plasterboard

Hi, Probably a pretty basic question I’m over thinking but,... better to know. I’ve used taper edge plaster board on wall before, but never on ceilings, and need to overboard a ceiling soon. How do you deal with joining the non tapered edges of the boards? Eg the short edges? Or is it...

Hello please look at my attached pictures. My ceilings keep getting damp. My insulation has already been pulled back to make sure this isn't blocking the eves. The plastic on top of the plasterboards is collecting water underneath. Is it safe to cut this plastic and remove it or will I...

Hi, I've removed old tiles from my bathroom walls and parts of the wall came off with it so I've ended up back to brick and concrete blocks. I'm about to get a couple bathroom fitters come to give quotations but I wanted to educate myself beforehand so I'm better prepared to instruct the fitter...

Hi all, We are having our bathroom re-done and are on a budget and time constraint due to baby bump growing fast! My husband took off all the bathroom tiles (floor to ceiling) yesterday and the walls are uneven and going to be difficult, time-consuming and costly to plaster. My builder has...

We are currently doing a theming project. Its a commercial application not domestic and we have had to build up rooms that are meant to look like an old prison. The walls are made from cls studwork and fireproof plasterboard. We need to do a cement render over to make the entire room(s) look...

Hello! I've been repairing a few blown tapes in a 3-year-old house. But after painting, it looks like the jointing compound has sunk? I did 5 stages of compound: Pre-filled gap in the corner with Make Good jointing compound (very similar to Easi Fill) First layer to bed the tape into (metal...

Hello all, I've ordered some blinds from Blinds2Go which require selfi-fitting. I live in a new build property and the window frame, to my basic knowledge and basic exploratory skills (drilling a couple of holes) leads me to believe that there is 15mm plasterboard with around a 10mm gap...

Hello I'm wondering whether anyone can give me any advice. We recently (mid/late August) had all of our walls and ceilings downstairs re-skimmed. Since then, a long, straight hairline crack has appeared in the kitchen ceiling. In the dining room, 2 long hairline cracks have appeared running...

As part of an extension I'm converting a car port to a room, the old car port has another room above it. Would I plasterboard (insulated type for heat retention/sound proofing)) the ceiling before I do the walls? Do the recessed edges that take the joint tape/mesh run parallel to the ceiling...

After some advice on what would be the best method to hang a dyson charging unit to the wall under our stairs. It's been fine for a few months after i used these After a while they started to come loose everytime we took the dyson off the holder I've got some spring toggle wall anchors but...

Not sure if this should be in the tiling forum. I've removed all the tiles and plasterboard from the walls in a downstairs single storey bathroom and have found that the walls have what looks like mould: The walls are dry to touch though but there have been problems with the felt roof in...

Our bathroom doesn't have an extractor fan, which we do need to get sorted. On a previous trip, my electrician commented that the ceiling of the bathroom was crumbly. I am assuming its best to sort the ceiling before the fan is fitted. The ceiling is plasterboard and after a shower, you can...

Good Afternoon All, My first post here, but first of all I'd like to say there's a huge amount of helpful information on here from you guys! This is my first project in my first house. It's a new-build property and I'm planning on putting a basic cinema system in the lounge. It'll include a...

Good Afternoon All, My first post here, but first of all I'd like to say there's a huge amount of helpful information on here from you guys! This is my first project in my first house. It's a new-build property and I'm planning on putting a basic cinema system in the lounge. It'll include a...

Hi all, hope this is the right place for this.. but I was hoping I could get some help. Im fixing two 5kg shelves (string pocket shelves) to the plasterboard wall in my kitchen. It's a new build flat and as I've found out today - the studs are metal. I wat going to use grip-it fixings for...

Hi all. Looking for some sound advice regarding plasterboard. I've decided to convert my garage into a more useable space however I'm no DIY expert hence the name :). I thought why not try it. What's the worst that can happen. I've done alot of reading/research online and thought the easiest...

Hi, First time posting here, I have taken all the plaster off on the external solid 9" walls (1930s house) and now want to insulate and redo them using celotex 37.5mm thick 2.4mx1.2m plasterboards. I have heard many stories about damp and condensation issues caused by internal insulation. Do...

Hi, I have a bathroom in a 1940s terraced property (approx 2.5 x 2.5 meters) which needs tiling. However the tiler has advised the plaster on two brick walls (one is party wall and the other is rear external wall with a window) should be removed because its loose and should be redone with dot...

I have to attach a curtain rod bracket to a plasterboard wall. Below is a photo of the bracket. I was going to use plasterboard fixings like these, but then realised that the points for the screws were too close and the fixings would overlap. 20180224_202359 by r_c posted 24 Feb 2018 at 8:30 PM...

hi, I'm using 2 screw in metal raw plugs to hold my towel rail up.. unfortunetly, due to use, they have came loose from the wall and will no longer screw in as the plaster has came away from the hole.. is there anything I can put in these holes to firm and close up the holes so I can put the raw...