New house is driving me INSANE!

Discussion in 'Builders' Talk' started by BiancoTheGiraffe, Apr 7, 2020.

  1. BiancoTheGiraffe

    BiancoTheGiraffe Screwfix Select

    Another simple job today, turned into an absolute nightmare thanks to the utterly rubbish standard of house building in the UK...

    Patch of blown plaster on my garage ceiling caused by a water leak from the bathroom above.

    Plasterboard not in good condition so I've cut a section out to replace, but noticed that the skim coat is very easily dropping off the surrounding area.

    The ****ing builders have stuck the plasterboard up the wrong way round and skimmed the back of it!

    How on earth do I solve this one?!
     
  2. Jord86

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    You can skim both sides of a plasterboard, there’s no right or wrong way, just the suction is different on each side. Take off the loose, dilute PVA the edges and area where it’s fallen off, then skim over it with easifill and let it go off, rub it down then add another layer if necessary. Not all new builds are like it.
     
  3. Hfs

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    Overboard it then skim it or tape and joint it
     
  4. Joe the Plumber

    Joe the Plumber Screwfix Select

    How old is the house? If it's only a year or two, the builders will solve it for you.
     
  5. BiancoTheGiraffe

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    Ok, I wasn't aware you could skim both sides!

    I was worried about the PVA getting the bare edges of the skim damp and causing more of it to pull away
     
  6. Alwaysworking

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  7. Abrickie

    Abrickie Screwfix Select

    British Gypsum says that you shouldn’t skim the reverse of the board, as Hfs says overboard :(
     
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  8. Jord86

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    Of course you can plaster both sides, you can also tape and joint it you’d just be better off priming it first to ensure adhesion. For years I believe plasterboard was sold as dual faced i.e. skim plaster the brown side, decorate/fill and paint the white side, perhaps some older tradesmen remember?
     
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  9. Abrickie

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  10. BiancoTheGiraffe

    BiancoTheGiraffe Screwfix Select

    Thank you sir/madam!

    Why on earth would anyone skim the wrong side of the board in the first place?!
     
  11. Jord86

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  12. Jord86

    Jord86 Screwfix Select


    Possibly because done right it’s not an issue. Advice is free, take it or leave it.
     
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  13. sparky steve

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    “If only you knew the power of the dark side”
     
  14. Jord86

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    “I find your lack of faith disturbing.”
     
  15. sparky steve

    sparky steve Screwfix Select

    “Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.”
     
  16. CGN

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    I believe there was a time when there were different sides for different applications, but white paper side is the one for plastering now. I had to reskim a wall for someone once where the skim was delaminating and you can guess the rest. PVA will kill the suction on the 'wrong side' to enable it to be skimmed though.
     
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  17. Jord86

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    “Your powers are weak, old man.”

    :D

    How you doing in all the frivolity, you still managing to work?
     
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  18. BiancoTheGiraffe

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    I'll take the advice! It's appreciated!

    Just seems odd that they'd do it (as in this case the skim is clearly not sticking very well!)
     
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  19. Abrickie

    Abrickie Screwfix Select

    “You must unlearn what you have learned.” – Yoda ;)
     
  20. Jord86

    Jord86 Screwfix Select

    Love it :D

    “There is no escape. Don’t make me destroy you.” Darth Vader
     

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