Plaster Lines for no coving

[Spinny]

So we will have no coving in our open plan room.

Are there any techniques, tips, advice etc for getting the plasterers to produce good straight lines at the junction between walls and ceiling ?

(Almost seems surprising there isn't some kind of bead to assist with this)

 

PS We currently plan to paint the ceiling white and the walls a different off white light shade - not 'elephant's breath', but you know what I mean)

[JohnMo]

16 minutes ago, Spinny said:

So we will have no coving in our open plan room.

Are there any techniques, tips, advice etc for getting the plasterers to produce good straight lines at the junction between walls and ceiling ?

(Almost seems surprising there isn't some kind of bead to assist with this)

 

PS We currently plan to paint the ceiling white and the walls a different off white light shade - not 'elephant's breath', but you know what I mean)

If they don't know or cannot tell off the top of the head, gets new plasterers, as they don't know what they are doing. Plenty of metal tapes for doing such things.

[Spinny]

Well walls are largely plastered already - some hardwall, one wall boarded - see pics. They put mesh in at the junction when they plastered the walls.

 

Too late to change plasterers, I already changed once. They have been plastering for 12 years. All I can say is they are better than the original one the builder had.

Not perfect, but not as bad.

It actually seems quite difficult to judge plastering as the walls tend to look perfect when freshly plastered, only when dry does the odd flaw show up.

[Nickfromwales]

2 hours ago, Spinny said:

So we will have no coving in our open plan room.

Are there any techniques, tips, advice etc for getting the plasterers to produce good straight lines at the junction between walls and ceiling ?

(Almost seems surprising there isn't some kind of bead to assist with this)

 

PS We currently plan to paint the ceiling white and the walls a different off white light shade - not 'elephant's breath', but you know what I mean)

Snowman’s bone? lol.

 

All you need is a good spread. 
 

Where about are you in the world? 

[Spinny]

Do you mean this type of metal tape...?

 

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-reinforced-corner-jointing-tape-white-30m-x-50mm/981CF?tc=LA5&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=895557794&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPzVzwpk2ymfDGpaiBjB_P_U2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvOGIjqTCkAMVyYBQBh1kaAggEAQYAiABEgJG6vD_BwE

 

Oddly people referring to using it on external corners, but we have metal beads on those.

[Spinny]

2 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

Where about are you in the world? 

Bristol area.

[Nickfromwales]

14 minutes ago, Spinny said:

Do you mean this type of metal tape...?

 

https://www.screwfix.com/p/diall-reinforced-corner-jointing-tape-white-30m-x-50mm/981CF?tc=LA5&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=895557794&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPzVzwpk2ymfDGpaiBjB_P_U2&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIvOGIjqTCkAMVyYBQBh1kaAggEAQYAiABEgJG6vD_BwE

 

Oddly people referring to using it on external corners, but we have metal beads on those.

That’s for tape and joint, not for full wet plastering.

 

Don’t use this. 

[Nickfromwales]

11 minutes ago, Spinny said:

Bristol area.

 

38 minutes ago, Spinny said:

Too late to change plasterers, I already changed once

Ah. Ok. Makes the 1st point moot then.

 

My chap would have come out in the new year, but is due on site with us 17th next month, and is fully booked until the fat fella in the red suit attacks my wallet. 

[Spinny]

Looking at the rooflight makes me concerned regarding the edges adjacent to the LED profile etc...

 

The plaster is grainy/gritty adjacent to the profile and in places near the top bead. The profile was filled with a foam strip to keep it clean during plastering at the plasterers request - but maybe not a good idea ?

Edited Sunday at 16:52 by Spinny

[gaz_moose]

worst case it will need a bit of easi-fill to sort out any rough bits.

as others have said it is achieved by not being crap at plastering. As a crap plasterer, I would say you can see where they have wet brushed it to clean it after plastering.