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13-12-2008, 09:41 PM #1
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plaster a ceiling
I'm not a plasterer, but was asked to price a job at a plush new development where millionaires like to live. I thought the bill of quantities was sent to me to price for a taping and jointing contract which I would have loved to have done as I could have retired early
Anyhoo, much to my disappointment, the specs were 8mm thick bonding and 2mm skim of plaster over all the walls and ceilings. I'm no rocket scientist, but wouldnt the weight of all that bring the ceilings down?Last edited by amestaper; 13-12-2008 at 09:43 PM.
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15-12-2008, 08:00 PM #2
you sure about the bonding? if it is onto plasterboard a skim should do it
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Yes, got the bill of quantities here. Skimmed onto 12.5 mm plasterboard on ceiling over 600 sq metres of it then multiply by 4 houses.
'Plaster on plasterboard, butt joints filled with plaster and scrimmed; two coats plaster; 10 thick; first coat Carlite Bonding Plaster 8 thick; finishing coat Thistle Multifinish plaster 2 thick to BS 1191 Part 2; steel trowelled'
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16-12-2008, 10:43 PM #4
Confused here I reckon 2 or 3 mm thick skim coat would have worked ok
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