Drywall wooden crate: advantages and disadvantages

Such a popular finishing material as GKL, in most cases, is mounted on a special frame. Usually it is mounted from metal profiles. An alternative is a lath made of wooden bars, which it is very easy to assemble with your own hands. But there is no need to be deceived by the ease of manufacture: wood is a whimsical material, its use is not always possible. Consider all the features of this design and find out when and how to make a wooden crate for drywall yourself.

Features and disadvantages of wood lathing

The construction of a wooden frame under GKL attracts with low cost and ease of operation. Especially if during the repair there are a small number of boards that can be used as slats of the supporting structure. In this case, you do not have to spend money on the purchase of a metal profile, as well as the necessary fasteners, for example direct suspensions.

But you should remember about the properties of wood, which limit its use in construction:

• Wooden structures are subject to dimensional changes with excessive or insufficient moisture. Drywall attached to such a crate will move with it, resulting in cracks at the joints of the sheets. This is an ongoing process, as the tree gives off moisture when dry in the room or absorbs in excess moisture.
• Aligning the walls with the help of GCR is often combined with insulation. The ventilation of the wooden parts of the lathing under these conditions is minimal, which leads to their rapid decay.
• The bars are poorly suited for leveling walls. It is unacceptable to use wedges for lining: over time, the tree can bend under the influence of moisture and temperature, and weak spots form in the places of such linings.

• It is not recommended to use a wooden frame when finishing with plasterboard ceiling. This design does not have a sufficient margin of safety, it is better to use a metal profile for this purpose.
• It is unacceptable to use a wooden frame in rooms with high levels of humidity or temperature. Strictly speaking, the crate of this material is suitable only for rooms with constant microclimate indicators.
• If it is planned to place electric wires under the GKL surface, then metal guides must be used: wooden elements do not have a sufficient level of fire safety.

When can I make a frame for gypsum wood from wood?

It is recommended to use a wooden structure for plasterboard sheets:

• In houses made of logs or timber. In this case, the crate is ideally combined with the material of the walls due to the same physical properties. It turns out that any change in humidity is compensated. In such conditions, drywall remains stationary and is not damaged.
• In ordinary apartments with perfectly even walls. In this case, the frame of the beam will be a reliable basis for attaching GCR.

Benefits

The advantages of a wooden crate:

• Simple installation, which may well be done by yourself.
• Affordable and cheaper materials, more environmentally friendly than the metal profile.
• Subject to all the necessary conditions, a properly installed crate will last a long time and will be a reliable basis for drywall sheets.

Tools and materials

First of all, a wooden beam itself with a cross section of at least 40 × 40 mm will be required. If it is planned to carry out insulation and sound insulation, then the beam should be chosen thicker, for example 40 × 80 mm. To prevent decay, it is impregnated with antiseptic and water-repellent solutions. It will be useful to treat it with a composition that improves the fire safety of the material.

Before installation, all wooden elements must be aged for several days in the room in order to adapt to its microclimate and take their final geometric shape.

Also required:

• Measuring tool: level, plumb line, tape measure.
• Pencil, coated cord.
• Hammer drill and dowels for attaching the beam to the wall.
• A screwdriver and self-tapping screws, as well as angles for connecting frame elements to each other.
• Hacksaw, hammer and construction knife.

As you can see, almost the entire tool can be found in the arsenal of even a novice master. To install a wooden frame and mount drywall, you do not have to purchase specialized expensive devices.

Installation of the lathing

Preparatory work is to remove the old coating in case there is doubt about its strength. Things in the room can be covered with plastic wrap or other material.

The order of the device wooden frame:

• Markup first. The size of the gypsum plasterboard determines the optimal pitch between the uprights - 600 mm. Thus, each sheet will be attached to three bars: one in the center, and two at the edges. The joints should be located on the surface of the rack, as shown in the photo.

• A horizontal beam is attached to the ceiling. Using a plumb line, the location of the rail on the floor is determined. They should be located strictly in one plane.

In the case of a perfectly even ceiling, the horizontal bars can be attached directly to the wall. Here, the equal thickness of all the elements of the crate is of paramount importance: any error in size will result in irregularities in the frame.

• Vertical bars are fastened to the bars on the ceiling and floor. They are mounted to the wall on the dowel-nails, for which holes in the slats and in the wall for fasteners are pre-drilled.

In houses with wooden walls, racks to the base can be mounted with wood screws. But you still need to drill holes: this eliminates the likelihood that the beam will crack.

• According to the marking, horizontal jumpers are attached. They provide structural rigidity and are located at the junction of drywall sheets.

The optimal step for fixing elements to the wall is 25–40 cm.

• You can strengthen the frame using the corners located in the places of conjugation of vertical and horizontal racks.

Drywall Mount

GKL installation is standard:

• Pre-cut sheets are attached to the frame. The step between the screws is 25 cm.

Please note: it is necessary to take wood screws with less frequent and larger carvings.

• The heads of the screws are recessed into the sheet by 1 mm.
• Further joints are reinforced and putty, as well as deepening the heads of the screws.
• After polishing, the surface is primed and ready for further finishing.

The process of creating a crate from a tree is presented more clearly in the next video. Ask questions on the topic in the comments.