After chimney removal my daughters house needs a couple of ceilings patched, can they be skimmed or is it advisable to have entire ceiling done?
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Thanks for the pics.
Your call ref ceiling and walls and prices.
Doing the whole ceiling would make meeting at the walls easy for the board skim but if coving is going up its irrelevant.
But I would simply skim the ceiling patches, and after taping I'd leave it a little, and then press the taping well hard with the trowel to squeeze out a little fat - then use the fat to take the taping to nothing. Be cautious with water, only use a little or non if possible.
Your call ref ceiling and walls and prices.
Doing the whole ceiling would make meeting at the walls easy for the board skim but if coving is going up its irrelevant.
But I would simply skim the ceiling patches, and after taping I'd leave it a little, and then press the taping well hard with the trowel to squeeze out a little fat - then use the fat to take the taping to nothing. Be cautious with water, only use a little or non if possible.
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Can't see any screws in existing ceiling around edge other than new board edges? I' like to add screws on both sides of join and along wall edge. No flex causing cracks.
Also top of wall needs wood across then screws to stop flex between wall and ceiling join. Also something for plaster to push against if a gap like you have or will fall through a bit.
I like to fit board level with existing ceiling or hard work dragging out to get level.
If I patch skim I go back and sand and fill edges then prime so no call backs from that join to existing ceiling showing, which is why some will want to skim the lot. Call backs are a loss so to be avoided. Can avoid by skimming the lot.
£500 ish around here. Depends on quality of work.
Know father and son team and that would be easy day at £400 for them. Maybe.
I'd tape and level out and seal.
Come back and skim.
Then I'd snag and spray prime but that's my thing so 2.5 days.
I would not budge on that. I don't do call backs with paint pealing or light showing marks. I leave spot on.
More plasterboard you say? That would be more work.
Also top of wall needs wood across then screws to stop flex between wall and ceiling join. Also something for plaster to push against if a gap like you have or will fall through a bit.
I like to fit board level with existing ceiling or hard work dragging out to get level.
If I patch skim I go back and sand and fill edges then prime so no call backs from that join to existing ceiling showing, which is why some will want to skim the lot. Call backs are a loss so to be avoided. Can avoid by skimming the lot.
£500 ish around here. Depends on quality of work.
Know father and son team and that would be easy day at £400 for them. Maybe.
I'd tape and level out and seal.
Come back and skim.
Then I'd snag and spray prime but that's my thing so 2.5 days.
I would not budge on that. I don't do call backs with paint pealing or light showing marks. I leave spot on.
More plasterboard you say? That would be more work.
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If the cost isn't the issue always go for a full ceiling, patching is Ok to a point and has its advantages in terms of less mess or disruption. Seeing you have had a chimney removed the mess shouldn't be the issue there are some good price costs and guides here and also this one is repairing an old ceiling patch look under videos on the website videos
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