Friends put drywall with crosses in the ceiling :(

[Rick.]

Hi I got help from friends to put up drywall on the ceiling. We used noggings and placed the drywall along the spaced paneling with cc30. They installed the drywall crosswise, I argued that it shouldn't be done that way, but they insisted So it ended up the way they wanted. What to do? It's a large ceiling and I don't want cracks.

 

[hempularen]

It's "just" a matter of pressing the filler properly into the gaps. It might be better with gypsum filler. And then fill with paper tape as usual. Note: not fiberglass tape.

 

[Johanox1]

What does it mean to install drywall panels with a cross pattern?

 

[Rick.]

What does it mean to install gypsum boards with a cross?

That they didn't install the boards with the offset as they should.

 

[Hallerudsbo]

General skarv is another word

 

[Antege]

Swap friends!
They shouldn't get to decide how you want it in your house. ;-)

 

[Örbybygg]

No problem setting them crosswise, there was even a recommendation to do so a while ago and then you could have 60cc on the spacing in dry areas

 

[jonaserik]

There is nothing else to do to avoid cracks in the ceiling, this also applies where there are no general seams. Microlit on the ceiling and then paint, 99% guarantee of no cracks anywhere in the ceiling.

 

[Hep]

No problem setting them crosswise, it was even recommended to do so a while ago and then you could have 60cc spacing in dry areas[image]

But in your picture it says "never crosswise".

 

[GlennB]

There it sits in my garage, built by the previous owner, and there are indeed cracks in the joints.
..Which doesn't matter to me in the garage, I wouldn't have been as pleased if it were in the living room.

 

[Örbybygg]

I might have misunderstood, clarification: it is okay not to set along the "glesen" (to cross the sparse/drywall) but it is not okay to set across the drywall according to the image

 

[Gillar att bygga]

Put up an additional layer of drywall, staggering the seams, and you'll have the best possible conditions for a crack-free and beautiful ceiling for many years. Ask your friends for help, and everyone will learn!

 

[z_bumbi]

Set a thin ceiling panel so you only build a few mm downwards and avoid having to spackle and paint.

For the next project, make drawings in advance.

 

[kjellinge]

It's probably "just" a matter of pressing in filler properly into the gaps. It might be better with plaster filler. And then spackle with paper tape as usual. Note: not fiberglass tape.

Why paper tape and not fiberglass tape?

 

[Stefan N]

Fiberglass is no longer used as it does not have the same properties as papp, papp is much more stable but possibly involves a bit more work.