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Fitting skirting and avoiding damp
We have just had a wall treated, tanked and re-plastered due to damp
problems. The plasterer was careful not to take the plaster down too low. I now have the problem of fitting MDF plasterboard ( (to match the rest) without causing a problem. I am thinking of sticking plastic wedges onto the back of the skirting which are assembled to suit the gap between skirting and brickwork then using adhesive to stick the skirting to the plaster - however - I am a little concerned that only about the top inch of the skirting will meet the plaster. Any thoughts? Regards John |
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Fitting skirting and avoiding damp
On 20/11/2011 16:35, DerbyBoy wrote:
We have just had a wall treated, tanked and re-plastered due to damp problems. The plasterer was careful not to take the plaster down too low. I now have the problem of fitting MDF plasterboard ( (to match the rest) without causing a problem. I am thinking of sticking plastic wedges onto the back of the skirting which are assembled to suit the gap between skirting and brickwork then using adhesive to stick the skirting to the plaster - however - I am a little concerned that only about the top inch of the skirting will meet the plaster. Any thoughts? Regards John An L shape metal bracked, small part of the L screwed onto floor and the skirting screwed to the other part. OR A wood batten screwed along the floor, the bottom of the skirting could be screwed to this and the top part of the skirting to the plasterboard. |
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Fitting skirting and avoiding damp
On 20/11/2011 16:35, DerbyBoy wrote:
We have just had a wall treated, tanked and re-plastered due to damp problems. The plasterer was careful not to take the plaster down too low. I now have the problem of fitting MDF plasterboard ( (to match the rest) without causing a problem. I am thinking of sticking plastic wedges onto the back of the skirting which are assembled to suit the gap between skirting and brickwork then using adhesive to stick the skirting to the plaster - however - I am a little concerned that only about the top inch of the skirting will meet the plaster. Any thoughts? Regards John I would find some blocks of plastic (or something impervious to water) the same thickness as the plaster, and stick them to the brickwork with Gripfill/Stixall just above floor level at regular - maybe 150mm - intervals. Then fit the skirting - with a a bead of adhesive near the top to meet the plaster, and a dollop on each plastic block. The skirting will then be adequately supported both at the top and bottom - without creating any water transmission path. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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Fitting skirting and avoiding damp
I would find some blocks of plastic (or something impervious to water) the same thickness as the plaster, and stick them to the brickwork with Gripfill/Stixall just above floor level at regular - maybe 150mm - intervals. Then fit the skirting - with a a bead of adhesive near the top to meet the plaster, and a dollop on each plastic block. The skirting will then be adequately supported both at the top and bottom - without creating any water transmission path. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. Thanks Roger - sounds good. If I use a straight edge down from the plaster I should be able to make measurements of the thickness of plastic spacer I need. Now I need to find something suitable! |
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On 21/11/2011 10:09, DerbyBoy wrote:
Thanks Roger - sounds good. If I use a straight edge down from the plaster I should be able to make measurements of the thickness of plastic spacer I need. Now I need to find something suitable! The spacer thickness doesn't have to be exact - as long as it's *less* than the plaster thickness - because the Gripfill/Stixall or whatever will fill any slight gaps. You could possible use the sort of plastic spacers used by window or door fitters - maybe something like https://www.multifixings.com/type-d-...-1-subcat.html - which are available in thicknesses of up to 15mm. [If the shape isn't quite right, you could cut them in half]. -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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