Super_Paulie Posted Monday at 23:53 Share Posted Monday at 23:53 As I'm at the decorating stage, got a question for you guys. I have a hefty steel beam, with a small, maybe 2 inch section of plasterboard and skim above it and then the ceiling. Although this joint is fine currently, I'd imagine the house is still settling and thus the join will likely crack, no doubt as soon as I'm finished decorating. Would it be an advantage to mist coat, then go along the wall/ceiling join with decorators caulk before my final coats of paint? In my mind this will add a flexible joint in that section that will crack if it's just skim. Any opinions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted yesterday at 06:30 Share Posted yesterday at 06:30 It won’t make any difference wait 12 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted yesterday at 07:38 Share Posted yesterday at 07:38 Get that 'orrible beam(s) covered up asap I would. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted yesterday at 08:33 Share Posted yesterday at 08:33 (edited) Keep the beam exposed so the Kevin mccloud can comment on how authoritarian it looks … Edited yesterday at 08:47 by Pocster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted yesterday at 08:35 Share Posted yesterday at 08:35 1 minute ago, Pocster said: Keep the beam exposed so the Kevin mccloud can comment on how authatarian it looks … Does Kevin often use words that don't exist then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted yesterday at 08:48 Share Posted yesterday at 08:48 12 minutes ago, Onoff said: Does Kevin often use words that don't exist then? I would appear spell check does ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveasteading Posted yesterday at 08:48 Share Posted yesterday at 08:48 Was that previously a railway bridge. What a lot of bolts...but I like it. Is it/ Does it need to be fire protected? It's almost heavy enough that it doesn't but not a lot of people know that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted yesterday at 09:39 Share Posted yesterday at 09:39 50 minutes ago, saveasteading said: Was that previously a railway bridge. What a lot of bolts...but I like it. Is it/ Does it need to be fire protected? It's almost heavy enough that it doesn't but not a lot of people know that. Thats how my mega steel was like … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Paulie Posted yesterday at 09:46 Author Share Posted yesterday at 09:46 yeah its an absolute beast, 305x305. What can ya do, the engineers calculations came back with that and i aint gunna argue as we love it and everyone who sees it says how mad it is, a great talking point. Its marked "British Steel", id imagine it sat as surplus from a car park before it ended up in my house. Yeah it needs fire protecting, thats a christmas job. Anyways, so caulking the corners is not something to do? i'll just leave it then and caulk in the future when/if it cracks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted yesterday at 09:47 Share Posted yesterday at 09:47 I caulk . Then when it cracks find the smallest narrowest trim I can and stick that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted yesterday at 09:47 Share Posted yesterday at 09:47 3 hours ago, nod said: It won’t make any difference wait 12 months Exactly this. I even used flexible repair tape over the areas I knew would crack and they still cracked. While the temptation to repair them again is strong my intention is to leave it until the summer and do it then. We have very few cracks in the plaster generally though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelvin Posted yesterday at 09:51 Share Posted yesterday at 09:51 1 minute ago, Super_Paulie said: yeah its an absolute beast, 305x305. What can ya do, the engineers calculations came back with that and i aint gunna argue as we love it and everyone who sees it says how mad it is, a great talking point. Its marked "British Steel", id imagine it sat as surplus from a car park before it ended up in my house. Yeah it needs fire protecting, thats a christmas job. Anyways, so caulking the corners is not something to do? i'll just leave it then and caulk in the future when/if it cracks. It’s not just the settlement is the drying out. A new building holds a lot of moisture and can take a long time to dry out. I’ve read on here it can be a year or more. I caulked a door frame join using plenty of caulk and made a nice neat job of it. It was a waste of time as it cracked the full length of the join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Paulie Posted yesterday at 12:08 Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:08 probably just keep an eye on it then and repair in the future if necessary. Fully expect it to crack at this point but onwards and upwards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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