I am thinking of using moisture resistant plasterboarding to board our my ensuite - as its a fairly humid area.
The shower area will be tanked and then tiled, but for the rest I was going to have it plastered and then paint it.
However, reading the details on the Gyproc site regarding the moisture resistant board, it says that ...
"Skim plastering should not normally be specified to Gyproc
Moisture Resistant and MR grade boards. These types of board
are intended for use in environments of higher than normal
humidity for which no gypsum plaster is designed to be suitable.
Where moisture resistant board options are used in shell and
core construction to provide temporary resistance to high
moisture conditions, they can be skimmed at a later date after
the building envelope has been made weather-tight. Plaster
should be applied only to the face of moisture resistant boards
and pre-treatment with Thistle Bond-it is required."
My question is, is it ok to do a finish skim coat of plaster onto moisture resistant board - I guess it has to be bonded before hand? Or, should I just use normal plasterboard?
I am going to try to get a quote from a local plasterer soon, but wanted to check then general consensus here also.
The shower area will be tanked and then tiled, but for the rest I was going to have it plastered and then paint it.
However, reading the details on the Gyproc site regarding the moisture resistant board, it says that ...
"Skim plastering should not normally be specified to Gyproc
Moisture Resistant and MR grade boards. These types of board
are intended for use in environments of higher than normal
humidity for which no gypsum plaster is designed to be suitable.
Where moisture resistant board options are used in shell and
core construction to provide temporary resistance to high
moisture conditions, they can be skimmed at a later date after
the building envelope has been made weather-tight. Plaster
should be applied only to the face of moisture resistant boards
and pre-treatment with Thistle Bond-it is required."
My question is, is it ok to do a finish skim coat of plaster onto moisture resistant board - I guess it has to be bonded before hand? Or, should I just use normal plasterboard?
I am going to try to get a quote from a local plasterer soon, but wanted to check then general consensus here also.