Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Ceilings, why are there obvious join marks ? 2Jan 03, 2012 11:17 am The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Ceilings, why are there obvious join marks ? 7Jan 03, 2012 3:53 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Ceilings, why are there obvious join marks ? 8Jan 03, 2012 3:53 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Ceilings, why are there obvious join marks ? 15Jan 06, 2012 11:23 am Uncle Arfur LAK The tools being used are taping and jointing tools certainly, the spreading tool termed a taping knife, however the amount of "mud" or plaster being applied is extremely thin, a proper ceiling skim coat would be around 3 to 4mm thick, /quote] That's what makes me think its a UK video because they often use a broad knife for this application over a trowel. I think you are confusing your terms, 'mud or plaster' are different coatings entirely and I disagree that a 'skim' coat would be up to 4mm thick, as there is no way you could handle that thickness in one application overhead. I would be almost 100% certain it is not a UK video because no one in the UK would use those types of tools to skim a ceiling, my money would be on it being American. In the UK there are "Plasterers" the Artisans if you like and the poor mans plasterers, "Tape jointers". In the US there are only Tape jointers though they usually use specific machinery for speed and accuracy. You are right Uncle Arfur Mud and plaster are two different entities Mud to me is an American term for "joint filler" as is being used by the guy in the video, plaster skim is just that Gypsum based plaster for plasterboards or hardwall. However it is quite the norm for 4mm of plaster, as it is applied in two coats rather than one. The first coat is applied and left to set a little, then flattened down by steel trowell and a second "laying in" coat applied which is again flatenned, smoothed and eventually polished, a process taking around 3 to 4 hours for a ceiling. Thanks mate. Yeah good points! Leaning towards Option 3 to get a bit extra space in the cabinets but not going too crazy high (and expensive). Would require a mini… 13 39686 I was quoting framing timber sizes from Australian Standard AS1684.4 Table A13 for 2700mm wall heights Tile Roof, single storey. This Australian Standard doesn't refer to… 8 7323 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17856 |