Gluing of walls with plasterboard by own hands

Getting to the finishing works in an apartment or in a country house, you need to clearly imagine how to wall plasterboard.

Impartial statistics argue that the decoration of the interior with their own hands is most often performed using this universal material.

Drywall or dry plaster has high technological characteristics and relatively low cost.

It can be used for wall covering in all rooms, including the bathroom.

Different methods are used to fix drywall sheets in place. The choice of the method is determined by the specific parameters of the room in which the skin is made.

Preparatory stage

Any major repairs begin with the layout of the work plan and the cost estimate.

The owner of a dwelling should clearly define what part of the work he will perform with his own hands, what to glue, and what to fix on the screws and at what stages to attract assistants.

In order to determine the required volume of material, the measurement of all premises in the house is made and the total area is calculated. On the market are realized rectangular sheets of plasterboard with a length of two to four meters.

The width of the sheet varies from 0.6 to 1.2 m. The thickness of the material can be selected from 6.0 to 12.5 mm. In accordance with current international standards, each type of drywall has a certain color.

To date, the following types of plasterboard are available for plating a brick or wooden wall:

• standard GKL sheet, gray color;
• moisture-proof GKLV, color green;
• fire-resistant GKLO, color red.

At this stage it is necessary to determine how the drywall will be attached to the wall. If the sheet is to be glued, then you need to calculate how much glue is needed.

When the decision is made to mount the frame, it is necessary to determine how many linear meters of metal profiles will be required for fixing.

The choice of the fixing method should be done after a close examination of each room in the apartment or house.

It is very important, before you start to glue or install the frame yourself, once again assess the condition of the walls and the electrical wiring diagram. The location of the heating devices must also be taken into account.

When cutting sheets of dry plaster, you need to carefully cut openings in those places where electrical outlets and switches are installed. These devices are in every house.

Exactly the same as ventilation ducts, which can not be closed. In order to accelerate the work, save glue and other materials, such characteristic details should be added to the list of additional works.

Technology of wall plastering with

gypsum plasterboard Wall covering with gypsum boards is done in two ways - using a frame or using glue.

The room of a large area is faster and more convenient to sheathe using a frame structure. It should be remembered that the installation of such a foundation takes a certain amount of space.

In a large hall this is completely invisible, and a small room the size of 9 squares such a shell will make even closer. And here it's more rational to glue the drywall.

When you do it yourself, you can achieve high quality and economical use of the glue. The main thing in this case is to strictly observe the technology of the cladding works.

Assembly of the frame

The base for fixing the plasterboard can be made of metal profiles. In a wooden house, a beam is most often used. Regardless of the material selected, the frame is assembled in several stages.

The first thing to do is to clean the wall of old plaster and other layers. All cracks and cracks on the wall must be puttied.

The next step is marking the wall. On the planned points holes for the dowel are drilled. Vertical racks should be fastened in 60 cm increments. It is preferable to use an aluminum profile as racks.

The video shows the process of mounting a metal frame on a brick wall.

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The frame made of wooden beams is installed according to the same rules. Mounting the frame with your own hands, you must strictly monitor that the plane of the future sheathing does not deviate from the vertical.

Drywall sheets are attached to the frame by screws. The average pitch for fasteners is 25 cm. The distance from the edge of the sheet should be at least one centimeter. It will be correct to maintain a gap of 3-5 mm between the sheets.

The video demonstrates the process of fixing gypsum cardboard to the frame.

In this case, it is important to maintain a uniform tightening of the screws. If the cap protrudes above the surface, then the strength of the connection will be weak.

By covering the wall with gypsum boards using a frame, it must be remembered that an empty space forms between the skin and the wall.

Upon completion of the repair, the wall itself will have to attach the carpet, pots or picture.

And if the fixing element, having passed through a layer of dry plaster, "hangs" in the void, then it will not last long. This moment must be taken into account and fixed in advance between the profiles of the wooden beam.

When deciding how to mount drywall to the wall, you need to ensure and conditions for fastening directly on the wall of the same plasma TV.

Doing work on wall covering with your own hands, it's important not to forget about it.

Fastening drywall to

glue Before gluing the drywall directly to the wall, its surface must be properly prepared. First of all, all projections and irregularities are removed from the surface. The old plaster must be "ripped off".

Then hollows, crevices and cracks. Ideal state of the surface is not to be achieved, but it is necessary to prime it. Primer can be applied with a brush or foam roller.

The video shows how to prepare a wall for pasting with your own hands.

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At the next stage after leveling the surface, you need to mark it. Marking is done in order to ensure a strictly vertical position of the skin.

The surface of the wall is divided into squares with a side of 20-30 cm. Screws or self-tapping screws are screwed on the tops of these squares.

In a house with concrete or brick walls, holes are first drilled, and dowels are inserted in them. And then screwed into it self-tapping screws.

Since the metal profile is not used in this case, the vertical position of the sheet of gypsum board is regulated by these screws. The heads of the screws must be in the same plane.

This adjustment is done manually with a plumb or laser beam. Instead of beacons from self-tapping screws, you can use stripes of plasterboard.

Strips of dry plaster with a width of up to 10 cm should be glued to the wall in approximately the same way as is done when securing the frame from profiles.

And in this case it is important to achieve a strictly vertical position of these lighthouses.

When the preparation is complete, you can proceed directly to fixing the sheets of plasterboard. To properly dilute the glue, follow the instructions printed on the package.

Its consistency should not be liquid, but not too thick. Adhesive mixture should not spread or slip off the spatula.

Carrying out the work with your own hands, the glue can be applied either to a wall or to a sheet of drywall. The video shows how this is done.

The final stage of

After the main plastering of the walls with plasterboard in the house is completed, it is necessary to perform some more minor but important work.

It is necessary to fill the joints between the drywall sheets. This is a simple but responsible job and it must be done carefully. Here, a sickle is used, which is glued to the joint.

In addition to joints, it is necessary to arrange the interface of the skin with window and door openings. All these works require accuracy and accuracy.

In order not to delay the completion of the work, all the elements necessary for finishing must be prepared in advance. These can be plastic profiles for windows or panels for doorways.