board fill just the gap or use a full sheet

[oldynewby]

Hi,

I'm going to frame and fill this old doorway. My question is would it be better to remove what's left of the plasterboard sheet (up to the tape) and re-sheet with a whole new sheet, or to just cut an appropriate size for the gap? my concern is that what's left of the existing sheet is not pinned to the frame on the rhs, and it makes me think that the better option is to resheet with a full sheet.

any advice appreciated

 

[Scally-Ho]

Does the flooring pass through that doorway, or if it does, are you going to cut and remove before closing off?

 

[oldynewby]

the flooring you can see is in the kitchen only. the lounge side is carpeted. the kitchen flooring stops before where i'd be putting the stud base

 

[Scally-Ho]

the flooring you can see is in the kitchen only. the lounge side is carpeted. the kitchen flooring stops before where i'd be putting the stud base

In this case, I'd cut back the existing and then use a full sheet to close the opening.

 

[oldynewby]

thanks. out of curiosity, if the kitchen flooring had been continuous through to the living room, why would that have made a difference to the solution?

 

[Scally-Ho]

thanks. out of curiosity, if the kitchen flooring had been continuous through to the living room, why would that have made a difference to the solution?

The movement from the flooring would cause gap filling problems (micro movement), so a few more from plaster board infill would not make much difference. At least that's my logic. By opting for a full sheet there will be less joints to expand/contract.

 

[oldynewby]

ok thanks