plasterboard

Hi All, Large sections of my bedroom wall (external) had blown plaster. I think that it’s a case of many years of non breathable paint and a modern skim coat had basically suffocated the wall. It’s a lime pointed solid wall, with internal lime render. Anyway, I’ve decided to strip it all off...

Hi all. Hope this is in the right place. Ive got an interior wall I want to hang a screen on. The combined weight of screen plus arm mount is about 17KG or so. The wall itself appears to be 2 pieces of 12mm plasterboard backed to each other, without a stud nearby (it possibly has those metal...

Hey, I’ve recently been doing a rewire on our house and all the walls are dot & dabbed and the interior walls upstairs are simply 3 layers of plasterboard (the middle being slightly thicker). I’ve been cutting out the sockets and switches no problem until one switch I started cutting was a...

Are there any recommendations for the type of fittings used for hanging pics or more heavier objects such as clocks on plasterboard walls?

We've had our TV on the wall fine for the last 6 months On a swivel mount but the Mrs constantly moans that we can see the bracket of the arm so we've gone and bought a tilt bracket which is centered VonHaus 26-55" Tilt TV Wall Mount Bracket with Built-In Spirit Level for LED, LCD, 3D, Curved...

12mm PB going up on ceiling, what difference does it make wether twin or coarse? Are twin/coarse intended for different purposes? I had to shim the underside of joists with 9.5 ply strips, panel pin and pva fixed, so I'll probably use longer than the usual recommended 38mm (not that 38mm...

sq versus taper on ceilings? Obviously, vertical taped joints would be essential where Dotty & Dabby are involved, as no skim to cover screw heads means that a taper recess is required to accommodate jointing compound. If taper was put up on a ceiling you would obviously still have screw heads...

The ends of ceiling plasterboard will have to share a 47 landing on the joist underside, so not much edge distance for drywall screws. Is there a spec drywall screw edge distance to be maintained?

What would the recommended minimum edge distance be for drywall screws? Thank you

There was a dbl balcony door set into a 4m wall above this steel lintel, but no longer, it just supports floor joists these days. Will regs want it clad with 2 layers of plasterboard? And what type and thickness? Thank y'all kindly

Hi all, I have pipework mounted on top of paramount partition board and want to hide this pipework inside the partition. I'm thinking of drilling access holes at each end, and feed through speedfit. What's the best technique for creating the channel internally between the two holes, cutting...

Hi, Probably a pretty basic question I’m over thinking but,... better to know. I’ve used taper edge plaster board on wall before, but never on ceilings, and need to overboard a ceiling soon. How do you deal with joining the non tapered edges of the boards? Eg the short edges? Or is it...

Hello please look at my attached pictures. My ceilings keep getting damp. My insulation has already been pulled back to make sure this isn't blocking the eves. The plastic on top of the plasterboards is collecting water underneath. Is it safe to cut this plastic and remove it or will I...

Hi, I've removed old tiles from my bathroom walls and parts of the wall came off with it so I've ended up back to brick and concrete blocks. I'm about to get a couple bathroom fitters come to give quotations but I wanted to educate myself beforehand so I'm better prepared to instruct the fitter...

Hi all, We are having our bathroom re-done and are on a budget and time constraint due to baby bump growing fast! My husband took off all the bathroom tiles (floor to ceiling) yesterday and the walls are uneven and going to be difficult, time-consuming and costly to plaster. My builder has...

We are currently doing a theming project. Its a commercial application not domestic and we have had to build up rooms that are meant to look like an old prison. The walls are made from cls studwork and fireproof plasterboard. We need to do a cement render over to make the entire room(s) look...

Hello! I've been repairing a few blown tapes in a 3-year-old house. But after painting, it looks like the jointing compound has sunk? I did 5 stages of compound: Pre-filled gap in the corner with Make Good jointing compound (very similar to Easi Fill) First layer to bed the tape into (metal...

Hello all, I've ordered some blinds from Blinds2Go which require selfi-fitting. I live in a new build property and the window frame, to my basic knowledge and basic exploratory skills (drilling a couple of holes) leads me to believe that there is 15mm plasterboard with around a 10mm gap...

Hello I'm wondering whether anyone can give me any advice. We recently (mid/late August) had all of our walls and ceilings downstairs re-skimmed. Since then, a long, straight hairline crack has appeared in the kitchen ceiling. In the dining room, 2 long hairline cracks have appeared running...

As part of an extension I'm converting a car port to a room, the old car port has another room above it. Would I plasterboard (insulated type for heat retention/sound proofing)) the ceiling before I do the walls? Do the recessed edges that take the joint tape/mesh run parallel to the ceiling...