my ceiling. I am having the whole room skimmed, so would like to prepare the major cracks first.
There are two long cracks which follow underneath two of the joists. Holding a spirit level either side of the cracks shows that the plaster bows down very slightly towards the cracks.
Pushing the plaster near the cracks shows that it has detached slightly from the lath.
Here's a photo:
http://i.imgur.com/qLKf63m.jpg
Should I follow a procedure which I've seen mentioned online where you drill holes in the plaster along the sides of the cracks, inject adhesive, and then screw in drywall screws with washers to try and re-attach the plaster to the lath?
Thanks for any advice.
Roddy