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Flintstone
What's your method? I have always cut tight to the ceiling and grouted. I've seen a few pics where it looks like some have siliconed to ceiling, who does that?
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J Sid
if ceiling is already painted I silicon if not decorators cork.
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On one
A 1mm or 2mm grouted joint to a plastered ceiling,
Or 1mm or 2mm ungrouted joint to a plastic ceiling(Then siliconed)
Or 1mm or 2mm ungrouted joint to a plastic ceiling(Then siliconed)
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Flintstone
Do you use the profile tool with caulk?
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J Sid
sometimes, but normally just a wet finger
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White Room
Don't use to much water with caulking filler, it'll just thin it out.
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Flintstone
What about with dark tiles or cream grout etc?
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White Room
Just be careful how much caulking you use, try to keep it tight in the joint....to much it'll spread everywhere.
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Rich Midge
Only ever grouted to the ceiling unless it's plastic, then I Silicon. Wouldn't Silicon to a painted ceiling unless insisted on by the customer.
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One Day
I Silicon to the ceiling if I don't like the customer!
(and smear too!)
(and smear too!)
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Rookery
Caulk usually, sometimes grout. Strictly speaking it's a movement joint and should be siliconed but I rarely do it that way cos the ceiling usually needs painting once I've finished.
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Rich Midge
Harsh that! I worked on a site of 300+ houses when I was 17 or so. Painters were ar#ehol#s, kept painting all the walls in the bathroom knowing full well we were tiling the wet areas. After weeks of arguments I began to write co#k in primer on the living room walls. Completely invisible until they started to emulsion. Took about 12 houses but they soon got the idea.
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Flintstone
I've always ground to the ceiling, I run a wet sponge along the plaster a few times to wet it up so the grount moisture doesn't suck in, can get a nice smooth finish then. Although it's bound to crack at some point
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White Room
I found a dark grout will stain white emulsion paint, that's why caulking filler does the trick.
Always use caulk to the ceiling so it can be overpainted
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Stef
If it's painted then deco fill, if it's a plastic ceiling then it gets siliconed.
It needs to be classed as a movement join & shouldn't be grouted.
It needs to be classed as a movement join & shouldn't be grouted.
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Flintstone
I bet white caulk looks good against black tiles and grey grout
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J Sid
looks fine......
what normal happens to Dec chalk.......answers on a post card to ...........
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WetSaw
Unless the ceiling is perfectly flat, which of course they always are, what's a wavy grey grout line look like against a white ceiling?
I'm a caulker by the way!!
I'm a caulker by the way!!
White caulk looks like this!
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Stef
Ceilings normally white or cream so using caulk of same colour blends it in.
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Flintstone
Ile give the caulk a go on the next one
I mask a tape line around walls 3mm down from ceiling and it always gives a perfect straight line around ceiling, looks far better than a joint filled with grout
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WetSaw
I concur with the honourable gentleman.
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Joseph Kover
I never do grout or use silicon,always advise to client to leave for decorator/use caulk.
Grout cracks overtime,paint pilling off from silicon.
Grout cracks overtime,paint pilling off from silicon.
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Qwerty
For me I always Silicon. If ceiling is already painted then I do it there and then. If it isn't, then I return after it is painted. Always use a fugi tool
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