How To Fix Cracks, For Good! Lath And Plaster Ceilings

How To Fix Cracks, For Good! Lath And Plaster Ceilings
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[@TheBlackblackblack]

Always greatly appreciate your work and attention to detail. For what it's worth, I prefer no music during the videos. Ambient sounds of productivity help to understand the process better, and your commentary is gold.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you.. some videos will always have music, because of background noise.

[@PhilG0BVD]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills. I followed it to the T. Worked perfectly thanks to your video. Took me a week to complete and was completed with two coats of ceiling paint on Saturday January 27th 2024 The biggest job was dismantling the bed every day!

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Glad we could help... Thank you

[@saudilass]

Watches vides , deep embarrassed sigh, rolls eyes and makes a mental for Saturday “did out poly fill a applied to hall ceiling cracks last Saturday, and do it correctly this time 😊 thank you as always for saving me £100’s and educating a diyer 👍🏻

[@PaulJacksonOttawa]

Video is fantastic. I watch them nearly every time before I go to do a big plaster ceiling repair, which I’m doing today, and I can’t tell you how helpful this technique as well as many others that you’ve posted have been to me. Thanks so much, and please keep these videos coming.👍💪🍻

[@artemisjuno]

What fantastic attention to detail. Wish I could find a tradesman like you in my part of the world but, so far, no luck.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you, word of mouth is usually best, still have to be careful. A good decorator will always have a waiting list.

[@pqsnet]

Nice jobb! Hate though that these videos always end when the painting is about to start. The before and after a paintjob is so satisfying to see.

[@kathrynprovince9163]

Glad I stuck with this 20 min video instead of a shorter one. Every bit of it was so necessary! The PDA and filler mixing was mesmerizing!

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you

[@1951timbo]

Good morning to you Sir. Can I ask your advice please. I need to patch a strip of ceiling where moisture has got under the joint. I’ve cleaned it out when it dried ,applied pva and wonder what is the best plaster or patch up product that won’t crack and is flexible? I see you used poly cell mixed with pva for the lathe and plaster repair! Can I do the same for plaster board. Also I am assuming I must tape the joint? Love your channel. You’ve helped this old 73 man get some great results following your advice. Your work is excellent.🤗

[@stevevenus1]

Great job, but I think it will still re-crack if there is movement from a floor above.

[@Duanecann]

You Sir have saved me thousands of dollars and time. Big THANK YOU

[@KathrynFritze]

Great presentation. Awesome old world skills.

[@maxwellmc9734]

excellent result 👍😊 I'm on the last room in my house all painted , staircase reoccurring crap fixed (about 2 years ago looks fantastic still) door front door installation fixed, paint distemper on the hallway fixed every problem I came across and never heard !! of I've found a solutions in your videos cheers..

[@lozinja]

Very useful video. Thanks for making it!

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Your welcome thanks 👍

[@lorac5539]

Really useful information and a great help - thank you!

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you.

[@harleymac6308]

Thank you so much for this helpful video. This job is on my to-do list. I'll follow your steps & have peace of mind it'll be done correctly. Thank you👍

[@sheepskullcaver]

very detailed video thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@PaintingandDecorating]

@@sheepskullcaver thank you you're welcome

[@eddiecotter7201]

If your mixing paint with the filler will it actually sand down like its supposed to?also does this technique work long term on movement cracks?it would be great if we could see the ceiling 12 months down the line to see if it all works,thanks for the video very interesting

[@Blue60]

Great job with good information, but when I do filling and wipe over with a damp cloth it seems to wipe the filler out, any views on that please

[@andywright2606]

Excellent video, with good detail and very well explained. I'm working on my 1910 Federation cottage with Lath and Plaster walls and ceilings). Just a couple of questions, if I may. 1) Any suggestion of the mixing ratio for the PVA and water spray? I made a mix and sprayed the racked out cracks, but the dust still wants to crumble out once it dries. 2) I'm in Australia, and you can't buy Dulux Easycare paint here. Can I use any ceiling/wall paint mixed in with the filler to avoid having to prime over the filler before painting. Thanks heaps for sharing your extensive knowledge mate. Cheers Andy 👍

[@umranhu]

Do you have any vids for super fine cracks in walls that happen after few years with skim coats ? Looking around cant find any product that would soak into them and bridge.

[@PaulHayle]

found this very helpful

[@mrthompson108]

Thanks so much for the advice the expanding foam works a treat !

[@snowviolet508]

Will you come over to my house and fix my ceiling for me? :). Ugh. You're so patient. That seems the tricky part with all of this... just taking your time to get it done right.

[@adammac4960]

Tried it and it does work but have to have a lot of patience to make sure enough foam has got in behind. Took a few goes to get it right tho and patient customers 😂.

[@robertblunt8920]

Some people say to tape over the cracks, some people don't. It looks like you did not. Great video. For walls do u use the same approach and no paper tape across the crack. Thanks again for the old world knowledge share

[@garvielloken3929]

So much knowledge! Awesome!

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you

[@craigwilliams7516]

That's a great opening line!😂

[@ftocar]

Would this method still work for plasterboard where they crack down the joints?

