Hi,
As part of a new kitchen I am going to get two 12"x12" walls skimmed since the previous units have left a few holes/marks. The plasterer said for me to prep the wall by first removing the wallpaper. This is proving to be a hellish job due to there being 2 seperate glossy painted coats of paper, and another one underneath that. I am making slow progress, so it seems to me it would be easier just to fit some 8x4 sheets of plasterboard instead. My question is:
Can I just attach the plasterboard mechanically to the wall???
I was expecting to find screws/masonry nails made for this purpose, but the only options discussed seem to be a) dot and bab, or b) fix battens - neither of which I want to do. Can't I just attach them without any gap - whats the problem with that? This is a sound internal wall of standard brick/plaster construction if it makes any difference.
Any advice appreciated.
Derek
As part of a new kitchen I am going to get two 12"x12" walls skimmed since the previous units have left a few holes/marks. The plasterer said for me to prep the wall by first removing the wallpaper. This is proving to be a hellish job due to there being 2 seperate glossy painted coats of paper, and another one underneath that. I am making slow progress, so it seems to me it would be easier just to fit some 8x4 sheets of plasterboard instead. My question is:
Can I just attach the plasterboard mechanically to the wall???
I was expecting to find screws/masonry nails made for this purpose, but the only options discussed seem to be a) dot and bab, or b) fix battens - neither of which I want to do. Can't I just attach them without any gap - whats the problem with that? This is a sound internal wall of standard brick/plaster construction if it makes any difference.
Any advice appreciated.
Derek