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Should I remove mesh material on Ceiling after Skimming?
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justaquestion
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Hi,
Needed to fix a small area on ceiling where there was a leak. The plasterer has done a good job considering what he had to work with, when he did the skimming.
Just noticed that in one corner there is a small area with mesh material he applied.
Once Its dryed out, should I remove this mesh material or just cut off any loose ends before painting?
Thanks a lot
Needed to fix a small area on ceiling where there was a leak. The plasterer has done a good job considering what he had to work with, when he did the skimming.
Just noticed that in one corner there is a small area with mesh material he applied.
Once Its dryed out, should I remove this mesh material or just cut off any loose ends before painting?
Thanks a lot
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God no!
That’s probly a corner bead and will mess up the rat of your ceiling.
Leave it in place and overskim it (or call the bloke back)
Don’t just remove it0 -
Thinking about it, if it’s still wet, means done recently?
Bring it to his attention and hopefully heel sort0 -
justaquestion wrote: »Just noticed that in one corner there is a small area with mesh material he applied.
Once Its dryed out, should I remove this mesh material or just cut off any loose ends before painting?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-plasterboard-joint-tape-scrim-neutral-48mm-x-90m/68520
(could be brown rather than white, depending on the material)
If so, I would just trim the ends off as close to the surface as possible (curved nail scissors are useful for this)
"In the future, everyone will be rich for 15 minutes"0 -
Yes this is scrim tape and is there to reinforce the skim at cracks, joints and blemishes. So it is there for a reason. Call the plasterer back as others have said.0
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Possibly scrim?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-plasterboard-joint-tape-scrim-neutral-48mm-x-90m/68520
(could be brown rather than white, depending on the material)
If so, I would just trim the ends off as close to the surface as possible (curved nail scissors are useful for this)
Thanks a lot for replies. I think it actually is the above, I just cut off the edges and not really noticeable now, so hopefully that's sorted.
The plasterer did mention just to go around the edges of what he skimmed with a quick light sandpaper, so will do that when its totally dried out. Its only a small area anyway.
Thanks again.0
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