Plastering & Rendering

Seal gap behind dot and dab over pipes and cables

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.20 PM

Hi, sorry if this is a bit basic but I need a bit of advice. I have taken down a section of damaged dot and dab plasterboard in my kitchen, (big hole behind old cupboard, damage from removed tiles, loose dabs). I now need to put a new board in but need to know what to do about sealing between blocks and plasterboard at top of wall. The ceiling plasterboard finishes about 15-20mm from the blocks and there are 3 cables drops in galvanised sheathing plus 15mm H&C water pipes fixed on the block wall passing up into the ceiling above. I had thought of 3 vertical timber battens but unsure how I need to seal horizontally. I can maybe dot and dab if that is a better solution but never tried it. Thanks in advance Thanks Exodus for reply. The hot and cold copper water pipes just had a strip of dpc over them so I'm guessing I will just replace that and put dot and dab adhesive over the top or do I need something better?