Plaster finish inside of purlins

shinnlinger · February 18, 2015, 07:28:04 PM

Hello,

I am putting up plaster board between my purlins so that a coat of tinted plaster will work it up and I will be done. As opposed to taping drywall and painting or cutting in beadboard and trimming.

Brian_Weekley · February 18, 2015, 08:59:37 PM

Shinnlinger,

Not sure I follow. I thought plaster board is the same as drywall? Are you skim coating the drywall? How do you deal with seams without taping?

Thanks,

Brian

shinnlinger · February 19, 2015, 06:34:51 AM

Plasterboard absorbs water and allows plaster to stick to it. My neighbor is a plasterer and can basically come in in one pass and fill the section and be done. Drywall would require sanding and then painting which would become tedious around the beams.

Brian_Weekley · February 19, 2015, 08:07:26 AM

I've never plastered before, but I like it. Not sanding and painting is a good thing. Do you do anything special at the plaster-wood interface? What happens to the plaster when the purlin dries or just moves due to normal seasonal expansion/contraction? Just wondering if that's a concern?

shinnlinger · February 19, 2015, 04:16:58 PM

It will probably have a bit of a gap but my frame is 7 years old and has been enclosed and heated for a number of years so hopefully its done most of its shrinking

shinnlinger · February 23, 2015, 09:22:16 PM

Peak is done in the master bedroom. Looks pretty good to me!

fishfighter · February 24, 2015, 06:39:15 AM

That is sweet looking. Anymore pictures of the building?

shinnlinger · February 24, 2015, 07:28:25 AM

Check out my gallery. Few shots there...

Brian_Weekley · February 24, 2015, 07:37:46 AM

Looks nice. Does it take more than one coat of plaster or can he completely finish each section with one coat at a time?

fishfighter · February 24, 2015, 08:40:17 AM

Quote from: shinnlinger on February 24, 2015, 07:28:25 AM
Check out my gallery. Few shots there...

I did. Nice.

shinnlinger · February 25, 2015, 09:05:17 PM

He basically does them at the same time, but it is technically two coats. He will lay in a load of mud and then push his scaffold to the next bay and repeat. Once done he will come back and add a second layer but it is really just random high spots for texture and then roll back to the other bay. He will then roll back and knock down the high spots to finish it up. I would say about a half hour for two sections.

beenthere · February 25, 2015, 09:50:08 PM

He certainly earns his keep with those small and tight areas trying to trowel on that coating. But looks like he is doing a good job for you.

Magicman · February 25, 2015, 10:38:14 PM

Different professionals have different talents.

shinnlinger · February 25, 2015, 10:46:35 PM

He actually likes it because he can do a small area and be done vs having to worry about it setting up too fast.

It is also a great way to get tight to the beams. He is quite good and can make it much smoother or textured but my wife liked what he I doing so that ended that.

Bruno of NH · February 26, 2015, 01:35:23 PM

I like the textured look with the beams IMO .
Nothing like real plaster it's the best .
Looks good Shinn
Jim/Bruno

fishfighter · February 26, 2015, 08:57:09 PM

I agree. Looks real nice. Going to have to check in to this.

Darrel · February 27, 2015, 12:10:13 AM

Quote from: Magicman on February 25, 2015, 10:38:14 PM
Different professionals have different talents.

Yup! I'd have plaster all over those beams in nothin flat!

shinnlinger · February 27, 2015, 07:07:57 AM

Fireproofing...

Geeg · March 01, 2015, 12:17:45 AM

That blue 3M tape works wonders, Nice job shinnlinger!. I did mine a little different and screwed the drywall on the back side of the osb, same same but different :laugh: