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Plasterboard edge trim. Reveals.


Russell griffiths

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I’m looking for a trim @nod that I want to put on the edge of the boards that go into a window reveal. 

I want to thin skim the reveal but want a clean line against the windows, not a plastered line that will crack and require caulking. 

 

Hunting around and just just looking for recommendations. 

 

Cheers. 

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Why make anything complicated?

 

Simple window reveals boarded with plasterboard, plastered then painted.

 

After cleaning the excess plaster off the windows they have been painted and 4 years on not a crack to be seen between the plaster and the window.

 

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This is exactly an issue I wish our plasterer had done what I wanted. I asked fir a stop bead at window/door junction but was assured it would not be required, I have several windows, mainly south facing , where the plaster/window junction has crazed/cracked. Several here experienced the same, @Jeremy Harris being one who also said he wished he had done this as he has had to fill/sand paint around several windows. I plastered my porch and used a stop bead and have had no issues there. Between the stop bead and window a flexible caulk can be used to absorb any movement and be over painted.

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I seem to suffer very little plaster cracking anywhere.  I am convinced this is because there was quite a long time gap between the frame going up and getting to do internal finishings like plastering?   I have just been round all the downstairs window reveals and they are all as crisp as when they were plastered and painted about 3 years ago.

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6 hours ago, Russell griffiths said:

I’m looking for a trim @nod that I want to put on the edge of the boards that go into a window reveal. 

I want to thin skim the reveal but want a clean line against the windows, not a plastered line that will crack and require caulking. 

 

Hunting around and just just looking for recommendations. 

 

Cheers. 

I normally use the tap on type of edge bead 

I buy by the box from BG

But Travis Perkins should be able to order you some in 

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