numtys numty ) wibbled on Tuesday 01
February 2011 14:36:

After having ground floor ceilings re-plastered for a second time, they
are once more showing cracks. I assume the joists are moving and
causing this to happen. The floors above the ceiling are extremely
noisy when anyone is upstairs.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to replace the ceilings as
re-plastering is very expensive and obviously not the answer.

Thanks in anticipation

I've got a couple of board joint cracks too - get used to it is my advice.
Plaster is hard and unforgiving and buildings (especially ceilings) move a
bit, especially over the seasons due to heating as well as the shock load
from above.

I'm going to smear a bit of caulk in mine and just run a strip of fresh
paint over (they've not long been painted).

For micro hairline cracks, I've peviously painted some PVA on and painted
over - seems to work in that it sticks the edges a bit and discourages tiny
movements.

Don't really notice them anyway.


Cheers

Tim
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Tim Watts