Plasterboarding

diytrainee · 3 Aug 2011

Hi I'm about to take on my first try of dot and dabbing...

I'm going to do the ceiling first which i'm screwing to the joists, no overboarding.

My ceiling height is 2470mm and the plasterboard is 12.5mm thick on ceiling. My questions are

1) do you board the ceiling right up to the walls or do you leave the gap for the wall boards?

2) what do you do about the difference in height? i.e. the wall board is 2400mm x 1200mm and my ceiling is 2470mm so there is a 70mm gap. maybe 15mm less depending on the answer to the first question. Do you put 70mm of board at the bottom of the walls?

NickB_99 · 3 Aug 2011

diytrainee said:
I'm going to do the ceiling first which i'm screwing to the joists, no overboarding.

Drywall screws - spacing not too far apart.

diytrainee said:
My ceiling height is 2470mm and the plasterboard is 12.5mm thick on ceiling. My questions are

1) do you board the ceiling right up to the walls or do you leave the gap for the wall boards?

Right up to the walls. The wall boards should help support the edges on the ceiling boards too.

diytrainee said:
2) what do you do about the difference in height? i.e. the wall board is 2400mm x 1200mm and my ceiling is 2470mm so there is a 70mm gap. maybe 15mm less depending on the answer to the first question. Do you put 70mm of board at the bottom of the walls?

I'd have the gaps at the top. If you do at the bottom, when fixing skirting boards it may not be as strong. There is also a lot of weight of a full size board sitting on a thin strip, so may slide out of plumb more readily.

Also remember you don't put boards directly on the floor.
You use a couple of strips of board offcuts to sit your wall boards on when D&D. So strictly not 70mm gap at the top when allowing for this extra gap at the bottom.

stevethespreader · 3 Aug 2011

if the boards don't reach up to the ceiling and the is a 70mm gap i would stagger those for strength i wouldn't have a 70mm continuous line around my room
"EDIT" also dont forget to stagger your boards on the ceiling

Richard C · 3 Aug 2011

Board the ceiling first long edge across the joists as stated; short edge to coincide with 1/2 the joist width & stagger the board joints; screw fixings 200mm - 230mm max.

Are you fitting a skirting boards much wider than 70mm? If 100mm or so, I would be inclined to infill at the bottom as the skirting will cover it & any join.

diytrainee · 3 Aug 2011

thanks for your replies...

There are no noggins at present. Would you add these?

Richard C · 3 Aug 2011

diytrainee said:
There are no noggins at present. Would you add these?

Assuming your talking about the ceiling; if your joists are spaced at 450mm, your using 12.5mm boards & your going to skim not tape & fill (god forbid) then no noggins required.

diytrainee · 5 Aug 2011

In regard to the ceiling. i've been reading other posts that i should put a 3mm gap between boards for the jointing compound. Would you agree with this?

I will be skimming... Just to confirm, I should still be scrimming and joining/filling before i skim, if im correct?

stevethespreader · 5 Aug 2011

diytrainee said:
I will be skimming... Just to confirm, I should still be scrimming and joining/filling before i skim, if im correct?

no butt the boards up tight as you can get then scrim then skim

diytrainee · 7 Aug 2011

stevethespreader said:
diytrainee said:

I will be skimming... Just to confirm, I should still be scrimming and joining/filling before i skim, if im correct?

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no butt the boards up tight as you can get then scrim then skim

Thanks Steve. So I should scrim and skim.

stevethespreader · 7 Aug 2011

diytrainee said:
stevethespreader said:

diytrainee said:

I will be skimming... Just to confirm, I should still be scrimming and joining/filling before i skim, if im correct?

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no butt the boards up tight as you can get then scrim then skim

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Thanks Steve. So I should scrim and skim.

yes let us know how you get on

diytrainee · 8 Aug 2011

im doing it this evening so will do. cheers

Richard C · 8 Aug 2011

diytrainee said:
In regard to the ceiling. i've been reading other posts that i should put a 3mm gap between boards for the jointing compound. Would you agree with this?

No ignore the other posts (where are they?), you may be getting confused with tape & fill. As Steve posted butt the boards closely, if there are any noticeable gaps fill out before taping as the skim can shrink back & show through as lines in the finish.

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