Has anyone put plasterboard straight onto bricks as we dont have the room to put studs on the walls? If anyone has, it would be great to no how it was done? Someone said to use cornice cement.
Were not sure whether to render or put plasterboard up, would prefer the second option. What would be the cheaper option??
Any advice would be great…
Thanks!!Cornice adhesive is exactly what you need to use. Make up a large mix, put dobs/blobs (about 80-90mm diameter and 30mm thick) all over the wall at around 300mm centers each way, making sure you have some in the corners and where the join will be. Gently push the plasterboard on to the wall and then tap the wall with a straight edge (vertically, horizontally, and diagonally) to make sure that the finished wall is straight.
hope this helps…good luck
What you are talking about doing is what Gyprock call "Dry Wall" and the product to use for sticking the sheet to brickwork is Masonry Adhesive. You can read about it here http://www.gyprock.com.au/ourproducts/products/Plasters/Gyprock™MasonryAdhesive.aspx?ProductId=97
Cheers, Pud
Before deciding on a system you should consider the ultimate use: ie is the area affected going to suffer a lot of bumps and knocks (hence need constant patching)? Then you may consider render.
The main disadvantage in render is that it is a wet trade, it will take at least a week for the wall to be sufficiently dry before you can paint and it takes longer to apply as compared to pb.
If considering pb, you can also use battens to even out the wall if necessary.
Is the brickwork painted? If so then cornice cement won't adhere very well.
Ya, Im a Plasterer. You can use either Masonry Adhesive or Cornice, It does not make any difference.. Use a big level to see the straightness of the brick wall first, Then you will know where to put more mud on your sheet before sticking it to the wall.
Also make sure that both recesses where your 1200 height is are not protruding… otherwise you will get shitty joins that show up once its painted… Not often needed but you can put in Screws or Clouts into the Mortar to hold the sheets.
Oh and don't try and be a hero and set it yourself, It will turn up shit, Plastering unlike a lot of other trades requires a lot of skill that can only be attained by many years of practice and experience… You don't really have a clue until you have been doing it for 5+ years… and even then Ive seen many guys with 20+ years experience who are a joke. lol
Ohh yeh, And with the issue of the bricks being painted…. If they are, just use boncrete or similar product in your mix.
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