plasterboard

  1. G

    6mm plasterboard alternative

    Afternoon, Ideally I need the above to put above a doorframe. It needs to be ~6mm to tie in with the surrounding plaster but the area above the door is wood, a lintel I think. I gather there is a glasroc 6mm board but its 50 quid for a sheet and I just need 500x200mm (ish) to line an area...
  2. M

    Boarding up a panel wall of glass

    Hello, recently moved into 70's semi. Next to the door to the main bedroom is a section of glass panels, floor to ceiling, which form part of the bedroom perimeter wall. Previous owners cover over with wallpaper. I want to fill it in, so once all decorated it will look like a normal wall. See...
  3. J

    Insulating Exterior Wall Internally

    Hi, Im considering insulating a wall internally as this room gets very cold as soon as the heating is turned off. Its a downstairs living room, and my plan is to insulate the exterior wall. We had insulation blown into the cavity walls within the house, and insulated the suspended floor to...
  4. O

    Do I need foil-backed plasterboard,or should I just tape the studs?

    i have had a beautiful new cabin built, but I am boarding it out myself. The structure is timber and is stuffed to the gunwales with Celotex. The walls have 150mm Celotex panels which leaves a 10-20mm air gap between the front of the Celotex and the front of the studs. I have been advised that...
  5. J

    Could this be asbestos plasterboard?

    Hi Just doing some internal renovation, and wondering could this be asbestos plasterboard ceiling? The extension is a 2 storey with a flat roof. The internal garage below the room had an asbestos ceiling (guessing for fire proofing), but we had this removed as part of the garage conversion a...
  6. Scarophion

    Alleyway ceiling/soffit - What to cover with?

    Hello, Our house's ground floor includes an alleyway for the Right of Access for the rest of the terrace. The survey said that the ceiling/soffit would previously have been lath and plaster but the previous owner has replaced this with standard plasterboard. The survey suggested the moisture...
  7. J

    42" TV, double plasterboard wall, steel "I" studs - mounting help

    Hello I'm trying to mount a 42" LG TV to my plasterboard wall. I have bought this bracket which has 3 holes for mounting in a vertical arrangement directly into a single stud...
  8. C

    Help deciding how to plasterboard brick wall.

    Hi guys. I have a bedroom that I need to knock the 2 external walls back to brick (blown plaster), the house is double slim with cavity installation. My query is can I just dot and dab 12.5mm plasterboard to the brick or do I need to batten the walls, fill with insulation and then...
  9. L

    Can you overboard with Aquapanel

    Hi, I am currently renovating my bathroom and will be having tiles on two of the walls, where a shower will sit in the corner and a bath along the same wall. The shower is going where the door currently is. We are planning on using 30x60x10mm porcelain tiles. Currently one of the walls is...
  10. N

    Cracking over old fireplace

    We have an old fireplace which has been plasterboarded and plastered over. In front of this we have a wood burning stove, with a pipe which goes up to the original chimney in the roof. (outside the wall up until the chimney in the attic). The plaster behind the stove is cracking. From tapping...
  11. derekphl

    The chimney has left the building

    I have removed a chimney breast from ground and first floor and wondering what to do next (and yes, it has been properly supported in the loft). House is end of terrace as is the wall where said chimney once stood so my plan is: - use some expanding foam to block the flues at the top, perhaps...
  12. R

    Plasterboard on corner of brick wall

    I've had to remove the plaster on the side of our chimney breast. I'm going to batten it and reboard the side but i'm not sure what to do with the bits on the front of the fireplace. As you can see from the picture I've had to hack off some of the loose plaster, when it gets skimmed next week...
  13. W

    Straight cracks in ceilings

    Hi, I have seen a few posts about similar online but was hoping hat somwone can settle my nerves as some places say, nothing to worry about. But other places suggest structual issues.. I have just bought a house 6 months ago and have recently taken off ceiling paper and repainted. Now parralel...
  14. R

    Correct cable size?

    Further to this post: //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/adding-a-plug-socket-round-a-corner.467371/ I still intend to DIY extend the ring circuit and add 2 double sockets side by side behind my TV. My plan is to run the cable horizontally from an existing socket. The length is about 50cm from...
  15. fatmcgav

    Filling window gap in plasterboard stud wall

    Evening all I'm in the process of renovating our box room, which has got a stud wall which had a cut out for a perspex window to allow light in from adjoining room. The other side has been papered over, so I want to fill in the hole on this side and make good, before lining and painting. The...
  16. K

    Insulation and plasterboard... how bigger gap?

    hi, I've been abandoned by my builder and I'm now completing the project on my own. I have a carport with a bedroom and bathroom above it. In the ceiling of the carport I have pipes for the bathroom. Yesterday I installed my celotex fire rated insulation in between the joists of the carport...
  17. A

    Asbestos in wall plaster or mastic adhesive?

    Hi all, Recently been aware that there is some asbestos in our artex ceiling that is going to be removed. Since then i have been trying to go through old photos of work that i've done to the house to see if anything could have potentially contained asbestos. So far i've posted about textured...
  18. D

    Hardwall meets plasterboard on external corner

    Hi, Long time reader, first time post.. I have recently dot and dabbed a chimney breast wall with plasterboard. When pulling out the old fireplace surround it pulled off some plaster on the corners and on the perpendicular walls and has gone back to brick. I have levelled the plasterboard...
  19. P

    Do EASYFIX plasterboard fixings actually work?

    I've just bought some Screwfix 32mm, self drill metal plasterboard fixings branded EASYFIX, like below:- I have now used 9 of these in a plasterboard (Paramount) wall. 5 have proved impossible to install and have made a mess of the wall. This is a near 50% failure rate! The screws that...
  20. T

    Replacement Of Plasterboard Section In Bathroom

    I am replacing a section of plasterboard in my bathroom. I got some plasterboard that was recommended to me as suitable for bathrooms / water proof. I have roughly cut it to shape but not yet screwed it into position ; 20160709_124136 by Terry34673 posted 9 Jul 2016 at 1:05 PM My questions are...
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