When carrying out repairs or upon completion of construction, the inner surface of the walls always requires finishing and refinement. Therefore, almost every homeowner is faced with the question of what to use to level vertical surfaces. There are several ways to do this. But the most budgetary and convenient is plasterboard wall cladding.
What is this material
GKL (colloquially it is drywall) differs from other similar materials in its ease of use.
It does not require special skills for installation, it is easy to cut and attach to prepared beacons. When using this material, it is not necessary to align the walls. It is enough to close the cracks with putty.
Types
There are several types of drywall:
- Regular.
- Flame retardant, used in areas with increased fire risk.
- Moisture resistant (suitable for bathroom andbathroom).
Advantages over other types of finishes
When using this material, remember the following pluses:
- Sheathing walls with plasterboard allows you to make a smooth and even surface in a short time.
- Under the material, all electrical cables and pipes are removed without any problems.
- GLK sheets are easy to bend. Therefore, it will be quite easy to make any curvilinear structures, arches and so on.
- In order to improve the soundproofing properties of drywall, you can lay a soundproof material under it.
- Sheathing walls with plasterboard creates always the right microclimate in the room. After all, the material is able to absorb and release moisture.
Leveling the walls with drywall with your own hands is a procedure that anyone can do. It does not require much skill and a lot of time, which saves money.
Installation
Alignment of walls with drywall is carried out in several ways. They fix it with special glue on a flat surface in the right place or make a frame. Everything will depend on what the partitions in the room are made of.
Modern builders use various materials for the construction of residential premises: timber, brick, foam blocks, reinforced concrete panels, round logs. Therefore, the use of this method for leveling walls with drywall will depend on the presence of defects and surface differences. They may be different. For example, on wallswith errors of a few centimeters, it is recommended to use a frame for wall cladding with plasterboard.
Preparation
Before starting the main work, it is necessary to prepare the walls. Remove the old coating, clean the plaster in places where it sheds, treat with special agents to prevent the formation of fungi (the best option would be a primer). You can buy it at any hardware store.
Choosing the wall cladding method
Sheathing walls with drywall sheets has a small drawback. After completion of work, the volume of the total area of \u200b\u200bthe apartment will decrease slightly compared to the original dimensions (especially if you use the frame method). If this is not suitable, it is recommended to use the GKL sticker directly on the walls.
However, sheathing wooden walls with drywall using a frame has a number of advantages compared to the adhesive method. This allows you to level any surface, regardless of the shortcomings on it, making the structure itself sufficiently reliable, durable and also durable. The frame method is used to equip the bathroom and kitchen, because you can glue tiles on it without fear. Under drywall, it is possible to lay insulation if the walls do not hold heat well. This is especially true for rooms located on the north side of the house. Installing the crate indoors will require some costs, effort and skill, compared with the adhesive method. You will have to devote more time to the main work, but the result of thatworth it.
Required materials and tools
Sheathing of internal walls with drywall using the frame method requires the purchase of additional materials. This is:
- Profile rails or wooden blocks.
- Fastening and connecting parts.
- Hangers and extensions.
- Secrets and screwdriver.
- Knives for cutting profiles and drywall.
- Roulette and level.
How is plasterboard wall cladding done? Instructions will be provided below.
Installing the crate
After the walls are prepared for further work, it is necessary to make markings, taking into account window openings and door jambs. Then proceed to the installation of guide profiles or bars over the entire marked surface. Fastening is carried out using dowels and hangers for ceiling rails. After checking the reliability of the finished structure at the attachment points, if necessary, soundproof and insulating material is laid.
Now you can start marking and cutting drywall. Finished webs of material are attached to the frame using self-tapping screws.
Final stage
Gypsum boarding of the interior walls is finished, but the construction will not be strong enough if the seams at the joints of the material sheets are not sealed. To do this, the material should be well cleaned of dirt and other small particles. Prepared putty is placed in the recesses between the joints.
With helpspecial device (spatula) the surface in these places is carefully leveled. After the material has dried, the joints are glued with construction tape. Main work completed.
Wiring
If it is required to remove all electrical wiring in a wooden house under the frame method, then metal sleeves must be used to isolate it, as required by fire safety rules. This will protect against accidental damage to the wiring and the occurrence of short circuits in the electrical network. Currently, there are enough devices that can perfectly veil the light cables if they remain on the surface of the skin, creating an additional decorative element in the room.
Sheathing walls with drywall adhesive method
Compared to building a frame for wall cladding, this method has some advantages. So, less will have to invest in the purchase of the necessary materials. The method is simple to perform, and it will take less time to work.
However, for all its simplicity and accessibility, it can only be used on flat walls, otherwise the structure will not hold well. Under the drywall in this case, it will not be possible to remove the wiring, lay insulation and sound insulator.
To work with a glue method, a minimum of materials is required. This is glue, spatulas, a drywall knife and tape (to close the joints). Adhesive wall cladding is used in rooms made of bricks or blocks with smallsurface fluctuations. To level them, gypsum-based putty is usually used.
It is important to remember that all the main work on this method is carried out at a positive temperature, which should exceed ten degrees Celsius. For this, the highest quality glue is used, Perlfix is considered the best. It is prepared immediately before installation, in a small amount, because it quickly hardens and becomes unsuitable for further use. It is applied to the prepared drywall surface from the wrong side and quickly applied to the wall, pressing it well with your hands. If drops of glue protrude at the junction, it must be removed before it seizes. This process continues until the wall cladding is completed.
Conclusion
Now it is easy to understand what is the work of cladding walls with drywall with your own hands and which of the proposed methods is best suited for each specific case. The cost will mainly depend on the chosen method, the types of drywall and the total area of the proposed work. It is not difficult to calculate the entire amount that will be required for finishing work. It is enough to know the cost of one sheet and the quadrature of the area to be finished.
