I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?

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Frank
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F wrote:
I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?


The second one.


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Grunff

On 17/11/2006 12:21 Grunff wrote:

F wrote:
I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?


The second one.

That was quick! Thanks!

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Frank
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F wrote:
I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?

The side which has big blue writing all over it saying "plaster this
side only" :-P

David

Frank
For skimming its the light side facing you. For artexing its the dark
side.
Calum Sabey
(NewArk Traditional Kitchens 01556 690544)

PS. It used to be the opposite way round, which confused many people.

F wrote:

I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?

Most boards these days have a light and a dark face. The light face is
the one to skim or decorate.

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Cheers,

John.

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John Rumm wrote:
F wrote:

I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but
which side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the
paper covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has
the paper right across it and wrapping to the other side?

Most boards these days have a light and a dark face. The light face is
the one to skim or decorate.

Also, if it's tapered edge, the taper goes to the front (not completely
obvious if you were expecting the taper to be a 45cm bevel, rather than
a 1-2mm over 50.

"F" wrote in message
...
I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but which
side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the paper
covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has the paper
right across it and wrapping to the other side?

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Frank
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I have often thought why does it make a difference if it is going to be
plastered and painted or papered?

Cheers

John

Lobster wrote:

The side which has big blue writing all over it saying "plaster this
side only" :-P

Unless it's Knauf when the writing says "plaster other side only"

John wrote:

I have often thought why does it make a difference if it is going to be
plastered and painted or papered?

IANAP but perhaps relative absorbency of the two different paper faces?
the direction of the overlap of paper around the edge? different
adhesives used under the different faces? if the brown edge uses thicker
paper then the screws not self-sinking into it so well?

In article ,
"John" writes:

"F" wrote in message
...
I need to fix plasterboard to a ceiling and a studded partition but which
side goes to the outside to be skimmed? The side which has the paper
covering falling just short of the edges, or the side which has the paper
right across it and wrapping to the other side?

I have often thought why does it make a difference if it is going to be
plastered and painted or papered?

It doesn't make much difference. On all boards nowadays, you
use the ivory side facing the room, regardless of the type
of decoration. If you go back 20 years, you used to plaster
the dark side, and that information still floats around today,
even though it's out of date.

--
Andrew Gabriel

On 17/11/2006 19:35 Lobster wrote:

The side which has big blue writing all over it saying "plaster this
side only"

It's brown, actually!

Discovered when I unwrapped the boards to cut them. They had been held
together with shrink wrap and had been packed with the instructions on
the inner faces.

Thanks, everyone, for the help.

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Frank
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