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Old 13-02-2008, 1:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Plasterboarding advice required

Our 1930's house has solid brick walls and rather lumpy, bumpy plaster on the inside. As we've worked around the house decorating, we've tended to spend an awful lot of time makin gthe plaster good before lining papering the walls and painting. The end result is very good but it is jolly time consiming.

Now we're looking at decorating the lounge which, is currently wallpapered with woodchip paper that seems pretty impossible to remove.

I've been thinking about getting some thin sheets of 8ft x 4ft plasterboard and simply fixing it over the woodchip with panel adhesive then using some supa fill type filler in the joints.

This worked beautifully on one bedroom wall where the wall that was plasterboarded was between another wall and chimney breast (in a wide alcove)

However, in the lounge I'll have protruding corners to deal with - What is the best/propper way to create a nice crisp edge on corners? I've seen plasterers fit a 90 degree expanded metal piece on such an edge before skimming, but what do they do when not skimming?
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you need an ames taper.

he will tape the joints and plaster any nail holes leaving
a smooth finish which can be painted without any lining
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Re: Plasterboarding advice required

I wonder if your best option might be to remove all the plaster together with the woodchip and then get a plasterer into replaster. This way you will end up with a better finish.

It will probably cost a little more than what you are proposing. But you will need to buy the plasterboard and then get a plasterer in to put a skim coat on top, so that you can get a good finish on the protruding corners.
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I wonder if your best option might be to remove all the plaster together with the woodchip and then get a plasterer into replaster. This way you will end up with a better finish.

It will probably cost a little more than what you are proposing. But you will need to buy the plasterboard and then get a plasterer in to put a skim coat on top, so that you can get a good finish on the protruding corners.
Good idea - that way I could easily add some trunking etc. to the wall before plastering for AV cables and alike.
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Re: Plasterboarding advice required

I would use a steamer to remove woodchip, I had it on some of my ceilings, then you will be able to see what state the plaster is underneith, and then if its bad you can just have the walls skimmed, you can also channel in any trunking you need as the plasterer will skim over.
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Re: Plasterboarding advice required

Yes, agree with previous poster. No need to strip it all off (other than the paper if that's practical). We've had all our walls skimmed to a good finish, ready for painting. I used plastic trunking above the skirting, and he skimmed down to that. Paint it the same as the skirting and noone will notice. Saves all that chiselling out and dust, and is more flexible since it can be rewired when necessary by taking off the lid.

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trunking looks rough
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trunking looks rough
Yes, it's not an elegant solution, but it can be disguised. I stick it immediately over the skirting, so usually it's down at floor level behind the sofa, and is not obvious at eyeline.

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