Boarding a cold porch

[JonHeath]

Hi all,

I have a small porch which has brick walls (solid 9 inch wall, 2 skins). It is watertight with a PVC door/window frontage.

I'd like to hide the brick work. Whilst not damp in there, it does get cold. Should I just dot and dab normal plasterboard or mechanically fix some, or is there a better way to board it?

Thanks
Jon

 

[jeds]

Dot and dab is fine as long as the surface is sound and not overly damp. If the surface is paint you would need to roughen and apply a primer to the areas where the dabs will fix. Febond Blue Grit or similar product. Otherwise fix mechanically.

 

[mattylad]

Perhaps insulate well then board it, that ought to help deal with the cold more than just boarding it.

 

[jeds]

Yes, good point. We are talking insulated board here.

 

[Millwright]

Use the board with insulation on the back. You can get polystyrene backed which I did in my porch as I didn't want to bring the walls in too much, but if you have the space, you can use the foil lined celotex backed plaster board. I screwed mine into the walls, then filled the holes and painted it without skimming it and it's fine for a DIY job, you wouldn't know it's not skimmed and the made a massive difference.