Can you please recommend a good joint compound and a filler?

adelast · Post by **adelast** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:35 pm

Hi everyone,

I am making my "item to purchase list" for my first project, can you please recommend a good joint compound for the plasterboards and a filler that I can use in bigger gaps between those?

Many thanks!

arco_iris · Post by **arco_iris** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:16 pm

I use these (links):

Make Good Joint Compound & Filler should do both prior to plastering.

Toupret Expert Filler for filling after plastering.

adelast · Post by **adelast** » Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:49 pm

arco_iris wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:16 pm I use these (links):

[url=<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">https://www.screwfix.com/p/make-good-mg ... 44gp</span>]Make Good Joint Compound & Filler[/url] should do both prior to plastering.

[url=<span class="skimlinks-unlinked">https://www.screwfix.com/p/toupret-toup ... 9358</span>]Toupret Expert Filler[/url] for filling after plastering.

Thank you @arco_iris!

Alistair86 · Post by **Alistair86** » Fri Dec 17, 2021 6:24 pm

adelast wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:35 pm Hi everyone,

I am making my "item to purchase list" for my first project, can you please recommend a good joint compound for the plasterboards and a filler that I can use in bigger gaps between those?

Many thanks!

Hi,

Just my opinion after a job I have just done.

Firstly I want to make it clear I'm not a professional plasterer, just DIY.

I used the British Gypsum joint compound inbetween boards along with paper jointing tape.

I accept I may have done something wrong, but I would not recommend this method to anybody especially if the gaps are more than a couple of mm, but I would not use it regardless going forward, I found the mesh tape easier and gave a better finish.

The tape bubbled in certain areas.

However, as a filler, I would definitely use the jointing compound and nothing else going forward.

Just my opinion.