Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 20, 2023 11:31 am Hi, we live in an area where the black soil is prone to a lot of movement. We have an old 50's house with masonite everywhere and nails popping out, warping, rusted etc. I want to strip it out and replace it all a room at a time OR just plasterboard over the top of the masonite where it's flat enough. I've done this in our main bedroom with plasterboard and it's been 12 months - no cracking (yet). I've been told by a few people not to use plasterboard but so far, I haven't had issues in one end of the house in our bedroom (7m x 6m room - I did ceiling + walls). I don't like the look of fibro with the nails exposed, VJ is expensive and I'm not sure of other alternatives. Is it really strongly recommend to NOT use plasterboard if you live in an area where the soil can shift? If so, what would the alternatives be? It's quite a large house. Jimbo73 I would use heaps of adhesive on each sheet and screw rather than nail. use as many as you like cheers Simeon 1 4194 2 8489 Yes, get a builder, make sure he is experienced and a registered building practitioner 5 9134 |