Plastering tips and advice

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

you could pva, the paper tapes on to the wall boards first, and allow to dry, b4 skimming ,

That's a good idea, but how would you do it as the tape would already be wet from the 'mud

I was doing this:

PVA and water - roll over everything.
Jointing 'mud stuff, run down joins.
Paper tape over the join, pressed lightly at certain points to hold it.
Run jointing knife with a bit more 'mud on it down tape to get flat and completely covered.

Where in there would you PVA the tape becuase don't you have to apply the 'mud to the join before the tape? So if you do it after, the tape is already wet on top of the 'mud.

Quoting: Big Mouse

Scrim tape gives a better joint imo.

It seemed easier to work with, but harder to get flat. Interesting technique you have there

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

RK, did you use a mesh or tape?

Skrim Tape.  Always tape for flat joins.

Quoting: Big Mouse

Scrim tape gives a better joint imo

Absolutely.

Quoting: Cunning Plan

It seemed easier to work with, but harder to get flat.

You'd apply it within the tapered edge area of the board then skim over . . . From memory you used square-edged board so anything will be proud of the surface . . .

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: Roadkill

board then skim over

With Jointing (mud) stuff right?

Quoting: Roadkill

rom memory you used square-edged board

I didn't - it was already there - but yes, it was square-edged. The paper tape stuff seemed to be less-proud from the surface, but as I say it was an issue getting it to stick.

Hopefully next-time it is tapered-edge plaster board and I can just PVA, mesh / skrim-tape the join, mud it - job done.

[Roadkill]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

With Jointing (mud) stuff right?

Yup.

Put and initial coat on, allow to dry - then sand.

At this point I give it a quick PVA then once that's dry add a second THIN skim-over followed by a gentle sand when dry to make it super smoooth.

Quoting: Cunning Plan

Hopefully next-time it is tapered-edge plaster board and I can just PVA, mesh / skrim-tape the join, mud it - job done.

That's the ideal.

[Cunning Plan]

Awesome - cheers dude.

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