We have just had a large hole cut in our wall between two rooms to take some glass blocks (one is the hallway which has no windows so we want to get light in). The wall is/was concrete blockwork with a scratch and skim coat. Everything I've read about glass blocks suggest that we use lintel above and build a frame inside the opening - which is what I've done, and fitted the glass blocks. The frame is made out of some old scraggy 3"x2" and inset about 10mm on both sides of the wall. So far so good. I imagined that it would just be a case of plastering over the frame upto the sides of the glass block mortar/grout, but apparently not so. I have a plasterer in doing some other work, so asked him to plaster the wall on each side. He tells me that he can only plaster up to the frame, not over it, because the plaster will crack etc.... I'm obviously not keen to leave the timber exposed as it will look naff..
I'm obviously aware you can't plaster timber, but I thought this would be ok as it's such a small section, I was thinking about using some stop beads so at least then the plaster would sit on them rather than the timber directly. Would it be any better to use easifill? any other suggestions?
I'm obviously aware you can't plaster timber, but I thought this would be ok as it's such a small section, I was thinking about using some stop beads so at least then the plaster would sit on them rather than the timber directly. Would it be any better to use easifill? any other suggestions?
