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[cammy4366]

I've moved into a house where a door opening has been plasterboarded over and skimmed, there is a crack the whole way around it now. I've removed the plasterboard and have taken 15m out of the old door standard so the board is flush (-3mm) with the stone plastered walls. what is the best kind of plaster tape to use to form a bridge between stone and plasterboard to ensure it doesn't crack when i redo it?

[thedoctor]

Its called scrim Cammy and its a very fine mesh on a roll which will prevent cracking. See our project on plastering and scroll to the bottom to see a roll of scrim.

[cammy4366]

Thanks, but i've used that tape before on joints between plasterboard and plastered stonework without any success. is there a stronger or more suitable product as opposed to that plastic mesh? I've been told there is an older product that was more like a rope type mesh for joins. can you still buy it?