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1st March 2008, 09:58 PM #1Senior Member
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Repairing old villaboard joins
In my bathroom, there are some areas where there are hairline cracks along the joins in the villaboard. There is also some movement of the villaboard at these places. I am guessing that the joins were either done previously with the wrong tape or even with no tape at all. I am now wondering how to fix up these cracks. Should I try to grind the joins back to remove the paint and some of the filler then reapply base coat and perforated paper tape?
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1st March 2008, 10:15 PM #2quality + reliability
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The best method I have found to fix cracks in a finished join over a painted surface is to use wet and stick paper tape after giving the join a scrape back to get rid of any loose paint.
The most common cause for cracking in villaboard is the use of fibreglass tape. Nearly 100% of joins using fibreglass tape on villaboard will develope hairline cracks.
Paper tape is the only tape to use on villaboard.
See this thread http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ad.php?t=34763 It explains the process.
Cheers RodGreat plastering tips at
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1st March 2008, 10:18 PM #3Senior Member
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Thanks Rod, I was hoping you would come back online tonight. Will now read up on what to do.
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9th March 2008, 09:40 AM #4Senior Member
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Rod, I have tried buying wet and stick joint tape at a few hardware stores but no luck so far. Any suggestions where to try? Any online plastering suppliers you know of?
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9th March 2008, 12:05 PM #5quality + reliability
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I doubt very much if any hardware store even knows it exists.
Go to any plasterboard wholesaler they should have it.
I don't know the local suppliers in your area but a quick look up under plasterboard in the yellow pages will find them.
Give them a call to make sure they stock it. Most will.
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