How to plasterboard a doorway.
Blocking up a doorway with plasterboard.
Had a door blocked off in the middle of a wall about 2 months ago and now the plaster on both sides of the wall is cracking right around where the old frame was.
Existing wall is brick.
What gap do i need to leave between the plaster board and the existing plasted wall in order for the plasterer to plaster over the existing wall and the plaster board on the blocked off door.
I have a spare lounge doorway which i m planning on blocking up using 4x2 studs and plasterboard.
This project is about filling or blocking up an old doorway or window opening using brick blocks and plaster.
The best solution is to remove old door and frame stud it out with timber insulate it for sound and then board it so its ready for skimming where units are going to be hung behind the plasterboard fit plywood patresses to screw into this is by far the best way to provide a solid point to hang units from as light blocks can crumble when you plug and screw into them.
Going to block off a doorway and plaster board it also taking all the wallpaper of this wall down to the existing bare plaster.
Not sure exactly how it was done i wasn t here to see it completed and it was part of some other work elsewhere in the house but i think it could have just been plasterboarded with.
The bath will move to directly behind this old doorway and my.
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Allowing for plaster board thickness etc.
Usually four by two i would use 12 5 mm plasterboard then build your frame sole plate head plate then studs one on each side then a central stud.
All internal walls are brick built so my question is finally can i block up the door from the bedroom with plasterboard stud wall.