Recent content by dubman

When you say scrim, you mean put a small piece of self-adhesive joint tape on it? You say the nails could rust - so would it be better to remove them and fill in with skim plaster or would I have to use the "mud" compound? No problem if the plaster or compound gets in contact with the wood lat...

just one other question: is it necessary to use the compound to cover the nails, or would normal skim plaster be ok? Or would it be ok to cover them with small pieces of sticky joint tape and apply normal skim plaster over that?

if I took the nails out, would it not be ok just to fill in the holes with normal skim plaster? Or maybe better just to leave them and add an extra nail nearby?

I hope this isn't a silly question. I put up some 4x2 (12 mm) plasterboards on a small porch ceiling, and 2 of the nails bent as I was hammering them in - they might have hit either the head of a nail holding in the wooden lats, or a knot in the wood. Anyway I see that they are bent over more or...

I got the 12mm board. Yea, I know what you mean - maybe insulation isn't so important in a porch - just that there is some already there, though it seems quite awkward to put loose insulation like rockwool on top of boards as you install them - yea the rigid ones make more sense. Just one other...

Ok, that's clear - It doesn't have to be fire proof. But I was going to install 10mm board since the old board I took down (due to leaks in the roof) was 10mm. I just have one other question. Would it be normal to place insulation, like rockwool or fibreglass directly resting on the back of the...

oh? I checked the fire board post and don't see a solution for my question there...

Hi, I was wondering what kind of plasterboard should be used for a small porch ceiling. The old board looks like 10 mm thick.But should I use fire resistant plasterboard? Or when is it obligatory to use fire resistant plasterboard? And finally should I use a specific ceiling plasterboard? Thank you