I've just boarded a wall with straight edge board, it is a pretty tidy job, all the joins look OK.
Original plan was to have it skimmed but i'm thinking of merely lining paper it. Laregely because I can't be arsed with a plasterer in and the expense.
I can't foresee any bother, any gotchas I might not have considered?
Once you've filled the joints flush, adding lining paper doesn't achieve anything. More useful for knackered surfaces.
NT
You might just want to use some dry lining jointing tape and paste/compound. (Even) I managed to redo a damaged lath/plaster partition wall that way, then painted.
Although in my case I'd have made a complete hash of papering, so anything would be an improvement :-)
Am I right in thinking that skimming might provide a bit of extra fire resistance (e.g. for a garage or workshop)?
a trivial amount. It's only a thin skim.
NT
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