Hey
I'm renovating and considering skipping the ceiling moldings. The house is from '64, and all walls are made of stone (pretty much, I put up some small pieces of plasterboard in what will be the kitchen yesterday), so the house has definitely "settled."
So I'm planning to plaster a new ceiling, smooth out the walls, and paint. What can be done to minimize/eliminate the risk of cracks at the joint between the wall and ceiling?
Caulk between?
Tape?
Just spackle?
Forget everything and install moldings?
ps. I've just recently taken down an 8m long load-bearing wall in the house, which is now replaced with a beam that the roof trusses hang from; it's possible that this means the house needs to "resettle," not sure how this actually affects things.
I'm renovating and considering skipping the ceiling moldings. The house is from '64, and all walls are made of stone (pretty much, I put up some small pieces of plasterboard in what will be the kitchen yesterday), so the house has definitely "settled."
So I'm planning to plaster a new ceiling, smooth out the walls, and paint. What can be done to minimize/eliminate the risk of cracks at the joint between the wall and ceiling?
Caulk between?
Tape?
Just spackle?
Forget everything and install moldings?
ps. I've just recently taken down an 8m long load-bearing wall in the house, which is now replaced with a beam that the roof trusses hang from; it's possible that this means the house needs to "resettle," not sure how this actually affects things.
I would use regular flexible sealant after the first primer coat has dried. It has worked fine for me.
Otherwise, there is reinforced paper tape you can use in corners. They have metal strips on each side of the center.
Otherwise, there is reinforced paper tape you can use in corners. They have metal strips on each side of the center.
Thanks,
Seen many houses with lots of ugly cracks, but the majority of these have been 2-year-old new builds. So I think and hope that it won't be a major problem in our old house.
Don't care about the strips, and will proceed with or without the soft sealant. If it goes wrong badly, it's a trivial matter to put a couple of strips in afterward.
Seen many houses with lots of ugly cracks, but the majority of these have been 2-year-old new builds. So I think and hope that it won't be a major problem in our old house.
Don't care about the strips, and will proceed with or without the soft sealant. If it goes wrong badly, it's a trivial matter to put a couple of strips in afterward.
The thing is, you can proceed without caulking initially, and if it cracks later on, you can apply a white (not list white/tinted white) against the ceiling afterwards. This way, you don’t need to do any post-work after caulking as the caulk matches the ceiling = resulting in a nice sharp dividing line between the wall and ceiling.
I have done this in a new build. Used reinforced tape (a bit of a hassle those things), and have no cracks anywhere after 1 year anyway.
I have done this in a new build. Used reinforced tape (a bit of a hassle those things), and have no cracks anywhere after 1 year anyway.