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Plasterboard

Plaster Wall Repair – Corners

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

 

Repairing chipped plastered corners 

Modern plastered external corners usually incorporate a metal corner strip and are so protected from damage. However, in older properties external corners were often made using render and plaster alone and can suffer damage from knocks and scrapes. Repairing such damage can be easily repaired using a suitable filler. 

Start by brushing the [...]

Plasterwall Repair – Cracks

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

Internal plaster walls and ceilings often develop small cracks over time, these are not normally serious although it is worth knowing what to look for with cracks in walls to indicate when professional advice is worthwhile, if only for peace of mind. As far as walls are concerned, the points to watch for are: 

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Plaster Wall Repair

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

When making any repair to plaster, the same type of materials, or similar, to the original construction should be used. Different materials (i.e. lime or cement) have different hardness etc which, if mixed, will lead to a repair failing. The technique for repairing plaster is basically the same whether dealing with plaster walls or ceilings. 

Small [...]

Plasterboard Installation

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

Installing wall boards for plaster wall works in almost the same way as it does when installing drywall. It is more economical and easier to use all 6 meter long sheet to cut walls from especially any job over 200 m2. This is to reduce waste and you won’t have many different sizes of sheets [...]

Plasterboard Applying Plaster

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

There are several types of plasters that you can use available in the market when applying plaster after installing the wallboards. You can either mix plaster of paris or purchase roll-on plasters (which is more suitable for DIY enthusiast) which allows you to just ‘paint’ or roll the plaster on with a roller brush.

Plaster of [...]

Taping Plasterboard Joins

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

When taping plasterboard joins, always cut plasterboard tapes to the length required, do not go around corners. Once base coast has set (but not dry) use an 8 inch joint knife to scrape any excess material from the join. Leaving the base coat to dry out before scraping back makes scraping back very difficult. Never [...]

Plasterboard – Tools and Material

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

Plasterboard Installation

Plaster walls once framed home interiors, molded onto a lath with trowel and manipulated with a float until a smooth finish is achieved. They were heavy to handle and requires skill, making it all but obsolete in new construction. Solid plaster often provides a superior sound barrier and is harder and stronger than what [...]

Plasterboard Types of Tape

by Tom Jackson on January 18, 2009

Basic Tapes Available 

There are different tapes with different function for different areas of the wall. Below lists the different types of tape as well as their function. 

1. Self adhesive fibre glass tape for recessed plasterboard wall joins

2. Paper tape for plasterboard ceiling/wall joins, butt joins, internal angles

 

Recessed Joins

Apart from being the strongest plasterers tape, it [...]