Hi
Read and searched but haven't found a clear answer regarding gaps and spaces in the middle of a gypsum wall.
I'm currently plastering a high wall in a sloped ceiling, which means I have to join sheets horizontally.
When I placed the second sheet at height, I had to rasp some off at the top to get a perfect edge against the ceiling. This resulted in a considerable gap (20mm) between the upper and lower sheets.
So, some advice.
Should I move the lower sheet or fill the gap in the middle of the wall with gypsum putty or similar?
If I move the sheet, it will cause more holes in the plastic that is directly behind the OSB.
What would you do?
Grateful for your response
Jonas
Read and searched but haven't found a clear answer regarding gaps and spaces in the middle of a gypsum wall.
I'm currently plastering a high wall in a sloped ceiling, which means I have to join sheets horizontally.
When I placed the second sheet at height, I had to rasp some off at the top to get a perfect edge against the ceiling. This resulted in a considerable gap (20mm) between the upper and lower sheets.
So, some advice.
Should I move the lower sheet or fill the gap in the middle of the wall with gypsum putty or similar?
If I move the sheet, it will cause more holes in the plastic that is directly behind the OSB.
What would you do?
Grateful for your response
Jonas
Let's see what others write, I'm not so haj on this part.
So you have OSB behind gypsum...
I would probably fill the gap, possibly with regular sand filler, but real gypsum filler is probably great.
Carefully scrape with the filler down to the paper surface. After it has hardened (dried if it's regular filler, but then regular filler may have sunken enough that it should be filled a bit more) I would glue a paper tape with wallpaper paste, so it adheres to the paper on the gypsum pbs around the gap. Finally, apply filler broadly over the area so that there's no visible bulge.
So you have OSB behind gypsum...
I would probably fill the gap, possibly with regular sand filler, but real gypsum filler is probably great.
Carefully scrape with the filler down to the paper surface. After it has hardened (dried if it's regular filler, but then regular filler may have sunken enough that it should be filled a bit more) I would glue a paper tape with wallpaper paste, so it adheres to the paper on the gypsum pbs around the gap. Finally, apply filler broadly over the area so that there's no visible bulge.
Ok, thanks
If I understand correctly, the width of the gap has nothing to do with load-bearing, only visual? That is, to achieve a nice filling?
If I understand correctly, the width of the gap has nothing to do with load-bearing, only visual? That is, to achieve a nice filling?
Use plaster and fill the gap slightly at the bottom. Smooth with your regular joint compound. Then apply tape and spread the joint wide.
Ok, thank you for the help.