Seal Those Little Gaps Between Wall N Casings

[mint 0]

Your ID / contractor ok to seal the gaps for u?

I requested my ID to do it for me, but he said usually they do only if the whole house is plastered by them.

Did I ask for too much? I just want him to help to apply some plaster powder to seal the gaps along the electrical casings. My home not a lot of casings actually. If its too much, maybe I just do it myself. Which I did, I used the painter's silicon and seal up most of the holes. But heard use silicon is not so good, cos will become black stains in the future.

[MaCe 3]

i didnt do any plastering - how come mine NO GAPS???

[applefreak 1]

ya, me using same painter as MaCe

he sealed the gap for me too

[MaCe 3]

ya, me using same painter as MaCe

he sealed the gap for me too

no extra charges also hor.

[Brainstorm 0]

My painter seal the gap with silicon before painting over it.....

[mint 0]

OHHH!

U mean thats usually a painter's job? Painter seal with what? Is it painter's silicon? Or with those plaster white powder?

Cos hear that there are 2 types of silicon

Edited October 23, 2007 by mint

[applek24 0]

OHHH!

U mean thats usually a painter's job? Painter seal with what? Is it painter's silicon? Or with those plaster white powder?

mine problem is with my floor tile , i choose a gret colour floor tile for my kitchen than the gap is white, so i ask whether can make the colour similar to grey, but his answer to me is can, but the colour will be dark grey.. haiz... so in the end, i say forget abt it..

[applefreak 1]

OHHH!

U mean thats usually a painter's job? Painter seal with what? Is it painter's silicon? Or with those plaster white powder?

Cos hear that there are 2 types of silicon

usually the painter will seal with putty (i think) before painting

to achieve a seamless look

[Brainstorm 0]

OHHH!

U mean thats usually a painter's job? Painter seal with what? Is it painter's silicon? Or with those plaster white powder?

Cos hear that there are 2 types of silicon

Not sure which type, but its a silicon. Think its easier to fill the overhead gap using the silicon gun along the electrical box. Yes its the painter's job to smoothen the wall and ceiling (if you shift lighting point, there were be uneven patch, need to smoothen), fill holes and gaps before painting. But heard some painter will say not their problem and ask for extra $$ to do that.

They only use the white cement to fill the rest of the holes on the wall, fill the chips along the edge of the wall, etc.

Edited October 24, 2007 by Brainstorm

[zacey 0]

actually, dun think its difficult to DIY... saw the silicon gun selling at Self Fix stores... if i have know its so easy, i would have do it myself... initially thot its free but when i see my VO, i realised my ID charged me for this sealing!

[MaCe 3]

actually, dun think its difficult to DIY... saw the silicon gun selling at Self Fix stores... if i have know its so easy, i would have do it myself... initially thot its free but when i see my VO, i realised my ID charged me for this sealing!

for kitchen/bathroom - usually silicon is being used

putty and white cement for the rest.

[Natasha 0]

Initially my painter wanted me to pay for plastering/ filling the gaps. We checked with our contractor and he said most customers did not request to cover the gaps. So if we want, we have to pay his painter to do...

But after negotiating for awhile, the painter say he do "foc" for us

So i still dunno if its included or not...

[andrew77 0]

Initially my painter wanted me to pay for plastering/ filling the gaps. We checked with our contractor and he said most customers did not request to cover the gaps. So if we want, we have to pay his painter to do...

But after negotiating for awhile, the painter say he do "foc" for us

So i still dunno if its included or not...

same scenario for me too.