Flexible Filler / Plaster

Feb 12, 2007 6 Replies
M

In the front room of my Edwardian house there's an arch leading to a bay. Over the years there's been movement on one upper corner of the arch. I've removed the wallpaper & it looks like it's been poly- filled and also re-plastered (albeit slightly lower down) at some stage.



While this isn't great news - most Victorian / Edwardian houses we saw when house hunting (& believe me there were many...) had some kind of movement near a bay, so I'm not unduly worried (yet)



I want to patch the current crack & re-wallpaper. What's the best filler or plaster to use, given that inevitably there'll be minor movement in the coming years, so it needs to be very flexible.



Thanks,



Michael .



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There are no flexible fillers per se, because no one wants rubbery walls. However, some are more forgiving than others.

How large is the area requiring filling, and how deep? For small cracks, particularly where two surfaces meet, acrylic decorator's caulk is ideal:

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easily tolerates a few % movement, and is paintable, but you can only use it for small cracks.

For larger areas, polystyrene based filler works well. It isn't flexible, but it isn't as prone to cracking as plaster or cellulose filler.

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M

it isn't as prone to cracking as plaster or cellulose filler.

The crack itself isn't massive - a couple of mms wide but runs the width of the arch - about 30cms. Sounds like I might be best off with decorators caulk, given the relatively small width.

Is One Strike Filler the same as Polyfilla 'No Sanding' filler:

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's basically very, very light, almost like egg white and can be mixed with a little water if a bit dry)?

Michael

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Yes, you would - it is ideal for this type of crack.

Yes, same type of filler.

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There are. Decorators caulk. HGowever its only suitable for medium cracks in the 3-10mm sort of range,.

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G

Erm, that's exactly what it said in the next part of my post, which you snipped!

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I cant help it if you contradict yourself ;-)

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