Browse Forums Bathrooms and Laundry 1 Mar 10, 2017 8:49 am Hi all, I have stripped and disposed of my existing walls in the bathroom and now just about ready to re-sheet the walls after making some design changes. I have searched around and found some people say to screw it in without any stud adhesive, others say nail only... My house is steel frame so nails aren't an option - I will more than likely put more studs and noggins in given the existing studs are just over 600mm apart and I plan to tile floor to ceiling. Is there anything wrong with using screws and stud adhesive? Also, sheeting in the corners of the room where a shower will go - should I place some aluminium corner underneath the villa board and then use waterproofing ontop (after using basecoat for joins and corners) Appreciate any and all help Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 2Mar 10, 2017 12:42 pm hones Hi all, I have stripped and disposed of my existing walls in the bathroom and now just about ready to re-sheet the walls after making some design changes. I have searched around and found some people say to screw it in without any stud adhesive, others say nail only... My house is steel frame so nails aren't an option - I will more than likely put more studs and noggins in given the existing studs are just over 600mm apart and I plan to tile floor to ceiling. Is there anything wrong with using screws and stud adhesive? Also, sheeting in the corners of the room where a shower will go - should I place some aluminium corner underneath the villa board and then use waterproofing ontop (after using basecoat for joins and corners) Appreciate any and all help Hey mate Yes you should screw and glue, just try and avoid screwing through the glue (although that generally only relates to timber frames for shrinkage reasons). You could check with CSR on there website if you wanted to be 100% sure of the best fixing method for a steel frame, but generally you always glue and screw. Good luck! Kind Regards James Mason - Our Build. www.renovationjunkies.com.au www.ourbuildhandyman.com.au Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 3Mar 11, 2017 8:41 pm Be careful what you read on the interwebs. According to both gyprock and villaboard, any tiled and/or wet area should only be fastened with screws. Not sure which state you're from but most require waterproofing only be applied by a qualified person. If not then the above mentioned guides show what is required for correct waterproofing. Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 4Mar 13, 2017 5:52 pm Berek Be careful what you read on the interwebs. According to both gyprock and villaboard, any tiled and/or wet area should only be fastened with screws. Not sure which state you're from but most require waterproofing only be applied by a qualified person. If not then the above mentioned guides show what is required for correct waterproofing. You won't get a waterproofing guide from what I have mentioned above, it's only the villaboard fixing instructions, and gyprock (CSR) make villaboard, so they are the one I believe. Kind Regards James Mason - Our Build. www.renovationjunkies.com.au www.ourbuildhandyman.com.au Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 5Mar 13, 2017 7:46 pm 20141111d6bd3c-Villaboard Lining Manual WEB - OCT 14.pdf 20160531aa8900-Wet Area Construction Application Guide June 2016.pdf I had a read before commenting on something I am not a professional trained in. Just to be sure Screws only under tiles. Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 7Mar 19, 2017 9:42 am Hi guys Doing a bathroom reno and looking at Villaboard v Aquacheck - going on wood studs - can you use screws on both or is villaboard nails only? will be tiling all walls to ceiling Comments appreciated Geoff Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 8Mar 19, 2017 10:03 am Can screw both mate. Kind Regards James Mason - Our Build. www.renovationjunkies.com.au www.ourbuildhandyman.com.au Re: Fixing Villa Board/Cement sheeting in wet area 9Sep 01, 2020 5:48 pm Hi, I have been reading a few of these posts regarding Aquacheck and Villaboard for the bathroom. I recently had our waterproofing fail in our bathroom - house is 10 years old (Qld). Every tiler, builder etc. that have been to quote have said that they should never have used Aquacheck and it should always be Villaboard. I have read the posts so I know that there is a difference of opinion amongst people and that is fine. I am now in a situation where I want to keep most of the Aquacheck in the areas of the bathroom where the sheeting hasn't needed to be removed. I want to sheet around the shower with Villaboard but then I am going to have a 3mm difference in sheeting thickness. Has anyone seen this done successfully? The tiler said he wanted to ensure the tiling went over the join between the villaboard and the aquacheck but I am concerned I will wind up with an ugly renovation or worse - back in a situation with another waterproofing fail. If I just use Villaboard on the entire 2 walls that the shower (corner shower) backs onto and leave the other 2 walls with Aquacheck - will you be able to tell the difference after painting? Thanks T DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair All my inside walls are Fibre Cement & House has Steel frames... Tricky when one wants to hang pictures or do Wainscoating Paneling up the hallway. Those little nail… 0 3955 Hi all. I'm thinking of installing an electric gate in front of this street front villa (link below). The gate would be between the bush on the left and the letter box on… 0 3122 Hi, Currently building, we are on a sloping block so we have from floor level to the roof in axon cladding. Below floor level to the ground I want to put brick facings /… 0 5022 |