If you're looking at footing a few sheets of plasterboard,
I'm going to show you a few basic tips.
We're working on new framing here, so everything;s straight,
clean, ready to go.
I'll take you through measuring up the sheets, how to fit them,
how to cut them, and how to cut holes
for power points and light switches,
where you need screws, glue, how to use a glue gun.
And when it's all up, we'll show you how to fill the joints
and finish it off, ready for painting, just like that.
Now, the first thing we want to do is measure up your wall.
Right.
The next thing we want to do is measure out our sheet.
Now we need to use our ruler or straight edge,
put that on the marks.
We just make a nice little score.
Good, sharp knife.
Take it nice and easy.
Now we've cut it on the front.
We're now going to snap it on the back.
Now that was a straight line.
If you want to cut around a doorway,
I'm going to show you how to do it.
Mark out as per usual.
Now use your straight edge on one side of the cut.
Make a nice clean cut with a nice sharp knife.
And you can score your second mark with your knife as well.
That'll give you a nice, clean cut.
But finish that off with a hand saw.
Now if you do have an old hand saw, now's the time to use it.
Snap it off.
Now it's a good idea to do a dry fit,
to make sure this fits before we actually fix it to the wall.
Also, it's a great idea to throw a couple of packers
on the floor.
This will keep the plasterboard off the floor.
At this point, just throw a little pencil mark
where our plasterboard hits the studs.
This will give us an idea before we start gluing.
Now we're going to put our glue about 300 millimeters apart.
But before we do that, here's a little tip for you.
You can take the end off your drink bottle.
This little puppy here goes on the end of your glue gun.
Now this will create the perfect size dab of glue.
And just gently press exactly where your glue is.
Now's a good time just to check that your sheet's level.
When fixing plasterboard, you only
want to screw around the outside edge.
Sheets can go vertically or horizontally,
but horizontal fixing provides a better finish.
Now on our second sheet, we're going to measure out
for our power point.
So we're just going to measure that up.
We're just going to measure on the inside of our flush box
there, 625.
Now measuring off the bottom sheet,
we're going to measure just to the underside of our screw
holes and just to the top.
The next thing we're going to do is chop a hole out
with a keyhole saw.
Fit our second sheet, making sure our flush box is
looking good.
Now when putting screws in plasterboard,
we have to get it just right.
If we put it in too deep, you're going
to puncture the face of the plasterboard.
If we have it sticking out too far,
we're going to have problems when we come to stop it.
Now I'm going to show you how to stop a joint.
Next, take the stopping compound with your broad knife.
Put that on your trough and apply nice and smooth.
Put your paper tape into your compound.
Now, you want to do this before the compound starts to dry.
Next, apply the second coat of compound over the paper tape.
And make sure you get all the bubbles out.
Give it 24 hours to dry, then give it a light sand.
Now put on the finishing coat.
A final light sand.
Now we're ready to paint.
If you're re-doing a room, shake down and talk to someone
at Mitre 10.
And check out the Easy As stand.
If you're renovating and considering moving walls
or altering framing, you may need a building consent.
If this is the case, you'll need to use a licensed building
practitioner to sign off the work you've done.