I finally got round to placing my plasterboards on my ceiling, see old thread: //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=50917&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
Some time since I proposed to start the job (and grab a helping hand...the missus didn't fancy lugging these boards above her head!)...so using a self made plasterboard lift (2"x3" wood knocked together as a 'T' - thanks, whoever suggested that on here) I managed to attach them to the ceiling (after they had spent nigh on 8/9 months in the shed).
This didn't go entirely to plan so I'm wondering if you could advise me on a couple of 'polishes/fix it in the mix' techniques.
*First off, in the first run I didn't cut the boards to match exactly the joists above - the first board is fine, but the second board doesn't start on a joist and therefore there is around 35cm till it hits a joist (I cut them accordingly for subsequent boards). As such the beginning of this board hangs down a little (once the rest of the board was screwed in this 'hang' diminished somewhat). Is there anything I can do to fix this snugly to the ceiling (above this board is the existing artex/plaster ceiling then above that slats, then the joists). I wondered whether or not I could used a short, fatter screw to attach this one end into the slats (it's an oldish house) or perhaps screw a mini 'lintel' to the previous board overlapping the next board - a long piece of metal perhaps as you would add on the corners before you skim (have forgotten what you call them).
*Similar to above but on one end of the wall there are no joists immediately above this end...although there's barely a hanging section here (the rest of the board screwed in seems to hold this up pretty well), I don't expect it to look that good when the time comes to skim. I was thinking of attaching brackets to the wall which would lift this end up to the ceiling (it's only dropping a few mm). I could then skim over this bracket (I'm skimming the tops of the walls anyway - down to the picture rail only).
*First time jitters/errors meant that one or two boards went up not perfectly snug to the next ones...you can occasionally see gap sometimes as much as 5mm (for the most part they all fit however). Could I get away with adding bonding plaster in these parts before I eventually skim?
Many thanks...apologies if the above is a little long winded!
Some time since I proposed to start the job (and grab a helping hand...the missus didn't fancy lugging these boards above her head!)...so using a self made plasterboard lift (2"x3" wood knocked together as a 'T' - thanks, whoever suggested that on here) I managed to attach them to the ceiling (after they had spent nigh on 8/9 months in the shed).
This didn't go entirely to plan so I'm wondering if you could advise me on a couple of 'polishes/fix it in the mix' techniques.
*First off, in the first run I didn't cut the boards to match exactly the joists above - the first board is fine, but the second board doesn't start on a joist and therefore there is around 35cm till it hits a joist (I cut them accordingly for subsequent boards). As such the beginning of this board hangs down a little (once the rest of the board was screwed in this 'hang' diminished somewhat). Is there anything I can do to fix this snugly to the ceiling (above this board is the existing artex/plaster ceiling then above that slats, then the joists). I wondered whether or not I could used a short, fatter screw to attach this one end into the slats (it's an oldish house) or perhaps screw a mini 'lintel' to the previous board overlapping the next board - a long piece of metal perhaps as you would add on the corners before you skim (have forgotten what you call them).
*Similar to above but on one end of the wall there are no joists immediately above this end...although there's barely a hanging section here (the rest of the board screwed in seems to hold this up pretty well), I don't expect it to look that good when the time comes to skim. I was thinking of attaching brackets to the wall which would lift this end up to the ceiling (it's only dropping a few mm). I could then skim over this bracket (I'm skimming the tops of the walls anyway - down to the picture rail only).
*First time jitters/errors meant that one or two boards went up not perfectly snug to the next ones...you can occasionally see gap sometimes as much as 5mm (for the most part they all fit however). Could I get away with adding bonding plaster in these parts before I eventually skim?
Many thanks...apologies if the above is a little long winded!
....as to other cracks ..............scrim and set by the plasterer 
