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Covering a plasterboard join with an angled ceiling

  • 07-09-2022 10:41PM
    #1
    adocholiday
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    Hi all,

    Just looking for some suggestions here. I stuck up some warm board in the loft area just to try to warm up the rooms there, it's replacing some existing plasterboard sheets that were badly put in initially. The boards come up to meet the angled ceiling but there's a gap between the ceiling and the edge of the boards because of the insulation. The boards are 37mm in total. I'm just taping and jointing the boards for now, so what would be a decent option here? Pic here:

    https://i.imgur.com/S5bzct7.jpg




Comments

  • #2
    TimHorton
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    25mm of Insulation is not going to do a lot. Added to that the weak spots at the joins you are pretty much wasting your time.



  • #3
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,527 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    I'd have pulled the existing plaster off the wall and ceiling and replaced it with the insulated plasterboard.

    But, this all depends on the level of insulation already there. Why just the walls?



  • #4
    adocholiday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,216 ✭✭✭adocholiday



    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119588189#Comment_119588189

    The ceiling is properly insulated behind so there wasn't any need to take it out.

    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119588173#Comment_119588173

    Maybe so but it is still a big improvement on what was there which was a mix of plywood boards and uninsulated plasterboard. The rafters behind are properly insulated, as is the floor and the room is only a storage space really so I'm not overly concerned about the comfort levels. I'll be having the place reinsulated properly at some point in the future, but the post isn't about the merits of the plasterboard it's more about how best to close that join up so that it looks right.



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