Finishing To The Ceiling?

[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?

 

[J Sid]

if ceiling is already painted I silicon if not decorators cork.

 

[On one]

A 1mm or 2mm grouted joint to a plastered ceiling,
Or 1mm or 2mm ungrouted joint to a plastic ceiling(Then siliconed)

 

[Flintstone]

if ceiling is already painted I silicon if not decorators cork.

Do you use the profile tool with caulk?

 

[J Sid]

Do you use the profile tool with caulk?

sometimes, but normally just a wet finger

 

[White Room]

Don't use to much water with caulking filler, it'll just thin it out.

 

[Flintstone]

What about with dark tiles or cream grout etc?

 

[White Room]

Just be careful how much caulking you use, try to keep it tight in the joint....to much it'll spread everywhere.

 

[Rich Midge]

Only ever grouted to the ceiling unless it's plastic, then I silicone. Wouldn't silicone to a painted ceiling unless insisted on by the customer.

 

[One Day]

I silicone to the ceiling if I don't like the customer!

(and smear too!)

 

[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.

 

[Rich Midge]

I silicone to the ceiling if I don't like the customer!

(and smear too!)

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.

 

[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

 

[White Room]

I found a dark grout will stain white emulsion paint, that's why caulking filler does the trick.

 

[John Benton]

Always use caulk to the ceiling so it can be overpainted

 

[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.

 

[Flintstone]

I bet white caulk looks good against black tiles and grey grout

 

[J Sid]

I bet white caulk looks good against black tiles and grey grout

looks fine......

what normal happens to Dec chalk.......answers on a post card to ...........

 

[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!!

 

[John Benton]

White caulk looks like this!

 

[Stef]

Ceilings normally white or cream so using caulk of same colour blends it in.

 

[Flintstone]

Ile give the caulk a go on the next one

 

[John Benton]

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

 

[WetSaw]

I concur with the honourable gentleman.

 

[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.

 

[Qwerty]

For me I always silicone. 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