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Strammit board / straw walls and plaster cracks

ashe · 2022-12-10 20:00:13

We have quite a few hairline cracks upstairs along where the walls meet the ceiling, and above door frames & windows. it came out when we got our bathrooms done that our internal walls upstairs are made out of straw of all things - a material known as strammit board which is large panels of compressed straw, dropped in…

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stuart45 Posts: 5,073 Forumite

11 December 2022 at 11:27AM

I would use easyfill60 if I needed to get the job done a bit quicker.
Ideally to do a proper job there are quite a few stages.
For example, the wall/ceiling junction, needs to be pre-filled first. Left to set.
Bed the tape. Left to set.
Skim the ceiling part. Leave to set.
Skim the wall part. Leave to set.The
Repeat the skims.
Sand when set.
Knauf fill and finish does need 24 hours to set.

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