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Plastering & Rendering

Bubbles in edging

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.29 PM

Hi, I live in a new build house and now it's settled for a few years these have come up on a few edges. On a few edges the plaster at the corner has bubbled up a bit and the edges are no longer fully straight. It looks like plastic edge strips have been used and are bubbling in some way. What's the easiest way to repair these? Can I cut out individual sections or do I need to remove it all and replace with a fresh strip?

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4 Answers

K.Beer Property Services

Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Torquay
being a new build they tend to dry line and not always to a good standard so the strips that you are talking about is dry lining tape just cut out the pieces that are bubbling and replace with plasters tape fill over with easy fill you will probably have to fill twice rub down and paint.
Answered12 May 2020
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SJC Plastering

Rating: 5 out of 5
Grangemouth
New builds are all taped and filled.not fully plastered. The problem you have is paper corner tape with a metal lining remove it and replace fully with a metal plastering corner bead thin coat
Answered23 May 2020
1

LR Plastering Solutions

Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Littlehampton
The beading may continue to bubble up so therefore it may be better to take off the bead and replace it to stop the problem happening again. Without proper inspection of what is causing the problem you dont know of just filling it will help or exacerbate the issue
Answered20 May 2020
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Anonymous user

I work In new build houses as a “making good man” this entails fixing blown tapes. It happens when a tiny air bubble is left under the tape when sealed. This air will heat up and cool down over time resulting in the tape expanding and “blowing”. Simply cut out just over 1 inch either side of the bubble and use EasyFill 20 to completely fill. And then apply a further coat to make it all level. Then it’s a case of sanding it down and painting over it and it shouldn’t reoccur. Hope I’ve helped 🙂
Answered21 May 2020
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