Plasterboard

albalad

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote:

I need to get my walls re-plastered and I know it will cost a lot of money to get a plasterer in.

If your existing walls are of a stud construction , either timber or metal then it would be easier to screw (drywall screws)the new sheets directly on top of the old ones(doing away with the need for dot and dab,which can be a messy job on it's own)
the other advantage of this way is there is less "build up" when you come to windows , doors etc
Then have a go at taping and jointing yourself , it's not easy but is achievable with some practice

xxxpinkladyxxx

The house I'm moving into is just in serious need of re-decoration. The walls to this house just has really bad plastering. When I took the wallpaper off, on most of the walls, the top layer of plaster just fell off. So, rather than getting a plasterer in, is this going to be an option to put plasterboard up instead?

nelly_2

The white/ivory/decorated side of plasterboard has a better finish, its not really noticeable without close inspection and even then theres not much in it. The manufacturing machines are set like this as theres no point in making both sides perfect if only one is suposed to be used.

You can tell which side cos it says plaster other side only, on them

Also you need tapered edge p board this leaves a recess so when the tape and filler are aplyed and sanded its still flat rather than leaving a bump. They only taper down the length, so, if your walls are over 8 foot high you need 10 foot boards ( not common and not easy to work with).

Personally I think by time you've measured it all up, been down to b and q, haulled it all back gone through the nightmare of doing it all, you will probably have been better doing a weekends over time and payed a plasterer.

aliasojo

nelly wrote:

They only taper down the length, so, if your walls are over 8 foot high you need 10 foot boards ( not common and not easy to work with).

Would it be an option to use them on their side?

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So you would still have the tapered edge, only going across the way instead of up the way?

nelly_2

yeah but only if your walls arnt over 8 foot long

somefriendlyuk

xxxpinkladyxxx wrote:

I need to get my walls re-plastered and I know it will cost a lot of money to get a plasterer in. I don't have a clue how to plaster so am not going to even bother trying but someone said that I could maybe use "plasterboard". Is this true? If so, how easy is it to put up and how much is each board likely to cost?

hello, are your wall down to the brick or are you really talking about re-skimming-i'll guess that its the latter.If it is then plasterboarding is not really the answer in my opinion. First of -dot and dabing the walls onto the old walls is not as easy as made out. also you may be covering your backmoulds(the pieces of wood you see around your doorways) and skirting boards-unless you remove them first. You will also have to have then skimmed anyway and i don't think your plasterer will charge any different just because its plasterboard. Another thing to watch out for is damp. If you live in an older propertysay pre 1960 odd (two thirds of the housing was built before 1930) dabing plasterboard onto old wall can draw dampness through where you may not have see it before. this is because the dabs (what you stick the plasteboard on with are in effect a type of plaster. This plaster is very different than the old plaster. That said everyone should have the house checked for damp(in older properties) before any re-skiming job -The amount of times i have gone to properties and the customer has said there didn't seem to be any damp before we had the walls skimmed! hope i may have been some help.

gravitytolls

:You still have to tape and plaster boards, you can't just decorate on top. It's also not as simple as it sounds, it's hard work and time consuming, and as most walls will not be the measurements of boards, you will need to cut the stuff.

Get loads of quotes, and ask around, recommendation is always best.