We are plasterboard walls by ourselves

Sometimes in the apartment when performing repairs, the question arises, how to level the walls with plasterboard?

Drywall has long been considered one of the best materials for wall finishing.

Compared to other materials, it has high processability and low price.

Many tenants successfully perform alignment with their own hands, using plasterboard slabs.

Two methods of fastening drywall:

1. with the help of a skeleton made of metal profile;
2. with glue.

The choice of this or that option is determined by the condition of the wall, which you want to put in order.

Tools and materials

Concrete walls in a high-rise building have high strength. In order to fix the carpet or picture on your own wall, you have to do a difficult job.

Drill a hole in such a wall with a perforator only. Then in this hole it is necessary to hammer the plug, screw in the screw or screw. These self-tapes are attached to various household items.

Mounting the frame when leveling walls is done in the same way. Only drilling holes will require much more, three to four pieces per meter.

To avoid this process, the technology of fixing gypsum boards with the help of special adhesives is used.

In a wooden house for a long period of time, the walls were leveled with shingles. It was attached to the wall with nails and a plaster mix was poured onto this structure.

Then, using the float and the rule, the surface of the wall was brought to a proper state. To perform such work required certain skills that the beginner finisher received within two days, working with his own hands.

With the advent of dry building plasters on the market, from wet processes gradually began to be abandoned. It is necessary to know that drywall is the official name of dry plaster.

With gypsum cardboard, you can align the curved walls with a deviation from the average value of up to 6 cm.

Today the following types of drywall are on the market:

• standard sheet GCR;
• moisture-proof with hydrophobic additives GKLV;
• fire-resistant GKLO;
• moisture and fire resistant GKLVO.

Fire resistant plasterboard can level the walls in a wooden house, and moisture-resistant finish in the bathroom.

Industrial enterprises produce standard sheets of dry plaster in size 2х0,6 and 4х1,2 m. Thickness varies from 6,5 to 12,5 mm.

Also produced are combined plasters of dry plaster with an insulated on the inside.

When working with sheet drywall it is necessary to have the following tools and accessories:

• spatula;
• rubber hammer;
• perforator;
• dowels and screws;
• long wooden strap;
• construction plumb line and level.

You can use a construction knife to trim the edges. It will be required when processing by hand the joints and mates.

Of the materials you need to purchase:

1. special adhesive mixture;
2. primer;
3. filler for sealing joints;
4. finishing shpaklevku on the basis of gypsum.

Before diluting the adhesive, it is necessary to carefully read the instructions for preparing the mixture. The video shows how to use tools in the process of leveling the wall of concrete.

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Leveling technology

When fixing plasterboard sheets, it is very important to achieve verticality of their position.

The surface of the wall, covered with separate sheets, should look like one whole plane. In order to achieve the proper quality, it is necessary to strictly observe the technological requirements and the sequence of operations.

Properly organized work allows you to align the curved surfaces with minimal cost and high quality.

If alignment is performed in a wooden house with your own hands, then you can do with a minimal set of tools and use nails instead of screws.

The drill is still needed to prepare the adhesive mixture.

Surface preparation

Walls in the newly built room must be cleaned of residual mortar, dirt and dust.

When repair work is carried out in an old apartment or a wooden house, you need to remove from the wall all the layers that have accumulated over many years - paint, whitewash, old plaster.

The surface is then primed with a primer. Apply a primer with a roller or brush. This operation is mandatory.

On a non-primed wall, the quality of the adhesive mixture is significantly reduced. If an electric wire is to be laid under the lining, then this should be done at this stage.

In the video you can see how the wall is prepared for leveling.

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Installation of beacons

Since the carcass assembly is not done with this finishing technology, the final position of the faceplate of the drywall sheets must be set in a different way. In this case, the use of a metal profile is not assumed.

With its hands, the wall is divided into squares with a side of 25-35 cm. In this layout, at each vertex of the square it is necessary to drill a hole, to hammer into it a plastic dowel and screw in the screw.

The screw heads must be leveled in order to be in the same plane. To adjust the position of the heads, you can use an ordinary plumb and building level.

Sticker

Correctly prepared adhesive is applied either to the plasterboard or to the wall. The mixture is poured onto the wall surface with a spatula directly on the screws.

This is done in such a way that a layer of a mixture with a thickness of up to 10 cm is formed above the hat. After that, the sheet is applied to the wall with your own hands and pressed tightly.

For a more secure fit of the sheet, it is taped with a rubber mallet. In addition to the hammer at this point, you need a wooden rack or board.

It is applied to the surface to be leveled and taped with a hammer so as not to damage the sheet of plasterboard.

The video shows how to apply glue to the wall and adjust the position of the sheet.

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Sealing joints and joints

After completing the pasting without using a metal profile, it is necessary to carefully seal the seams between the plasterboard slabs.

This simple operation is performed using a putty. The seams are filled with filler to the full depth. Then, the reinforcement tape from fiberglass is applied to the surface of the seam and from the top is again covered with the finishing putty.

After drying, the seam surface is treated with sandpaper. It is very important to perform the leveling and joining of drywall to windows and doorways.

In the house where the plastic windows are installed, the final finish of the abutment is performed using a plastic profile.

Features of the

process Before you start the repair work, you need to determine the scope of work, make a list of necessary materials.

If the repair is to be carried out in a multi-storey building, then it is necessary to think about how the standard plasterboard slabs will be delivered to the designated place.

In the presence of a freight elevator task is simplified, and in its absence will have to increase the cost of delivery. It is important to decide on what forces will be performed.

When you do not need to install the frame, then alignment can be done independently, without involving third-party professionals.

By verifying the cost estimate, you need to see the video, which shows the complete sequence of operations for leveling the walls of gypsum board.

Special care should be exercised when handling adhesive compounds. With their help the plasterboard is fastened to the wall.

Cook the mixture strictly according to the instructions. That it was not too liquid or, conversely, too thick. After completing the pasting, you must carefully seal all the seams, corners and abutments.

And only after leveling and sealing you can start finishing the walls, painting or sticking the wallpaper.