plasterboard

I was wanting to know can you build up tile adhesive to sort out a problem with a shower tray that hasn't been fitted Square ?? At the furthest away point from the wall it's about 12 and at the closest point it's about 8mm , I was thinking of using a 12mm trowel and tapering it out till next to...

Hi All, I've not been able to find a conclusive answer to this one after trailing the interweb relentlessly so hopefully some knowledgeable people here can help! I've removed some old ceramic tiles in the kitchen and predictably the plasterboard underneath has suffered damage. I've been...

What fixings , screws or wall plugs do we use when mechanically fixing plasterboard to block or plasterd walls , that have been dotted and dabbed ???

Hi all, Looking for some help.... Some Info: Old tiles: Ceramic 150x150 New tiles: Ceramic 100x300 Adhesive i will be using: Mapei Rapid Set Grey Tile Adhesive (not ready mixed) Room: Kitchen Area: 3 foot in height above worktop I have removed the old tiles which was a nightmare and now i...

Posted this on the plumbers forum too. Every bathroom I do, I always allow for a skip. They have been warning for a few months that no plasterboard is allowed. i have been putting small off cuts in, and this skip was no exception. Had a large skip picked up today and received a call when they...

Went to look at a kitchen splashback tonight and as a quick fix after they installed the kitchen, they decided to paint straight onto the plasterboard. There was no mist coat, just straight on with emulsion. I put a bit of tape on the wall, left for 10 mins and when I pulled it off, the paint...

Hi, I know the weight for tiling on plaster is 20kg. Is this the same for skim on render as well as on plasterboard ? Also can't find max weight for straight on render ? Thanks.

Hi all. A friend of mine has just moved house and has asked me into do a spot of tiling, kitchen, bathroom and an ensuite shower room. The kitchen and bathroom i have no problem with as both are so old that they are being completely ripped back to the brickwork and starting again. The en...

Is plasterboard easier to work with than Hardiebacker? I know Hardiebacker can support more weight for tiles than plasterboard, and can be fixed to walls in a siliar fashion to plasterboard, and Hardiebacker doesn't need priming (and more expensive than plasterboard). How do you fix...

Hi all, We have just bought a new-build house, and whilst there is a shower cubicle in the en suite, the main bathroom just has a bath, not ideal for guests. Above the bath there are currently 3 rows of Porcelanosa tiles (200x333mm) above the bath, finished at the top with tile trim.The...

Hi For cement boards in the shower area I use the cement board jointing tape. For moisture plasterboards in the rest of the bathroom area, do you use the same plasterboard fibreglass jointing tape that you would use in bedrooms etc. The moisture plasterboards are being tiled after. Thanks

My daughter and her partner have employed a experienced plumbing/tileing firm to instal a new bathroom suite and shower compartment. The walls are standard gyprock plasterboard on timber studs. The compartment is going to be tiled. I suggested they ask the firm about waterproofing the...

Hi, i am doing up my bathroom and just about to start tiling the wall around the bath.The tiles are marble porcelain laminate 12mmx600mmx400mm, i have mapei keraflex maxi to fix them to the wall and mapei primer g to prime the wall beforehand.The bath is already fixed in position so will it be...

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hey people i just wanted to know what people would recommend using as a glue on Plasterboard when they are tiling, i have prepped the room that i am working on ready for tiling and iv seen some people just say use a PVA would this be the best thing to use or would anyone recommend anything else...

Hi everyone. After sealing a plasterboard wall with silicone sealant i managed to get quiet a bit on the surface of the board, my concern is the the adhesive will not stick to the plasterboard. if I have to try to remove it what are my options

Hi, We have brought 600 x 400 x 12 travertine for wall and floor in a small bathroom. The plasterwork was old and as I am aware plaster cannot take the weight of travertine will all be removed and 12.5mm plasterboard / moisture resistant gyproc used to line the walls. However, the tiles are...

This is my first major tiling job in the house, so I am after some advice please. We are looking at re-plasterboarding the kitchen walls, as when the old tiles came off, there was a big mess on the existing plasterboard, which I assumed there would be, so I am cutting out the old and replacing...

Has anyone else notice the decline in PB quality over the past few years? More and more times I am finding that when trying to manhandle 8 by 4's that they start to make creaking noises and even had quite a few snap on me. The density/texture seems to have change as well.......too much...

Ok, so we've just tiled around a shower over bath directly onto plasterboard using wickes ready mixed adhesive. We've been told that the adhesive might not dry properly because the water in the adhesive will seep into the plasterboard and make it damp, but we've also been told that it will dry...