Plasterboard on stud walls

[mercedism]

Drylined a few bedrooms and always left a small gap before plastering to allow for expansion and skirting covers gap.

About to start on a bathroom which will be tiled onto directly, (floor and wall), possible some tanking in places. (but only around the bath).

Whatever i decide to use on the walls, whether it be aquapanel, waterproof plasterboard etc, would i take it right down tight on the floor or still leave a gap?

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

It would do no harm to leave a small gap, imo 2mm or 3mm. Not in a wet room situation though, most tanking tape will only cover 1.5mm gaps

 

[mercedism]

Just reread my post and worded it wrong, nearly all tiled but only around the bath.

But was thinking of tanking some places.

But if tape is only 1.5mm, wont i need to take it right down to the floor???

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Only for a wetroom /shower room, some tanking kits only allow 1.5mm gaps for tape to cover. If it's not in a shower enclosure you could leave a bigger gap and use Silicon. Not with the Impey tile safe though it reacts with Silicon

 

[doug boardley]

if using plasterboard mercedism, leave a gap between floorboards and plasterboard ( I usually pack up with a plasterboard off cut) this stops any damp off the floor seeping into the wall pasterboard

 

[White Room]

Same as Doug for the same reason