Installing stairs - plasterboard before or after?

Cabbyfan · 13 Jul 2018

Hi.

I have built a new stairwell which is block on one side on the first riser and timber stud on the remaining two sides if you imagine you have 2 left turns to go through 180 degrees.

Looking for advice as to should I plasterboard all the stairwell stud before or after I fit the stairs? Personally I think after but wanted to check. ..

Thanks

Ian H · 13 Jul 2018

I did mine after but it does take a bit of thickness out of the side bit (string/stringer?)

cjard · 13 Jul 2018

Did mine after. Had to get the multitool out and hack a few bits of plasterboard out where the wall was bent otherwise the gap down most of the stringer would have been horrendous

Also, by the time I fitted stairs I'd forgotten where the studs were for fixing the stringers to

Would still do it that way again though

Cabbyfan · 14 Jul 2018

Thanks guys always good to get a second opinion

Anstiss Ltd · 14 Jul 2018

TheHighmayWan said:
Pack the stringer off the suds by 13 mm for the plasterboard to slip down behind the stringer.

I have done this before

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Installing stairs - plasterboard before or after?

Cabbyfan

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cjard

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