Skimming!!!!!!!!

[jay]

Just a dumb question noticed in a few posts that people tend to skim plasterboard over there (not the norm here) so may i ask why

 

[Stewart]

You'll find it's predominantly an english thing that I've never quite understood myself. In Scotland we Ames tape 90% of plaster board, with skimming a rarity......

 

[Ian]

I think it's lack of knowledge Jay, I seem to be telling people all the time that bare boards are better than skimmed, more often than not it falls on deaf ears!!!! I try to share the knowledge but, most of the time I'm talking to myself!

 

[jay]

Bit like old habits.
cant quite understand its deffo no good for tiling over but still don't get why skim for painted areas as the plasterboard norm has a good surface

 

[Ian]

Exactly, for some reason the line is always, ' the plasterer has skimmed the walls, they are perfect for you to tile ' I always reply with, 'you shouldn't have bothered' but it never seems to sink in!!!!!!

 

[Rob Z]

Do you guys mean that plasterboard is skimmed over the entire surface with plaster? Whether it's going to be tiled or painted?

How thick is this skim coat?

 

[Rob Z]

double post! :mad2:

 

[DHTiling]

Not all decorated surfaces are plasterboard , so skimming flattens them ready for decor, I do agree though about tiling on it but like I said certain substrates are skimmed


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[Del W]

Do you guys mean that plasterboard is skimmed over the entire surface with plaster? Whether it's going to be tiled or painted?

A lot of the time,yes.

How thick is this skim coat?

Couple of mm

 

[widler]

plasterboard should be skimmed,if decorated,much much better job,a plasterboard is not tapered all the way around,so on the untapered edge,you get a bump,and can see it when painted.
and if its not done right,ie sanded,you can see it on the tapered edge as well.
in fact,they can stick drylineing where the sun don't shine for me,wet plastering all the way
although drylining is much easier than wet plastering

 

[Stewart]

plasterboard should be skimmed,if decorated,much much better job,a plasterboard is not tapered all the way around,so on the untapered edge,you get a bump,and can see it when painted.
and if its not done right,ie sanded,you can see it on the tapered edge as well.
in fact,they can stick drylineing where the sun don't shine for me,wet plastering all the way
although drylining is much easier than wet plastering

You must have some bad taper's in your area...... Give me taping over plastering anytime. Why skim over a perfect surface for decorating or tiling and be left with one that only looks like it's a flat even surface....


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[Rob Z]

Couple of mm

Thanks, Del. I was wondering if you guys were doing now what was done long ago here in north america....plasterboard panels with two or three skim coats of plaster, up to 1/2" or more thick.

 

[widler]

a well plastered wall is much better than any taping and sanding. must have some bad plasterers up your way stew(i mean plasterers,not boarders/dryliners)

 

[jay]

steady on with bagging out plasterers just different methods in different parts of the world

 

[widler]

steady on with bagging out plasterers just different methods in different parts of the world

i know mate,just pulling legs a bit,its saturday,im in with child and bored. maybe i should just go pub