Question re plasterboard ......yawwwwnnnn

tabitha67

We are completely re-doing our utility room. We are at the stage where we need to put plasterboard on walls. Room is 5.50m by 3.0m. Which plasterboard should we use, tapered edge or straight edge? What is the difference and why whould we use a particular type?

wallbash

• Untapered board which has square edges. This makes it hard to achieve a hidden seam unless the surface is skimmed with plaster.
  OR
• Tapered board which tapers in thickness toward the edges. This is the more common styles and, in most cases, is easier to use providing that the taper on two pieces butt together, the joint can then be concealed by using scrim and joint compound to fill the depression resulting from the tapers.

http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/building/plasterboard-cutting-and-fixing.html

wallbash

If you have not 'played ' with plasterboard before . you are in for a treat.
Its great stuff.

Score one side .... and snap :j

aliasojo

Get yourself loads of Stanley knife blades though, they go blunt quickly.

Silk

Hi All,
Please can I ask a question about plasterboard.
I've got a small outbuilding I want to board with the "insulated" plasterboard. Does anyone know if I can use the wall bond stuff to stick it to the brick ??????