plasterer quotes

Scrim and beading is used when the plastering is done, not when the boards are put up.

In my experience, the right man will do whatever it takes to do the job (assuming he wants the job). He might warn beforehand that some feature of the existing work could cause some kind of problem, then you can decide.

In article , Andrew Gabriel writes

I agree with the scrim but I've put corner beads on at the same time as boarding to get the flats secured under the boards.

Yes. I think he'd be very surprised if presented with anything other than the bare boards.

Sounds odd, that would leave the corner of the bead below the surface of the board, which is a bit pointless.

It was in days of yore. Scrim these days is sticky and is put on before the plastering is commenced. Much quicker and easier. Always a debatable issue who does what. Should be specified at the time of the quote. In writing.

A new roll of scrim is sticky, but it's not after it's been in a plasterer's bag for 10 minutes, and no plasterer relies on this. It's applied with a trowel loaded with plaster to make sure it's fully coated in plaster, and hence during the plastering, and not during the plasterboarding.

agreed, it also has a habit of falling off "overnight" if not plastered ASAP.

I have seen an alleged "pro" plasterer apply self adhesive scrim and then looked like he'd PVA'd over to stop it falling off whilst other work was carried on - mmm presume he was on an hourly rate then.....

Jim K

"should be" "could be" "would be"

Jim K