plaster board

Hi all, I'm planning on making our external single brick garage into a gym, to do so, I'll be adding plasterboard and plastering the walls and ceiling, I'll be adding a damp proof protection tot he conrete floor and then the foam gym flooring squares on top. i'll also be building a stud wall...

I have had a go (my first attempt ever) at plastering a small ceiling (2.4m x 1.2m). I followed the usual advice for plastering (first coat, flatten off, second coat, flatten off, 1st trowel, 2nd trowel, polish) and to be honest, it went better than I had expected. It got to a point where my...

Hi All, I need to plasterboard a garage ceiling that is underneath a bedroom. I plan to insulate prior to plasterboarding (I already have insulation recommended from a supplier). However, I don't know which type of plasterboard to use. I also have an external porch ceiling, which is underneath...

Hi folks Quick question - I have to cut a hole in our ceiling to locate a leaking pipe. I've used a studbuddy to find the joists. I've circled where I found them in the first picture. Should I just cut the board off in line with where they are (as marked in the second photo)? Just wondering...

Getting slightly worried When I dot and dabbed the internal side of an external cavity wall, I was told it’s ok after lots of research. Wall’s just been plastered (it’s a kitchen) and I can see where the dabs are as it’s drying. Is this normal or will I end up with mould behind my kitchen...

This is the wall of a rear extension. It is a brick and breeze block wall but the bottom 1m or so is underground on the neighbour's side. It usually has a couch in front of it. I'm planning to treat it for rising damp using dryrods or dryzone cream. The guidance around this suggest removing...

Hello all Looking to insulate a cold flat roof and need some advice. I am trying to add a vapour barrier as well as create a continuous airflow as there is no void what with the joists. I figured the only way to create the void and be able to add vapour barrier would be to cross batten the...

Hello. I’ve got 1 wall in the kitchen where I’ve not done a tremendous job of getting the tiles off. It’s not too bad but the main issue is a lot of exposed brown flaky paper. Pics attached. The few holes are minor. Happy to patch them, but without skimming the entire area (and wall) how can I...

Morning all, hope everyone’s well. I’m after a bit of advice on work I’m looking to carry out in my shed. I want to tidy it up aesthetically and convert it into a utility room. It’s a single skin brick shed and I’d like to board the walls and skim. I’ve been given the impression I’ll need some...

Hi just wanted a bit of advice ime planning on insulating a solid internal wall my method is batten the walls with 25mm batten with a strip of dpc behind them put 25mm celotex insulation in-between and tape over over joints and battens with foil tape place a vapour barrier over this and then...

hi All, Looking for advice, please. I am doing a renovation to an existing extension. It was always cold so I assumed there was no insulation in the external cavity wall. However, I've cut a small hole in the plaster and found that there is insulated plasterboard dot-dabbed directly onto the...

Hi guys, just a quick one.. i currently have the plasterboard down in the lounge to deal with pipes and cables etc. And it's time to refit it. The lounge is 5.8m x 3.8m and seperated by an RSJ about 2/3 in to the room. I plan on having the ceiling skimmed after the boards are fitted. 1. When...

Hi, I'm a decorater and look after a property that keeps having cracks open up on dabbed walls. I've been over them multile times and they keep coming back. You can clearly make out where the board breaks are and I'm looking for a more permanent solution. I've carefully opened up the crack to...

Probably a newbie question but I'm currently trying to partition an office space in an existing garage. I (foolishly) assumed the existing boarded and skimmed external walls would be fine to paint, but I'm already getting some cold/condensation spots. The exterior is already rendered and appears...

After some advice from the experts. Holes in hollow/partition walls 1987 house. Anyone tell me what these are made of the layers? Wife panicking about asbestos as far as I'm aware should just be plaster board or similar?

Hi. I’m building a metal stud wall in the garage to make a utility room. I’m painting over the existing brick walls (not dry walling the whole room). My question is how do I seal the joint between the new plasterboard wall and the brick walls? They meet at a 90 degree angle. Also, the outer...

I've got a hole in the kitchen ceiling where some pipes in the bathroom above leaked. I have never actually tried fixing something like this before but it seems fairly straightforward process. However I'm not sure what materials I need for taping and filling the joints. I've got a fairly large...

Just after some advice on how to fix this after my my electrician

Planning to install solid core wall panels like these because installing shower over bath: They are 38cm L x 65cm W each and tongue and grooved. However the house I purchased has some rows of tiles over bath like thus (and a couple of tiles behind the wash basin too): This makes it tricky...

Hi All, I have built a stud wall and plaster boarded it, I’m going to tape the joints and plaster them and am looking to paint on to the plasterboard directly without skimming the whole wall. What I would like advice on, is what to do with the edges around a small window if am not plastering...