Need some help with plastering issues here, i have basically a 4 hipped roof at 12 degrees thats cut in using hardwood rafters. Its a raked ceiling with gyprock fixed to battens that are screwed to the underneath of the rafters.
Coming down the hips, i've cut the plasterboard to the angle, and its come up with a neat joint, the problem is with setting that joint.
The plasterboard company recommended a plastic strip that has a variable angle to fit into the joint, after its been sprayed with glue, but the thing will not stay put, even with staples every 100 mm or so it keeps bulging out.
Has anyone out there got any ideas on other products, keeping in mind that the angle we're talking is only about 3-4 degrees off flat.

hi and welcome to the forum! You'll find a bunch of info and a lot of helpful people here ...... to your issue: I am having trouble getting my brain around what youre saying and am wondering if you could take a few pics of the offending area and post them? Also, I am wondering why the thing would bulge out too - seems like youve really slammed the sucker down with everything available, so is the plaster popping from behind? Maybe I am way off the mark and dunno what I am on about (nothing unusual there) ..... could you supply some more info?

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Steve
Kilmore (Melbourne-ish)
Australia

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Yeah thanks Steve, i thought my ramblings were going to be hard to follow, i'll get onto the picture and post it up.

I was wondering about holding it in place with some 'light' timber along the length; with a couple of "G" clamps.
Wax or 'Release' the surface of the timber first so that it won't stick and pull the work undone.

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Here's some pictures to clarify, and i should add that i have a plasterer doing all the setting, and he has'nt come across this particular situation.
The other option is to try bedding in paper tape, but he does'nt reckon the join will be real straight, which is kind of important.
Also, this is all new work, so the plasterboard is screwed firm to a continuos batten down either side of the hip.

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thoughts: get a thin metal mesh bent to the aproximate angle you need and screw it through the join into the battens, then put a skim coate of plaster over the whole lot. Two: place a decorative batten over the join, using a material that compliments. Three: a piece of bent metal again but this time it is stepped out from the ceiling and has concealed lighting in it that would play a wash of lioght out from it. four: ask more experienced plasterers, preferrably those who specialise in solid plastering.
Finally: if it was mine, (and without seeing the actual job) I would probably get some 2 or 3mm steel bent up to the correct angle, fixed through the centre line and paint it the same colour as the ceiling finish. It's all work no matter what you do, but if that line is going to continually open over time, polacing something stable on top of it may be the only way. I feel certain you and I will be the only ones who notice it after about a minute.

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Kilmore (Melbourne-ish)
Australia

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From what I can see you have a number of obtuse internal angles that you need/want to set

I know this sounds like a silly question but - what type of adhesive are you using

My guys use Trim Tex brand spray adhesive - which is made by the same company that makes the plastic beads

If you spray both surfaces and let it get a little tacky it can stick pretty well

If you want to go to metal internal angles so you can staple them (similar to those used on 90º externals) these can be carefully hand bent to suit

Try a specialist plastering supplies shop

Just out of curiosity - Why isn't the plasterer putting them on ?

Thanks for your thoughts guys, the glue is trim-tex, and seems to be good stuff, i think, however that the angle is just to shallow for the plastic bead, and its bending back on itself. I dont know if you know Coochiemudlo Island BrisBen, but its a pretty casual place, and getting trades over here is ....well, difficult.
Good place to live though.
Thanks again, this is a great help.

I wonder if the memory in the plastic could be reset using heat? (still think metal will be the go though)

even I know coochie (ex-brissy boy here)

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Kilmore (Melbourne-ish)
Australia

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I think the expanded metal angle used for external corners on plasterboard walls is your best bet. Is only very light guage and is easily bent to shape or in your case flattened out to suit the angle you've got.

If you measure back from the centre of the hip a distance that suits the width of one leg of the angle and snap a chalk line you'll be able to keep it nice and straight which is what you want.

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Would this metal angle be able to be bent to suit a 45 degree external edge? What I have here is what was an eave that then meets the bottom edge of a skillion ceiling at about 22degrees. Not certain the gyprock sheets will meet perfectly to allow an easy join. Make sense? Cheers

The best stuff to use is the adhesive backed paper tape you get from the plater suppliers, you just fold it anglong the centre ( its scibed already) then place id a bucket of water. The place over the join and smooth over with a plactic trowel, once it is dry place a layer(thin) of finish coat and sand when dry.
Forget about the internal or external metal angles, this is the easiest way.
You can alsop use it on the internal 90 degree angles, but not the external where you are better off using the metal ones
Note : Bunnings sell the paper tape but does not have adhisive on it.

Thanks Guy - what if I need to 'pull' some edges into line - maybe the paper won't do this ? Any other options aside from the metal edge?

Cheers (picture now added - hope you can see what I mean?

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On the circled area of your pic use a metal perforated type. That will give you the best results, but for the internal angles use the paper tape

Can get an obtuse perforated corner bead for angles > 90 degrees.


Cheers....................Sean