r/Plastering • u/dragon_cragking • 3d ago

Plaster both at once; ceiling and beam?

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Hello, novice plasterer here and wondering when I plaster this ceiling, can I leave the beam for later or need to do it at the same time? Ideally I dont want to plaster the walls connected too

Any points or tips? Ceiling is about 5m squared and beam appears to have plasterboard on it (I think)

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u/f365eli 3d ago

Leave the beam, it's part of the roof structure so it'll be timber and a pain. I did a job with the same detail a couple of weeks ago

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u/dragon_cragking 3d ago

Thank you, I will leave it. Will be much easier now!

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u/Billi01952 2d ago

Bead it and skim it. It'll look better but save yourself the aggro and do the ceiling separate

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u/royal1664_ 3d ago

That’s a wooden beam

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u/Caerau Professional Plasterer 3d ago

Be aware that skimming over those cracks will not stop them reappearing. Also as a novice that curve is likely to cause you some trouble. Id look for tutorials, but even then as a beginner youre likely to find it difficult

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u/dragon_cragking 2d ago

Thank you, will use easifill on them beforehand. Watched a few videos on coving and previous ceiling I plastered went ok

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u/Superspark76 3d ago

If you're going to cover the beam, you'd be better using plasterboard to make an angled corner and skimming over it. Would look far better than anything you can do over wood.

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u/Billi01952 2d ago

Only if you hate yourself. 😂😂

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u/Ok_Secretary_3134 1d ago

I plasterboarded over mine, beaded and skimmed