I will soon be putting up a new plasterbaord ceiling and had been thinking this would need to be plastered/skimmed before painting. However I have been told there is no need to have the boards plastered, just to use tapered edge plasterboards then tape and filler the joints and then simply paint. I have always thoughts that it should be plastered/skimmed before decoration. Is this good practice or a short cut/bodge. Any thoughts please on the best way of doing this? Thanks
New Plasterboard Ceiling
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Taping and jointing takes longer aswell, although you could do it yourself, tape fill, sand, refill, sand etc
skimming done in 3 hours (ish) much nicer finish in my opinion!!
skimming done in 3 hours (ish) much nicer finish in my opinion!!
i have used tapered edge boards and it is alot of work to get a perfect finish if you dont have a good sander and dust mask id get it skimmed. but it is cheaper to use tapered edge boards cos you can do it yourself
Sorry but with te plasterboard you dont need a sander - you generally work the edges in with a wet sponge 