Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Double brick - Internal wall finish 3Oct 31, 2018 7:46 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Double brick - Internal wall finish 11Nov 07, 2018 8:14 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Double brick - Internal wall finish 17Nov 08, 2018 9:40 pm Good quality plaster is always smoother than drywall (aka gyprock), walls are straight and smooth as a mirror. Not to mention all this "hardness" feeling when you touch or hit it. Thermally drywall behaves a little bit better than gypsum plaster, although overall impact to R of the wall is close to nothing, also there are veneer plasters available out there those days. Acoustically plaster behaves much better as it is heavier and thicker. And at last, but not the least, robotic plastering machines can plaster up to 200 sqm/per hour those days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLf95eNMYvo&t=9s So it is no longer more labor intensive than gyprock installations. Gyprock is so popular only because it is cheaper and the only available option for framed houses. Re: Double brick - Internal wall finish 19Nov 09, 2018 12:53 am Althom Good quality yes. Find a plasterer in Perth that delivers it and you'll get some credibility. Not a single wet plasterer in Perth can deliver a good quality plaster? Is it really as bad as it reads? Then surely drywall is the only choice. Oh no, I have forgot that drywalling is also a skilled labour with so many different ways to make things wrong. Alas! Re: Double brick - Internal wall finish 20Nov 09, 2018 10:37 am There would be many, many more competent drywall installers in Perth than there are competent plasterers. It comes down to the likelihood of getting a good job and you're more likely to if you go with drywall Thank you alexp79 and gommeqld for your advice, that's very helpful, thanks 3 6286 id suggest getting an engineer to give you an opinion rather than a builder. 1 11894 I am saying that double brick has similar thermal performance due to thermal mass effect. It will be still very interesting to see the state of your framing after 10-15… 10 23104 |