cutting small windows into partition wall

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

What about round openings? Whats the process to create a round opening to be plastered?

 

[Micilin]

Use a template or nail and string to mark your hole.

Fix your window.

Having fixed plasterboad to the internal reveal in as good a fashion as you can- you may score the back of the board to bend it.Thsi can be doen so it is shy o fhte window as we will be making up a better circular shape with bonding

You can then have a templae with the correct size of hole in it cur out of a square fixed to the face of the wall, with the inside cirdcle squared and cetred off teh window.

Bond this reveal out, using template edge as a guide.
When the bonding is set, but still green, take off the template ( a bit of cooking oil or somthing in the inside surfacebefore hand will help this but not vital )

Then tidy up the edge. Get a plastic arch bead, use staples to fix thes to the newly formed circular edge, taking care to ease the join. You could use a bit of gripfill or bonding to help hold it if you want and are neat.

You can then skim .

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Cheers

Think I will stick to the square openings.

 

[Alastairreid]

Cheers

Think I will stick to the square openings.

 

[houstonwehaveaproblem]

Well I cut three squares in and so far so good