Hi all

Just had the builders in doing a refurb job on the back room!
Is it necessary/advisable to prep surfaces prior to coving?
Walls are fresh skim over existing cement backing and finish.
Ceilings are new board and fresh skim.
Completed over a week ago so all dried out OK.

Intend to use plaster coving and Gyproc adhesive or similar.

TIA

Phil

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Hi all

Just had the builders in doing a refurb job on the back room!
Is it necessary/advisable to prep surfaces prior to coving?
Walls are fresh skim over existing cement backing and finish.
Ceilings are new board and fresh skim.
Completed over a week ago so all dried out OK.

Intend to use plaster coving and Gyproc adhesive or similar.

TIA

Phil

Get it on now Phil. This is the perfect time to do it. Just do it the way
you say above. Perfect.

Gyproc is good - avoid Wickes coving adhesive. I used this when I ran out of gyproc & couldn't believe how bad it is - like porridge. Your finish should be ideal. One very dry surfaces I use a damp cloth to moisten the plaster first otherwise it can suck all the water out of the adhesive too quickly (but again, that was probably just the Wickes stuff).

On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 16:41:54 +0100, Pufter
wrote:

Gyproc is good - avoid Wickes coving adhesive. I used this when I ran
out of gyproc & couldn't believe how bad it is - like porridge. Your
finish should be ideal. One very dry surfaces I use a damp cloth to
moisten the plaster first otherwise it can suck all the water out of
the adhesive too quickly (but again, that was probably just the Wickes
stuff).

There is nothing wrong with Wickes coving adhesive, pretty much the
same as the BG equivalent. Actualy its better because if you use it
and you fk up it can all be blamed on Wickes.