Hi all,
Can anyone tell me the best way to fix loose plasterboard? Do I just renail it and plaster over them? Or is there a better method?
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Nobba.
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Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair Re: Loose plasterboard 2May 17, 2007 4:54 pm describe the plasterboard and the situation a little more.
it might help with the answer....  16 May 2007 3 New Poster Re: Loose plasterboard 3May 17, 2007 5:02 pm It's gyprock and it's loose in the middle as if the glue has come away from the studs. You can push on it and it moves about 1mm. The problem seems to be in most of the rooms. It's a late 60's house and there is a railway line about 50m away from the house that may have caused the problem. Re: Loose plasterboard 4May 17, 2007 5:17 pm I would buy a stud finder and some plaster tacks (or screws) and do exactly that!
Find the stud roughly in the middle of each part of the plaster that is loose and whack 3 screws in. Top, middle and bottom. Make sure that whatever method you use, you take the retainer in past flush (ie go into the plaster a bit 1-2 millimetres) to allow for some fill to cover your new holes. Bunnings sell all the bits you need for a job like this. Matt 05 Nov 2006 187 Melbourne Bronze Member Re: Loose plasterboard 5May 17, 2007 9:07 pm What Matt said  . It's probably not that the glue has come unstuck...more that it isn't there. I've been renovating and found that back then they didn't use as much glue as they probably should have. Matt's solution is the best way to go.If all you can see are obstacles, you have lost sight of the goals 25 Jul 2007 5 NEW ZEALAND Junior Member This is the answer 6Jul 25, 2007 9:39 am FULLER® ROCOR® Green Stud Adhesive
This product will remove the need for nails or screws, it is a very strong bonding adhesive, it is specially Fomulated for bonding plasterboard to timber or metal building frames, this product is really easy to use, and cleans up with water. Link below: http://www.holdfast.co.nz Search - 88139 -- CONCEPT22 -- Re: Loose plasterboard 7Jul 25, 2007 8:43 pm NAils/screws are only used to hold the gyprock till the adhesive dries, regardless of what brand you use. Hi all, I just moved into a 1960’s block with brick veneer and was just wondering how worried I should be about the loose brick veneer and lack of mortar at the back of… 0 1682 Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 4335 |
