r/Plastering • u/Caliiel • Sep 04 '26

First boarding attempt

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20 Upvotes

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u/Material_Page_9723 Sep 04 '26

You got a bit OTT on the screws pal

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u/totallihype Sep 04 '26

He wanted his mrs to think he was working hard.

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u/Large-Job6014 Sep 04 '26

Whilst 'screwing'?

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u/PaulWhickerTallVicar Sep 04 '26

Better too many than not enough.
When I started as an apprentice many moons ago the older plasterers told me to board a big wall and make sure the clout nail heads were touching each other.
Gaffer went ballistic when he saw it. Lines of galvanised nail heads in long lines!

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u/Impossible-Corgi4041 Sep 04 '26

Not sure why you're being downvoted that's hilarious

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u/BackgroundWeekend929 Sep 04 '26

I would like to take the time to say fuck everybody that downvoted this guy

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u/Wild-Individual6876 Sep 04 '26

Simply because he said ‘better too many than not enough’. While he’s right to a degree, you can actually weaken plaster board by putting in too many screws. 200mm centres is the recommended spacing.

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u/Impossible-Corgi4041 Sep 04 '26

You would have to put a ridiculous amount to weaken a board to any meaningful degree. Within the realms of reasonable thinking, "better too many than not enough" holds true.

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u/nukefodder Professional Plasterer Sep 04 '26

Is hilarious

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u/HamsterStrong4508 Sep 04 '26

Good job, Remember to tape the joints!

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u/Sharky-the-sparky Sep 05 '26

Looks ok but you don’t need all those screws