I agree Alex , I dont think that the walls have been sanded properly and as Chippy said the sheets havent been screwed properly either. I wouldnt accept this.
Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 21Oct 30, 2020 10:42 am Simeon McGovern Affordable Custom Homes, We design and build to your budget Ashington Homes www.ashingtonhomes.com.au Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 25Nov 29, 2020 11:25 pm Jungle209 Jungle209 Feel your pain mate. We are going through the exact same thing at the moment with very noticable joins across 70% of the walls, does my head in. Builders literally singed on the dotted line to repair in the 3 month defect report and are now saying they won't fix it if the plasterer says it's doesn't need to be addressed. I would have thought they would have done that before signing off on the defect list. Not sure how binding that maintenance inspection report is if push comes to shove but we'll soon find out. Update fyi: the plaster rep came down last week and said it was an installation defect and is not within tolerance as parts of the joins were visible from 1.5m (some you could only see under light but he still said that it was not up to scratch). Builders said no worries and they are going to skim and paint all the affected walls to address it. Thanks for this mate. I might look to go down this route glad it’s worked out for you! Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 26Jul 05, 2023 8:26 am We just had an insurance repair job on undercover outside area (after an 18 month wait), they just came and redid paint it as we could clearly see the join lines. 5 coats now and still visible. Original was a semi paint, new paint was meant to be matt exterior. Not sure what they did wrong, except maybe speed. Board all glued and screwed onto new 450 metal battens, skimmed about 5 times (all on one day) then left 48hrs to dry, sanded and painted with taubmans allweather. Looks crap, company was lovely and has already repainted. Any suggestions? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 27Jul 05, 2023 8:33 am idpm We just had an insurance repair job on undercover outside area (after an 18 month wait), they just came and redid paint it as we could clearly see the join lines. 5 coats now and still visible. Original was a semi paint, new paint was meant to be matt exterior. Not sure what they did wrong, except maybe speed. Board all glued and screwed onto new 450 metal battens, skimmed about 5 times (all on one day) then left 48hrs to dry, sanded and painted with taubmans allweather. Looks crap, company was lovely and has already repainted. Any suggestions? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I ended up just living with it, it still frustrates me to this day but the builder didn’t fix it. I have heard of a ‘level 5 finish’ which is suppose to fix the issue but it seems very difficult to find a plasterer with the skill to do the job. Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 28Jul 05, 2023 9:46 am NathanPS I have heard of a ‘level 5 finish’ which is suppose to fix the issue but it seems very difficult to find a plasterer with the skill to do the job. the skill is one aspect, the time involved is another. I had a wall finished in level 5 and took them three visits over a week to to to a 7m wall. level 5 finish is time consuming and wont be done as a standard nor as a fix unless the area being fixed is seriously terrible. Visible joins in critical light are part of an acceptable tolerance for a level 4 finish sadly Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 29Jul 05, 2023 11:54 am Difference between Level 4 and Level 5 is that it requires full skimming (not just joins), as far as I know. In fact, with the right approach, completing to Level 5 should be way faster than Level 4. How skimming is done those days: 1) skimming is performed using powerful airless spray stations - capable team of 3 can skim up to 1000 sqm/day; 2) followed by sanding which is performed using special sanding machines - 200-300 sqm/day by an experienced team; Re: Visible Plasterboard Joins after paint 30Jul 05, 2023 11:57 am alexp79 Difference between Level 4 and Level 5 is that it requires full skimming (not just joins), as far as I know. In fact, with the right approach, completing to Level 5 should be way faster than Level 4. How skimming is done those days: 1) skimming is performed using powerful airless spray stations - capable team of 3 can skim up to 1000 sqm/day; 2) followed by sanding which is performed using special sanding machines - 200-300 sqm/day by an experienced team; yes, full skim. they also can roll on. the special sanding machines can also leave marks if not operated properly, voiding the whole point of a level 5. Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 7919 What we have done in a few theatres ( including my own) is run 2 layers of 13mm gyprock, but sounds insulation especially for the bass is really tricky as a lot of that… 4 2553 Plasterboard Gyprock is very popular as a reveal liner these days. You need to provide a way of supporting it, we use a modified timber reveal or bracket. You will be… 1 4739 |