How to plasterboard walls correctly

Gusevsky Andrey Anatolyevich

With the help of drywall on the walls, you can build an unusual design that will create a unique interior in your home

It is difficult to imagine a modern repair that is done without drywall. This material, unique in its qualities, has entered our life so tightly that today it can be considered almost the most popular. But, despite all the popularity and relevance, not everyone who starts repairs with their own hands, it turns out to do it without errors and blemishes.

And in this article we will talk about how to plasterboard walls, and not to allow the most common mistakes.

Preparing walls for cladding

Before lining the walls with plasterboard sheets, the walls must be prepared, remove the remnants of the old finish and apply a special protective composition

There can be several ways to fix drywall, and we will talk more about this a little later. But not depending on which method you choose, or rather which one is more suitable for your specific situation, you need to start the finish with a thorough surface preparation.

So, the first and most important step is to remove the old trim from the walls. Many may wonder - why should I do this if I am going to install a wireframe?

Everything is simple, without proper processing, the sheathed walls with drywall can begin to get wet, even if it is fixed to a special frame. This is especially true for the external walls of the house, on which cold bridges are traditionally formed due to temperature differences.

Special impregnation of the walls before sheathing with plasterboard is necessary both for external decoration and for internal, regardless of the method of installation of drywall sheets

You can, of course, get rid of them by wall insulationBut this is a completely different conversation, and a different type of repair. In our situation, we do not produce additional insulation, but simply sheathe the walls with drywall, which means that they must be protected, and for this we must first clean.

You can read about how to remove old trim elements on our website, or watch the video in this article, which shows instructions for removing old wallpapers and paints. We will not focus on this, and proceed immediately to the next stage, which consists in treating the walls with antiseptics.

Processing with special compositions of the walls before installing drywall is necessary so as not to worry about the appearance of mold or fungus on the walls

Antiseptics are special fluids that penetrate the structure of the material from which the walls are built, and create an environment there in which bacteria are not able to multiply.

It is the bacteria that cause mold on the surface of the walls. And mold, in turn, begins to grow very quickly, and eventually appears on the surface of the finish, even if it is mounted on the frame and at a considerable distance from the wall.

Advice! Many people wonder if it is possible to sheathe walls with non-moisture-proof drywall. In principle, it is possible, but only if you are one hundred percent sure that your walls will not be exposed to moisture. On the other hand, the price of a moisture-resistant sheet is not much higher, and whether it makes sense to save on this is unknown.

You can protect the walls for the installation of drywall using a conventional primer, to protect the primer, apply it in several layers

So, we take a brush or a roller in our hands, and put a primer on the walls with a thick layer.The more it will be, the better the protection will turn out later. You should not save money on something that can significantly affect the life of the finish.

After the walls are processed, it remains to wait for the complete drying, which can occur in an hour or in a few days, it all depends on the temperature and humidity in the room where the repair is made. In any case, it is not worth starting the installation until the primer is completely dry, especially if you are going to install drywall without an additional frame.

Installation

Using drywall, you can build partitions for zoning the room, first collecting a metal frame and lining it with sheets of drywall

As you know, there can be several installation methods, and there is no question of how to properly wall the walls with drywall. The choice of method depends entirely on the characteristics of your home and walls in particular. For example, if the walls are often wet, and there is no way to eliminate this, then it is best to produce installation of drywall on the frame.

On the other hand. This method hides the space, which means that it is not suitable for rooms with a small area where you can not sacrifice the treasured centimeters under any circumstances. In order to clearly determine the choice of installation method, it is necessary to take into account a number of factors, and for this, you need to know all the advantages and disadvantages of both mounting options, but first things first.

Method One: Adhesive Mount

Drywall sheets can be glued directly directly to the walls, provided that they are more or less even

With this installation method, drywall sheets are glued directly to the wall (seeHow to stick drywall to the wall yourself), and since we will not describe the whole process in detail, we suggest that you look at how to plasterboard a video wall, in which everything is intelligibly shown, and in the meantime, we will consider the main criteria.

