Dry lining

[newbie chippie]

Hi, im not sure if this is the right place to post my questions so i apologize if its not.

I am planning to do some dry lining in my own house, i have done some dry lining a few years back during my laboring days, but there a few finer details i would like some help with.

First of all i am unsure about the window reveals (i believe you call them), i have PVC windows there and i dont want overlap the PVC frame if you get me? SO i was wondering if was a good idea to hack back the plaster and bond the plasterboard directly to the newly exposed masonry? f not what is the standard practice here? As the rooms being dry lined are upstairs removeing the frames etc isnt really an option?

If i batten the walls and fix the plasterboard directly to the battens, do i screw thorough right on the edges of the plaster boards?

Also if i batten the walls, do i have to use insulation? What is the standard practices with insulation?

I hope all my questions make sense, and if you have any other tips that would be awesome.

P.S. sorry for the war and peace posting.

 

[DAZB]

Hacking back the plaster is ok if that is what you prefer to do. Once exposed I would recommend you brush or blow the dust off and then give the masonry a coat of dilute PVA to seal it and help adhesion of the Drywall adhesive. If you are battening walls then use 2 inch wide timber , either treated 2 X 1 lats or 2 X 2 roughsawn timber and then your plasterboards meet in the middle which gives you an inch of bearing per board so you are not screwing too close to the edge of each board. As you have the opportunity it would be daft not to insulate as well if your budget allows and you could use numerous products from :

Cavity Batts : http://www.ribaproductselector.com/Product.aspx?ci=6375&pr=Rockwool-RockwoolCavityWallBatts

Celotex/Kingspan : http://bmdinsulation.com/celotex-kingspan-insulation.html.htm

or even

Jablite Expanded Polystyrene sheets : http://www.polystyrenesheet.co.uk/

but remember the depth of batten you use will dictate the thickness and the type of insulation you can install.