Hiya all, can anybody tell me the best way to break up large ceiling
areas for skimming?

cheers..jezza...

get it tested for asbestos first

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Hiya all, can anybody tell me the best way to break up large ceiling
areas for skimming?

cheers..jezza...

Abe wrote:
Hiya all, can anybody tell me the best way to break up large ceiling
areas for skimming?
What's on the ceiling now?
Plasterboard, screwed down, taped and ready to go.The ceiling is too
big for me to skim it in one hit so advice would be appreciated.

cheers...jezza.....

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Hiya all, can anybody tell me the best way to break up large ceiling
areas for skimming?

cheers..jezza...

If you're on a ladder, the best you can hope for is a three-by-three
foot square assuming a normal adult armspan. This gives you about five
feet on diagonal (well, 4.25'), and is probably as far as you'd want to
stretch your arm overhead from your center of gravity.

Three-by-three squares also give you the opportunity to skimcoat at
least one taped joint in each square.

If you're on a scaffold, I suspect the areas might be larger, but I've
never tried that method so wouldn't hazard a guess.

-Frank

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