Walls covered with plasterboard not only acquire a perfectly flat surface, but also visually increase the space of the room. You can cover the walls with plasterboard yourself, thereby saving a decent amount of money.
Do-it-yourself plasterboard wall covering
A simple technology is used to cover walls with plasterboard sheets. It can be attached to the walls using special glue. Before you start fixing this material, the walls need to be cleaned and coated with a primer. After this, you need to apply glue to the sheets using a spatula. The glue is applied along the edges in a continuous strip, as well as in the middle, and the width of each strip should be 10 cm.
The glue should not occupy more than half the area of the sheet. They should be sheathed from the corner of the room. Using the rule, the sheet is aligned. When laying, it is better to secure three sheets at a time. In cases where the wall has slight irregularities, special glue is applied in small pieces, and the distance between them at the edges should be 25 cm. In the middle, these cakes should be about 35 cm apart from each other. The area of the applied glue should not be less than 15% otherwise the sheet will not hold securely.The thickness of the applied glue is determined by the unevenness of the wall. The greater the unevenness, the more glue will have to be applied. If the surface is very uneven, plasterboard strips are glued onto it.
They should be no more than 10 cm wide. The higher and wider the wall, the more of these strips you will need. Using a plumb line or a rule, the strips are made even relative to the plane. You need to wait until the glue dries. This usually takes 3 hours, only after this time can the sheets be glued. You can cover the walls with sheets using a frame. This method makes it possible to make walls smooth in a short time. The result is a smooth surface for finishing. In addition, sound insulation and thermal insulation in the room improves. There is also an opportunity for laying various communications. You can easily run electrical or telephone wiring through such a wall.
