Tips for working with plasterboard

How to work with plasterboard

Thanks to today's technology to work with him was easier and faster. GCR is stucco, enclosed in a sufficiently strong cardboard. Many question, how to work with plasterboard.

Drywall is not modern materials, it was used in the Soviet Union and had the name "drywall". Since then, much time has passed, drywall and did not fungible material for decoration of any premises. Thanks to today's technology to work with him was easier and faster. GCR is stucco, enclosed in a sufficiently strong cardboard. there are different varieties of sheets of drywall.

Many question, how to work with plasterboard. Before we get started it is necessary to prepare all the necessary and decide, what can be done for the room. Previously drywall fastened to wooden beams 25x40. But the tree is not as strong, ability to accumulate moisture and warp. Now they have replaced, on metal profiles. The profiles are fixed to the wall at a distance from each other by 40cm. Size sheets 120 cm, profile extends respectively in the middle and edges of plasterboard.

For operation of the tool will need screwdriver, drill or drill. If the walls of wood or shlakoblochnogo, the profiles are not secure puts much effort. But when attaching to a concrete wall, have to drill holes and fix the profile to dowel and here you can not do without Punch. Of hand tool needs a hammer, Metal shears, Riveter, level, plumb, Planer knife and Drywall, and laser level. And of course can not do without screws. For fastening sheets of drywall screws best suited for metal. They are well deep into the GCR and enter the user's profile, ensuring the reliability of mounting.

Features work consists primarily of, for any kind of intended variety of drywall. Namely, the alignment of the wall or ceiling. Here it is necessary to comply with horizontal and vertical symmetry metal profiles. For this laser level is not fungible. Withdrawal angles also crucial moment. Benefit themselves profiles have angles 90 degrees, that allows you to more easily and bring them correctly. Before it is necessary to mount sheets laid between the insulation profiles or wiring, unless of course it is required.

It must be remembered, that this material is quite fragile and dusty, in the process of cutting and processing. Before you work with plasterboard, it is necessary to ensure good ventilation of the room. GCR is good enough to cut with a knife in the usual construction. The most important thing to cut the cardboard cover, and he cut through the plaster for a few millimeters and is easily broken off by a cut line. Cut connecting seams well are stripped fine sandpaper, for a better connection with another sheet. Connecting seams necessarily filled with putty. Immediately it is superimposed on top of the reinforced film and a spatula inflict further thin layer of filler. Typically, the seam is thin and not visible. If it turns thick seam, you can proshpaklevat a thin layer of the wall. After try to clean the wall, after drying. We must not forget the self-tapping screws, they necessarily cover the filler, otherwise they prorzhaveyut hereinafter and act on the wallpaper adhesive or by water-based paints. detail, on the preparation of the drywall to painting.