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I will be showing you how to hang a plasterboard on to a stud wall.
The tools we need, stud adhesive, a small scraper, a tape measure,
pencil, and nails, gloves, a hammer, and a ladder that's tall enough to reach the top
of the stud wall safely. So the first thing I'm going to do is measure the stud
wall and then transfer the measurements onto the plasterboard sheet.
So then we transfer that measurement onto the sheet.
Now I'm going to cut the sheet to size. Normally, you can use a T-square to cut
your sheet. I prefer the tape gauge which is a lot quicker. What we do is we put the
end of the tape measure on to the mark and then clasp the point of contact with the
sheet with your forefinger and your thumb. Apply your utility knife to the sheet.
You don't need too much pressure, just enough to cut the back of
the sheet. And then I'll get my friend Bob to give me a hand with the sheet.
So we pull the sheet away from the wall. So now I will fold the sheet over,
like so. And then I'm going to cut the sheet where the fold is,
all the way down. Whenever we're hanging a sheet of plaster,
we always need to put the first... the bottom sheet onto blocks
so it's not sitting on the floor. That way, there's no chance of the plaster
cracking if there's movement in the floor. So a plasterboard comes in either 1200 or
1350s. This particular one is a 1200. So what I'll be doing is cutting it in half
so that I'll be able to trail the top and bottom all at the same time off the
ground. Now, once again, we'll be using the tape gauge. We're going to lay
the sheet down and then raise the other side and score it.
Okay, ready Bob? Okay. So the next step is to apply the stud adhesive.
So this is your stud adhesive. Using a scraper, you place your glue roughly 250
and 300 on each stud. You never glue your last stud and your internal stud
because wherever you're nailing, when the glue dries, it pulls the sheet back and
your nail will protrude. Okay so now we're ready to hang our sheet.
Let's put it on the blocks there.
Now I'm hanging a full sheet. Now I apply the stud adhesive to that area
doing to it to 400, 450, 800, and 850, remembering not to put any daubs in
your internal or your external.
Okay. So now we're going to lift the sheet up on top of the 601 lit off cut.
So now I'm going to cut the excess plasterboard off. Scoring the back,
snap it off, and taking your knife and scrolling it just gently all the way down
to the back. So now we're ready to cut our top sheet. So what we'll do,
we'll measure both sides and then transfer the measurements onto the plasterboard
sheet. So now that the plasterboard's hung, it's ready to trail
and don't forget it's always good to have a friend to give you a hand because the
plasterboard is heavy and awkward. And that's it, job's done.
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