Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 25, 2008 5:22 pm Hi,
Long time read, first time poster on these boards. My partner and I are nearing the completion of our house.... and had a look through it this week. Among other things we noticed that in the open plan kitchen/living/meals you can easily see when the ceiling boards join (has already had 2 coats of paint). Most of the length of the joins are noticeable as it look darker/different along the lenght of the room along the joins, there are also smaller lengths where there is actually indents (only way to describe this is it looks like someone has taken a knife a cut perfectly straight). Have been told by my supervisor that these "noticeable joins" are normal.... but this just doesn't sit right with me.... Any advice would be very much appreciated! -Jamie Re: Ceiling- Should you be able to see joins? 3Feb 25, 2008 6:11 pm Sounds to me the undercoat has not covered the paper tape properly.
Noep you should not be able to see them - they ceiling shold be flat allover and colour the same throughout. Steve Re: Ceiling- Should you be able to see joins? 4Feb 25, 2008 8:34 pm Who was your builder????
PM me that if you want to... I had a similar situation upstairs in my house where the joins had not been sanded. There are standards and tolerances to be adhered to and plaster is no exception. If in doubt hire an expert...who knows there might just be a few more "cracks" in other spots that are "normal" too... Post a few pics also if you can. It may help others down the track. Re: Ceiling- Should you be able to see joins? 5Feb 25, 2008 10:04 pm Banding is quite common with volume builders, if yours is not one then I would be asking some questions.
What the painter hasn't done is seal the joins prior to spraying or rolling. The porous surface being the top coat is of a different texture to the paper of the plasterboard, a good/experienced painter will always deal the bands prior to ensure that the top coat does not suck the moisture out of the paint before completely covering the ceiling surface. Hope that this is of assistance. H Re: Ceiling- Should you be able to see joins? 6Feb 26, 2008 8:21 am M- Builder is National Homes (part of BGC).
So this is definately something I should not let go? I shold not be able to tell where the join is at all? Or only slightly? I obviously know that the sharp indents are not acceptable - but when you say 'banding is quite common with volume builders' - does this mean most people don't question it? (and why I might be facing some opposition). Thanks all for your replies so far- helps greatly with my confidence to dig my heels in!! -Jamie i imagine you also have another contract with an architect? and yeah, whatever other's said about special conditions and appendices 16 15822 hey there! π so, itβs kinda common for standard drawer depths to be around 500mm since most cabinets use this size to fit the usual runners… 3 20890 I've decided, after a period of confusion (my building broker told me it's probably not worth it to use a lawyer, but others have said it is a must) that I definitely will… 7 27906 |