Which should be guided by choosing this option:

• It’s impossible to hide communications under drywall, such as wires or electrical heating pipes, so this point will need to be taken care of in advance.
• Wet walls can become a significant obstacle with this installation method.. Moisture will begin to move from the walls to the finish, and over time, it will destroy even moisture-proof drywall.

The bathroom does not recommend gluing drywall, as it will constantly come in contact with wet walls and eventually you will have to face mold

• Wall mount can save a lot of room space. Unlike the frame, here you will not lose the cherished centimeters, and the area will decrease by a maximum of 3-4 centimeters.
• This method cannot be used with significant curvature of the walls.. The maximum allowable difference is 2 centimeters, if your walls are more curved, then you will have to abandon mounting on glue.
• Mounting on glue - a more economically financial way of attaching drywall. All you need is dry glue and water. Also. It does not need a large set of tools, which is also very convenient, especially when you consider. That you do not often do repairs in the house.

For the installation of drywall sheets with glue, you do not need to purchase additional materials and tools

• Simplicity is one of the most important factors.. In order to stick a sheet of drywall to the wall, you will not need any special knowledge of skills or experience. Everything is extremely simple and clear, just look at thematic photos or video materials.
• This installation method is not suitable if, for example, we plank the log walls with drywall. The fact is that gypsum board glue has very poor adhesion to wooden surfaces, and it only interacts with concrete or stone substrates.

You can glue gypsum plasterboards if you are not going to apply heavy finishing materials to this surface, such as ceramic tiles

Important! Do not glue drywall if you plan to finish it with ceramic tiles later. The weight of this material will create a constant load on the surface, and over time, the sheets will simply begin to lag behind the base.

As you can see, not in all situations it is possible to apply glue mounting. In some cases, it does not fit at all, and therefore, only one option remains.

Method two: frame mounting

For greater reliability and durability, drywall is mounted on a metal crate, which is quite easy and quick to assemble.

And again, before proceeding to the description of the nuances and subtleties, we would like to show you a video of how to sheathe walls with drywall, on which the whole process is shown in detail and in detail. For our part, we can say that this method of fastening is more relevant, since it is considered reliable and durable, and practically no impact is terrible for walls made of drywall on the frame.

So:

• Under the frame you can hide all the communications passing through the walls.. Often, the thickness of the finished partitions allows you to hide inside not only electrical wiring or heating pipes, but also ventilation ducts, as well as chimneys.

Mounting drywall on the walls with the help of a crate, allows you to hide pipes and other home communications under it

• The empty space under the drywall can be used to install insulation, which is especially true in cases when the walls are freezing, and there is no possibility to perform external insulation.
• Since when mounting on a frame there is no direct contact between the finish and the wall, the service life of drywall increases several times.
• Walls under the frame can be of any curvature. All guides are installed on special plumb lines, with which you can adjust the level of the slope of the profiles, and accordingly adjust the evenness of the finished walls.

The crate for plasterboard sheets, allows you to additionally insulate and soundproof the walls, which is often used in private homes

• On such partitions you can mount any kind of decoration, including ceramic tiles, the installation of which is completely excluded with the adhesive installation method.
• The frame finish is much easier to restore in case of damage.. Just tear off one sheet to change it to a new one. With the adhesive mounting method, this process will be greatly complicated.

As you can see, both installation methods have their advantages and disadvantages, but experts advise using the frame method exclusively, since it is much more reliable, and glue installation is used only in case of emergency, when there are simply no other options.

The walls sheathed with drywall become very smooth and any decorative finish can be used on them.

So, back to the most important question of our article - is it possible to sheathe walls with drywall. Not only possible, but necessary. Today it is the easiest, most reliable, and most importantly inexpensive way of rough wall decoration, which is available to everyone, and in addition to everything, you can perform such decoration yourself without the help of specialists, and this is another reason to save your money.