MJNewton Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Should small gaps that might've occured between plasterboards (eg where the wall meets the ceiling as below) be filled prior to skimming, or will the tape and skim provide all that is required? I was thinking maybe a quick run round with a tube of adhesive along any gaps might be useful in terms of strength and the keeping the relative positions stable, perhaps helping reduce sound transmission too. I'm normally pretty good keep things together but here I think I must've had to shave off the wall board to cater for a less-than-square join and not done a particularly good job at getting things flush. Edited June 30, 2020 by MJNewton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Fill it but use proper dry lining joint filler, not something from a tube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNewton Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) Thanks for that - will buy some. Shame it doesn't come in smaller bags given how little I need! I take it drywall adhesive is no substitute? Still got half a bag of that left over. Edited June 30, 2020 by MJNewton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 The plasterer will fill that in seconds when he's putting the scrim tape on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNewton Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Yeah I did wonder if it'd take me longer to find out how to do it then it would for him to just do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell griffiths Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 Leave them the plasterer will not have a problem with them, can you imagine some of the stuff they deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 58 minutes ago, MJNewton said: Should small gaps that might've occured between plasterboards (eg where the wall meets the ceiling as below) be filled prior to skimming, or will the tape and skim provide all that is required? I was thinking maybe a quick run round with a tube of adhesive along any gaps might be useful in terms of strength and the keeping the relative positions stable, perhaps helping reduce sound transmission too. I'm normally pretty good keep things together but here I think I must've had to shave off the wall board to cater for a less-than-square join and not done a particularly good job at getting things flush. No don’t It won’t make any difference to your plasterers If you must fill anything Run a tape the full length of the joint as the tape won’t stick once your filler has dried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNewton Posted June 30, 2020 Author Share Posted June 30, 2020 Thanks everyone, I'll let the plasterer get on with it when it comes to that stage. Apologies if these sorts of question seem so trivial but I want to get things right and if I'm wondering about this sort of thing I'm sure someone else will one day and might just be grateful for finding the answers in the archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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