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Hi folks.
I would really appreciate some advice on the following problem from the 'pros' out there.
I live in a 1970's top floor flat. I think the construction of the 6 story building was steel beams filled in with bricks to form the walls and a flat roof.
On nearly all the walls near the ceilings the cement render on the beams in the rooms is quite loose and small cracks are apparent where the steel beams meet the brickwork.
Should I hack off the loose internal render back to the steel beam - fix some foil backed plasterboard onto the beams somehow and let the plasterboard span the small cracks as well to then have the plasterboard plastered?
If this is a good method to use how would I 'stick' the foil backed plasterboard to the steel?
Is there a better 'workround' than the one I am suggesting?
Many thanks for any ideas/opinions you may all have .
Regads,
Jon
I would really appreciate some advice on the following problem from the 'pros' out there.
I live in a 1970's top floor flat. I think the construction of the 6 story building was steel beams filled in with bricks to form the walls and a flat roof.
On nearly all the walls near the ceilings the cement render on the beams in the rooms is quite loose and small cracks are apparent where the steel beams meet the brickwork.
Should I hack off the loose internal render back to the steel beam - fix some foil backed plasterboard onto the beams somehow and let the plasterboard span the small cracks as well to then have the plasterboard plastered?
If this is a good method to use how would I 'stick' the foil backed plasterboard to the steel?
Is there a better 'workround' than the one I am suggesting?
Many thanks for any ideas/opinions you may all have .
Regads,
Jon
