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Whats the best way to fill a gap in between plasterboard walls??
My house its a newish type with the external walls being brick, block
and "dob-n-dabed" plasterboard and the internal ones are just plasterboard fixed to metal 'studs'. On impulse, I decided to rip down a stud wall between my 2 little bedrooms, to make way for a 'games' room' . I found that the end which met the external wall, the stud wall was errected first and this means that there is a gap of about 4" between the plasterboard of the 2 old rooms (I hope this makes sense) which goes back to the block work. I have salvaged some of the old plasterboard and cut it into strips which I will use to fill the gap, but I have a number of quesitons. 1. What should I use to fix the plasterboard into the gap. I realised that Plasterboard Adhesive is the correct stuff, but these is just an 8ft x 4" strip and I wonder if there is anything else i could use. 2. Is it worth "tapeing" the new joints at either side of this new strip of board? 3. What should I use to 'finish' the surface so that its a close match to the rest of the room. I have already bought a tub of 'jointing compound', but I am starting to think that it might be the wrong stuff for this kind of job.. Can anyone else recommend something which would be ideal for a job like this? I look forwards to your thoughts Jon |
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Whats the best way to fill a gap in between plasterboard walls??
On thing I want to point out that may not be clear in my original post
is that the 'strip' of board that I am fitting goes against a block wall. There are already 2 board (From the original rooms) fitted and finished against and external wall.. There is simply a 3-4" gap between them (where the old stud wall used to be) which I need to fill. I was wondering if I could simply screw the strip of board to the blocks (using some off-cuts of timber to give me the required gap)? Jon |
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Whats the best way to fill a gap in between plasterboard walls??
Insulation?? What type of insulation are you talking about?
I just want to use the Plasterboard, as its simply scrap from the wall I have taken down and costs nothing... When it comes to 'skimming', whats the best kind of product for largish areas like this? Will the 'Joint Filler' that I have bought do the job? The reason I bought its that as well as the gap in the wall, I also have to finish the ceiling and the opposite wall too and figured that i would use the same stuff that they used when the house was built! Jon |
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