Stevo985 Posted May 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2023 On 09/05/2023 at 13:08, sidcow said: I'd have that up in a jiffy. Practice makes perfect as they say. And I've had plenty of practice Who's Ajiffy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Who's Ajiffy? My next door neighbour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 Next question. The wall the top of the bannister was fitted against wasn’t straight, so there’s a big gap behind it that I need to fill. see? Best way to do this? At the moment my plan is gorilla filla (expanding foam filler) behind it. Then sand it down and caulk it before painting Any other suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 17 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Next question. The wall the top of the bannister was fitted against wasn’t straight, so there’s a big gap behind it that I need to fill. see? Best way to do this? At the moment my plan is gorilla filla (expanding foam filler) behind it. Then sand it down and caulk it before painting Any other suggestions? Knock the wall down and rebuild it so it's straight. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Next question. The wall the top of the bannister was fitted against wasn’t straight, so there’s a big gap behind it that I need to fill. see? Best way to do this? At the moment my plan is gorilla filla (expanding foam filler) behind it. Then sand it down and caulk it before painting Any other suggestions? Why don't you just use caulk, a quality one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: The wall the top of the bannister was fitted against wasn’t straight, so there’s a big gap behind it that I need to fill. Why do you need to fill it? By that I mean what issue is the gap causing? Or is this just an aesthetic thing? It just seems like creating work for the sake of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 I don't think you'd need expanded foam filler. Looks small enough for decorators caulk to fill to me. Or maybe cover it with a bit of trim, some pine quadrant beading should bend into place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 Nah it’s too big for caulk. I couldn’t get the angle of the photo right. I could get my finger through the gap. I’ll caulk it to finish but I think I need to fill the gap first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 3 hours ago, bickster said: Why do you need to fill it? By that I mean what issue is the gap causing? Or is this just an aesthetic thing? It just seems like creating work for the sake of it It’s just aesthetics. If I’m doing something I’d rather do a proper job 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 13, 2023 Moderator Share Posted May 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: It’s just aesthetics. If I’m doing something I’d rather do a proper job Fairy nuff I was just thinking if you do have to remove the banister and you’ve used filler foam, it'll mean needing to do some work to the wall later on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 minutes ago, bickster said: Fairy nuff I was just thinking if you do have to remove the banister and you’ve used filler foam, it'll mean needing to do some work to the wall later on That’s for future Stevo to worry about 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Nah it’s too big for caulk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 10 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Next question. The wall the top of the bannister was fitted against wasn’t straight, so there’s a big gap behind it that I need to fill. see? Best way to do this? At the moment my plan is gorilla filla (expanding foam filler) behind it. Then sand it down and caulk it before painting Any other suggestions? If its not fixed in securely you could replace it with a thicker piece of wood cut thicker at one end. If you don't want the hassle of changing the piece of timber, slide in a thin piece of wood that's not quite as big as the gap. Secure it with a touch of wood glue. Then use wood filler for the last few mm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted May 13, 2023 Yeah it’s newly installed so I don’t fancy taking it off the wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Lifeboats Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah it’s newly installed so I don’t fancy taking it off the wall To be fair it's not installed ON the wall. It's in a different postcode. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Piece of trim would be best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 09:51, sidcow said: I don't think you'd need expanded foam filler. Looks small enough for decorators caulk to fill to me. Or maybe cover it with a bit of trim, some pine quadrant beading should bend into place. I caulked the shit out of it in the end and it looks good. It's probably a horror show underneath but oh well. The only mistake I made was using caulk that can't be painted over so might have to dig it out and start again 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 6, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 6, 2023 On 14/05/2023 at 13:25, foreveryoung said: Piece of trim would be best. That was my intended solution but decided to try the caulk first and managed to get it to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 Late to the party but no one mentioned filler as an option. sand it back flush and paint over it. As others have said trim/quadrant comes in many mouldings and isn't silly money, depends on the look you're after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 On 06/06/2023 at 12:39, Stevo985 said: The only mistake I made was using caulk that can't be painted over so might have to dig it out and start again Na you won't need to. Just apply a shellac base primer to the caulked area in question, Leave it to dry for 12 hours and the paint will apply easily go on just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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