Roger Mills wrote:
In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Lobster wrote:
Bit of a head-scratcher for the panel:
I'm currently fitting out our en-suite, with a vanity unit thingy: see
http://tinyurl.com/42y7cm (or
http://img802.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/04/28/bathroom-ffl1d0cc.jpeg)
Worktop and upstand is standard gloss laminated chipboard, about 1.7m
long (neither are fixed in position yet). Problem is that the wall on
the right is quite badly dished, which means there's a large gap
behind the upstand: see http://tinyurl.com/542dg8 (or
http://img801.mytextgraphics.com/photolava/2008/04/28/dished-ffl1gwcg.jpeg
The gap is 10mm at the widest point; the total length of the 'dished'
section is about 800mm. So what to do?
Ideally the wall level needs building up of course, but my plastering
skills aren't up to it and the work was done a long time ago so I have
no recourse to the guy who did it. (Anyway, it actually looks fine
until you put a straight edge to it!)
What I'd like to do is fix the upstand in position with the gap behind
reduced to 5mm - with the right filler, that will look OK, doesn't
cause the other end to bow outwards, and doesn't require *too* much
bending force. I don't want visible screw heads through the upstand,
which I suppose means it's No More Nails' time... but will that cope
with the tensile force? Is there a preferred type to use? Or could
I pre-bend the upstand I wonder...
Any thoughts on any of this would be most welcome.
Thanks
David
I wouldn't recommend trying to bend the upstand. Are you tiling above it? If
so, you can lose the gap with a generous quantity of tile cement - or build
it up with bonding plaster or filler first - the surface under the tiles
doesn't have to be wonderful!
Actually the easiest way to flatten out a small section of wall is MDF
sheet.Fixed by any means - battens, bonding plaster etc etc..then tile
over. Or paint it.
If you can mange the edge where it finishes it works well. However dont
plaster up to it and expect the join not to crack. need skimming OVER nd
scrim tape at the join..i.e. plaster up to it, tape, then skim.