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Originally Posted by joeallen
Erick, I hope you glued the plasterboard up as well as using nails, should have used screws, less pounding to break the plaster adhesive bond. With just nails, the plaster will sag again. Plaster on the ceiling needs a full run of glue on the rafters, not just the tiny beads the builders use, which fail eventually and is why you see plaster joints in all the new houses.
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Now you tell me!
Yes, plenty of goop slapped on the rafters first - probably three times as much as the original builders but not a full run. That's OK, when it sags a bit it will match the rest of the ceilings in the house!
Is there a screw designed for plasterboard?