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Hi. We are building a house and it’s time to get some quotes for plastering. The house has timber frames. I need to know the name of a technique of plastering around windows wherein the windows are set in such that the interior edge of the window reveal is a centimetre or two short of the gyprock. The resultant gap is filled by the plasterer, giving a very minimalist finish with no architrave.
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Arron
I don't think I have seen it like you describe but I think I'd try calling it something like 'overlay square set'. If the plasterboard returns inside the reveal all the way to the window frame I think it would be just 'square set'.
Description is a little difficult to follow, but search the following terms to see if anything is close:
P50 Shadowline
Square Set
Ezyreveal
Depending on your construction detail but you can either use a set casing bead or if you want the shadow line use the P50 setting bead if you are using the reveal of the window or door.
If you want the plasterboard reveal to return into the window or integrate the jamb as part of the wall there are several suppliers like ezyreveal
Be aware that it is an expensive finish to do labourwise if that is a consideration. I just did a house that way and the setting cost as much as the plasterboard work
Forgot to add that there is another option using the plastic tear away bead which protects your frame when setting, the other beads I mentioned are metal and are better to hold a true and straight line though
How did you go with this, is that what you are looking for ?
Yeah, sorry, I didn’t know there had been replies to my question as I didn’t get notified. I did briefly reflect that it seemed odd that no-one had replied.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beardy
Anyway, the quotes are on their way and the local plasterers simply call it ‘squareset’.
The style of our house is such that the extra money for squareset is almost mandatory.
One of the plasterers said that the best solution for the doors was to use Easyjamb. Any thoughts on just how advantageous they are - I ask because they seem to be hard to source around here, even though the plasterers said squareset is probably the norm for custom built houses here.
Cheers and thanks for the replies.
Arron
Squareset or ezytrim tear off are the two most common. Bear in mind this is a very modern look ,sometimes it doesn’t gel with an older house. Always good to keep a place in the same style, better in the longer term.
Easyjamb is a good product if that is the look you are after. It would definitely be available local to you, nearly all the plasterboard suppliers either carry it or get it in for you.
You can also do cavity sliders that way with these guys Euro Jamb Door Jamb Systems | Altro and are probably the best ones to get and make some very nice products , I have used them a fair bit . They do the easyjamb style as well but use aluminium instead of zincaneal so better in corrosion prone situations