[@bladerunnersn]

My house was built approximately 1929 and this summer of 2022 , it decides to settle causing ceiling cracks and some wall cracks .

[@MsJomalone]

Very useful thank you

[@PaintingandDecorating]

You're welcome thanks

[@LondonStuff.]

Great video! I’m experiencing springy plaster walls and I was thinking of this method. Does it still hold up? I don’t really want to be removing sections and then plasterboard.

[@honeyforce996]

Does the foam need to be a specific brand? Is basic $5 Great Stuff "Gaps and Cracks" alright? There are some comparisons on youtube, and Loctite Tite Foam seems to be a bit "stickier" Thanks for the great video

[@PaintingandDecorating]

@@honeyforce996 as long as it's gap filling foam it will be okay. Thanks for watching.

[@nigelmiller5860]

Great video lots of information and tips thanks.

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you

[@2010gtoner]

Good stuff. ceilings can be a pain in the arse for me sometimes :)

[@denisconor648]

Great stuff.

[@shukfahid]

Very nice

[@hardworker8030]

Would you use polyfilla on woodwork or would you use a ready mixed wood filler

[@matthewcalder4351]

Perfect 👍

[@andrewgardner3774]

Cant believe you don’t have a proper foam gun with the amount you use ..

[@Eazy912]

Could you come to London I’ve got this all over my house recently purchased bought the house in june last year got everywhere re plastered but now we are having this issue pretty much everywhere

[@twotales7337]

Same here. How did you sort it out??

[@benholzer1649]

What is easycap in America though? Is it caulk or plaster

[@dave1secondago]

great job

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Thank you

[@markmacaulay9011]

Great work as usual! 🙂👌

[@ohforfxcksake]

What ratio do you dilute the pva please

[@whyleycoyote69]

I watched this video with interest as I am having issues with surface cracks in plasterboard in my conservatory. I’ve tried this method to fix them, but even before I’ve managed to get the surface painted hairline cracks are once again appearing. The only thing I’ve done differently to your method is I didn’t use the Soudal gap filling foam, instead I’ve used Screwfix foam which I already had. The plasterboard is fitted in a south facing conservatory, so it is affected by large changes in temperature and I think this could be the issue. Is there anything else you would recommend, or do you think the Soudal foam will make all the difference?

[@gypsygem9395]

From what I understand, the Screwfix (No Nonsense) foam is made by Soudal, so there would probably be no difference

[@whyleycoyote69]

@@gypsygem9395 Thanks Gypsy Gem, I appreciate your help. I was hoping this foam method would work for my issue. It seemed promising from the videos I've watched so far.

[@darrenpaulgreen]

I’ve had this issue previously and overcame it by using plasterers mesh tape over the cracks and filling over the tape with a few layers of this filler working out to about 8” wide. This blends in the slightly higher level of filler over the crack. Laborious but does work. Effectively you’re doing what a dry liner would do on a ceiling.

[@whyleycoyote69]

@@darrenpaulgreen Thanks Darren, I've tried scrim tape as well, but I've still got the cracks. I'm wondering if it's the high changes in temperature that could be causing this, or the plasterboard may not have enough dot & dab applied to the back of it. It's obviously moving far more than it should... Instead of just cracks now I've got the top layer of plaster popping off and I've re-done it again since my post above to Gypsy Gem.

[@xboxgamer7453]

@@whyleycoyote69 Is there any play in the plasterboard that a few screws couldn't fix. Then have another go at putting scrim tape over the cracks. This ceiling he filled with foam is a Lath and Plaster ceiling. I'm about to try this method myself because my ceiling is also lath and plaster.

[@jas.5695]

Trouble is your having to take more time to take out the crack more then needed to be able to get the foam inside. V it out and use a filler that can withstand movement plenty on the market.

[@chrissy212e]

Hi, what filler would you recommend 😊

[@brianjones9561]

Where you get that squirt stuff

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Most DIY outlets will have expanding foam. Thanks

[@beecee6850]

That ceiling is crying out for ceiling paper or at very least lining paper because of the amount of repairs.

[@oscarvaleriano6188]

Can’t you just use hot mud ?

[@sparkey4293]

Diluted PVA? Not sure what using sorrry I’m from USA so products are a little different here

[@PaintingandDecorating]

School glue.. Emily's glue.. wood glue... But not waterproof stuff... PVA poly vinyl asitat.... Good stuff just make sure it's diluted and soaks in, almost looks like you have done nothing once it's dry. Thanks

[@sparkey4293]

@@PaintingandDecorating thanks

[@GavinLawrence747]

Most Lath and Plaster ceilings are lime plaster, this looks like gypsum underneath the paint?

[@PaintingandDecorating]

Yes this has been skimmed. Thanks

[@Zinnia542]

Is the PVA just white glue?

[@A_Class216]

I've been doing some research and it seems PVA is just another name for wood glue.

[@wags9777]

The cracking in this house is so extreme I would say it's structural

[@KTMSparky]

@@wags9777 common on lathe ceilings even that amount, most are a century old or so now

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[@PaintingandDecorating]

@@MustafaCelik-v5j how much do I charg? And how am I egzeturating?

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