Paper tape with plastering?

[0Floz0]

Hey everyone

Struggling to get an answer on this one as whenever I use paper tape as a key search term I get loads of tape and joint answers.

I’m trying to find out if I can use paper tape for plastering when using actual plaster and not the jointing compound method. If so, how do you put it on? I assume you do the first coat and then tape the joint (with paper tape that’s been soaked in water for a bit) before doing the second coat?

Reason I ask is I’ve got a few touch up jobs that are just too big for tape and joint and I’ve started getting a bit of practise with the plastering method so want to continue that. Plus I hear paper tape is slightly better at crack prevention.

Cheers

 

[RandomGrinch]

I'm sorry, I don't have a definitive answer.
But to me as a DIY plasterer, it doesn't make much sense to use paper tape.
I'm constantly fighting against time when plastering; to use up the plaster before it goes off, to clean up and mix up new before the next coat.
I wouldn't want to spend extra time faffing about, embedding a layer of tape.
I've seen some people embed tape in joint compound, days before a skim - but that seems to just add an extra step; using self-adhesive scrim tape is so easy!

 

[0Floz0]

I'm sorry, I don't have a definitive answer.
But to me as a DIY plasterer, it doesn't make much sense to use paper tape.
I'm constantly fighting against time when plastering; to use up the plaster before it goes off, to clean up and mix up new before the next coat.
I wouldn't want to spend extra time faffing about, embedding a layer of tape.
I've seen some people embed tape in joint compound, days before a skim - but that seems to just add an extra step; using self-adhesive scrim tape is so easy!

Yeah it’s a fair point. My only reluctance is that I’ve got loads of cracks running along seams where previous trades have used scrim tape. I hear paper tape is better because the cracks happen beneath it and so you don’t see them when there is plaster on top.

 

[Jake2021]

When plastering I always use mesh ,

 

[Jake2021]

Just reading back they prob have put scrim tape on the plastering directly
On it without doing prep work under it