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Title: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by Lectrician on Sep 27^th, 2008, 9:50pm

When plasterboarding a wall with a window, do you board the reveal first, or the wall?

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by CWatters on Sep 27^th, 2008, 9:57pm

I'd also be interested to know if there is a reason for doing one before the other. The edge is normally reinforced with somethig like this..

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by scotspark on Sep 28^th, 2008, 7:32pm

nope thats for plastering

for plasterboard they use an external paper tape that has 2 metal strips in it

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by Lectrician on Sep 28^th, 2008, 7:58pm

It's too late either way! I am done!

I have plasterboarded ready for skim actually, so will be using beads.

I plasterboarded the walls, and then 'infilled' the reveals.

I am not sure if this is the correct way but hey!

When I put the reveals in, I cut them over size, fixed them, and then cut of flush with the wall.

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by JerryD on Sep 28^th, 2008, 8:16pm

Lectrician wrote on Sep 27^th, 2008, 9:50pm:

When plasterboarding a wall with a window, do you board the reveal first, or the wall?

It doesn't make any difference.

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by JerryD on Sep 28^th, 2008, 8:18pm

scotspark wrote on Sep 28^th, 2008, 7:32pm:

nope thats for plastering

for plasterboard they use an external paper tape that has 2 metal strips in it

er.....not quite.

The corner tape is used for plasterboard that is NOT going to be plastered. 'Tape and joint' is what it's called.

If the p/board is to be plastered then use an angle bead. :)

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by JerryD on Sep 28^th, 2008, 8:18pm

Lectrician wrote on Sep 28^th, 2008, 7:58pm:

Job's a good'un :D

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by scotspark on Sep 29^th, 2008, 7:33pm

:-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

well yes but most people tape and fill plasterboard wich is why i said

tho one builder I do work for always plasters never tape and fill ;D

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by Lectrician on Sep 29^th, 2008, 8:06pm

I think it is different area to area.

Down here 'dry lining' is never truly dry - 99% of the time the plasterboard, weather be stud wall or dot and dab, are always skimmed.

Rare to see joints taped and filled. You have to order the feather edged boards down here!

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by JerryD on Sep 29^th, 2008, 9:37pm

Taping and jointing is more often seen in commercial situations such as office partitions. I have seen it where no walls existed at 8:00am but by 4:30 pm, stud walls have been built, electrics installed, walls dry-lined and wallpapered, door hung and skirtings/architraves fitted. :o

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by scotspark on Sep 29^th, 2008, 10:50pm

have seen that done in large offices where studs are premade lifted in then sheetedone side till electrics chucked in then away you go.

up here you see a lot of tape and fill because painters and even some joiners can do it and bathroom/kitchen fitters can put up a stud then tape and fill rather than have to wait on a plasterer.

also if its getting taped we can fit out when we box out if its getting plastered we have to box out then come back to fit-out

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by Lectrician on Sep 30^th, 2008, 6:31am

Most office we work with have the walls which have aluminium 'i' beams fitted into a rail top and bottom. There are then panels or windows fitted between the i beams. The panels are two sheets of plasterboard bonded together with what looks like egg boxes, and the front of the plasterboard is already papered.

You fit the top and bottom rail, fit the first upright, fit a panel, fit an upright, fit a panel, fit an upright, fit a window, fit an upright, fit a door frame, fit an upright and your done. You could have a wall in a couple of hours.

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by WOLF on Sep 30^th, 2008, 3:52pm

wrote on Sep 29^th, 2008, 9:37pm:

you been peeking at our work JD!!!! ::) ::) ::) ::)

Oh and sorry for the late 8AM start!!! Traffic ya know!!!

LOL!!!

Title: Re: Plasterboarding window reveal
Post by JerryD on Oct 1^st, 2008, 7:49pm

Wolfie, I know you like to be on site before 5:00am but some of us need our beauty sleep ::)

;D