Plastering over artex ceilings

Radsteral

ceredigion wrote: »

Hope you are not using wood screws to tack boards and at the same time offering advice on an open forum. You need to be using course thread dry wall screws ,which are available in a multitude of lengths for doing just that , as for missing the joists, you take it out and try again.

yep and hope it doesn't fall on your head using those .. have you found a perfect flat ceiling where you work?as most where i work are all over the place and in one spot the screw goes nicely, on the other its a gap underneath it, and a bit of extra push and the screw head is in.. you miss a joist, you take it out and try again till you hit anything thats out of sight i d better stay home than having to pay for water leak etc ..As good as i may be with helping others, and i do go the extra mile to help , the ultimate answer is ''the clients issues don't have to be my issues''

Radsteral

''Once room is cleared out, apply correx to floor for protection then apply one coat of PVA to ceilings then one bonding coat of plaster and two coats of multi-finish.''

so what are the chances of this pva drying in time same day for the plasterer to apply any thing on top of it ?? zero.... or with a bit of luck he can stay after midday to put the bonding .... my forum advice like yours is not a paid advice. i say it as i feel.. i may be wrong some times , but not on this instance

benson1980

Radsteral wrote: »

''Once room is cleared out, apply correx to floor for protection then apply one coat of PVA to ceilings then one bonding coat of plaster and two coats of multi-finish.''

so what are the chances of this pva drying in time same day for the plasterer to apply any thing on top of it ?? zero.... or with a bit of luck he can stay after midday to put the bonding .... my forum advice like yours is not a paid advice. i say it as i feel.. i may be wrong some times , but not on this instance

Is this really that catastrophic? I know plenty of people (including us) who have had their ceilings skimmed and this is what the plasterer has done- all in one day. None of us have lumps of plaster falling off. And they've used PVA.

redmalc

Very expensive had the kitchen re boarded and plastered for £200
6m x 3.5 M