Plasterboarding questions

divuk83

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Quick question for those who know a bit more than me (most people). My uncle has bricked up a doorway that we no longer use (before and after pics below) and at the moment my plan is to plasterboard it then skim it (once the wall has fully dried out in a week or so).

1. Do I need to PVA the wall first?
2. I was planning on using 1 large board however it won't go in the car, does anyone know of anyone the delivers cheaply as Wickes are £16 delivery for a £7 board?
3. Any general tips would be appreciated!

Cheers

Dave

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Thanks all. We did think about a window however as we plan on initially using it a cupboard/storeage area it seemed a bit daft to have all our junk on display as you come up the driveway! We are considering a sunlight tunnel at a later date but it will be fine for now. It should be much warmer without the drafty old door anyway. Door is the hall door on the plan.

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You reckon I can get away without boarding it? Sounds good to me, I thought it would be easier to skim boards than blocks and it might look neater? But it will save me a few quid so that sounds like a better plan.

Cheers

Dave
 
I've boarded our airing cupboard and painted straight over it. Honestly after two coats I can't tell the difference from a skimmed wall on the landing. I would board it and decorate, I really don't see the need for a skim on modern plasterboard, apart from to keep plasterers in the manner to which they're accustomed.

Personally I would dot and dab some 12mm board to that wall then paint. It will be the easiest over boarding job ever undertaken.
 
Just one way left in and out of the building now?
Through the kitchen?

I've seen a job recently where board was used, then a little bit of filler over the placement sites and the joins, and then painted, looked great.
 
Participant said:
I really don't see the need for a skim on modern plasterboard, apart from to keep plasterers in the manner to which they're accustomed
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You do just paint modern plasterboard with no need to skim over, tape and jointing is the normal modern way however I don't personally like T&J as the tapes do split and on long walls you can see the boards.

In my house I prefer scrim and skim.

Also depending on time of year and temperature will depend on if you use T&J or skim, you can skim at a lower temperature than T&J.
 
As above, Have you only got one door in & out the building or was that a 3rd door ?
 
You got rid of what would have been your "front" door and now have a single access to the house through the kitchen? :confused:
 
What an excellent way of devaluing your property. Lets hope your Windows are all escape Windows because if not you've just created 3 inner rooms. I would also say that work required building regs approval as it impacts part B.
 
I lived in a new build recently that had a balcony door upstairs and a front door downstairs, so two "exits" if you're feeling brave but in reality only one. Took a lot of getting used to not having a back door!
 
WTF!?
So if something catches fire, like say the oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, washing machine, fridge or dryer. ALL OF WHICH ARE IN THE KITCHEN!!!
Then your only escape route, is through the nicely burning inferno (assuming you don't all die of smoke first as everything is on one floor). I hope you have broken at least one planning reg here or they aren't worth the paper.

Seriously, sit down and work out your escape route from every room.


OK back to question.
I hope that's a double skinned wall he's built, but even so it's going to get a bit cool, I'd batten it out and put some Kingspan behind it.
If he's put insulation in the wall already then just brown and skim it.
 
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I really don't see the need for a skim on modern plasterboard, apart from to keep plasterers in the manner to which they're accustomed.
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You know plasterboard has a white and a grey side, the white side is so you can paint directly on it if you want.

Edit. Doh, MP has already said this, sorry
 
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I'm glad someone else has brought the escape route situation up as it looked very dodgy to me but I didn't want to mention it!
 
Had a quick skim though Pt B, and (I think) as LOAM pointed out this means all rooms are now inner rooms and will require alternative means of escape, which is a window opening big enough to climb out of.
Don't take that as gospel, it's just my quick reading.

@P, KK, just mentioning the white/grey thing as a general usage point :)
 
paintguy said:
I'm glad someone else has brought the escape route situation up as it looked very dodgy to me but I didn't want to mention it!
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Unless a window in the two bedrooms and lounge comply with Part B escape Windows then those rooms are inner rooms and thus the work undertaken will not be deemed legal. This is why I said it would need a regs application because it significantly affects escape routes covered in Part B.
 
bitslice said:
WTF!?
So if something catches fire, like say the oven, hob, microwave, dishwasher, toaster, washing machine, fridge or dryer. ALL OF WHICH ARE IN THE KITCHEN!!!
Then your only escape route, is through the nicely burning inferno (assuming you don't all die of smoke first as everything is on one floor). I hope you have broken at least one planning reg here or they aren't worth the paper.

Seriously, sit down and work out your escape route from every room.


OK back to question.
I hope that's a double skinned wall he's built, but even so it's going to get a bit cool, I'd batten it out and put some Kingspan behind it.
If he's put insulation in the wall already then just brown and skim it.
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Wall is double skinned brick and block with some Knauf cavity insulation and is tethered to the exisiting wall with numerous steel brackets (I think we used 12?). Should be much warmer than the drafty old wooden door fitted with non safety glass. Glad to be rid of it.

Don't own a microwave, toaster, dishwasher or a dryer. But if there is a fire it's posible to get out of the house through the back bedroom window or just smash any other of the large windows (I have a big maglite that lives in the house purchased with that in mind). When the house was re-wired last year it also had manins powered smoke and heat detectors fitted. There are hundreds of near identical bungalows near us and ours was one of the few left that had 2 doors. Most have either used the space to create stairs to a loft conversion, made bedroom 2 bigger or made the bathroom bigger. Our previous rented house only had 1 entrance/exit and no windows you could climb out and that was all above board.

The more a read/google on this the more conflicting advice I find! Do PVA, don't PVA, skim plasterboard, plasterboard doesn't need to be skimmed, don't plasterboard just plaster! All very confusing.

Cheers

Dave
 
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