Ceiling Finish - TilersForums.com

[The Nett]

Hi all,

Good advice wecome,

Just ready to start tiling our bathroom but would like to get the smoothest finish possible on the ceiling avoiding any plasterbord joint movement and those fine line cracks, is lining the ceiling an option?

all advice very gratefully recieved.

Thanks

 

[swanman]

Thats what i would do

Re board the ceiling then get it skimmed

 

[kilty55]

whats currently the ceiling make up?

 

[EverDon Tiling]

re board and skim as swanman says.

 

[White Room]

Reboard and use paper tape joints with easi fill...

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Good advice above imo.

 

[EverDon Tiling]

Reboard and use paper tape joints with easi fill...

i did a bathroom ceiling using this method a few months back and it was a really good finish.

 

[widler]

Reboard and use paper tape joints with easi fill...

scrim and skim would just be as good and quicker, no sanding down after.
no paper tape or easy fill will stop a ceiling cracking if its gonna move

 

[White Room]

Actually it does, the paper tape will allow a certain amount of movement where as plaster is very brittle and more enclined to crack.

Just to add British Gypsum also started to recommend paper tape for scrimming ceiling and walls to allow for less cracking with the usual standard scrim joint.

 

[mattle40]

Iv always wanted to give this method a try, something I could do so extra money for me rather than getting another trade in...
This is the primary method in Canada and u.s and their standards are better than ours IMO