yes - done my seach and came up with a thread from 2003. rather than revive it, i thought i'd see if there were any new suggestions.
the three suggestions on the thread were - bag for cheap rough finish, render which - at $40/m min - is rather expensive or gyprock by (i think) using stud adhesive to glue the plasterboard direct to the brick and moving the skirtings/cornices.
personally i think #3 would be best, but open to newer suggestions and personal success/disaster stories - "easiest methods for good results" type stuff.
next purchase is to be a older 2 bed unit in need of a cosmetic makeover. all the units i look at have ghastly brick internal walls throughout. i did think about just painting over the brick, but if i'm going to fix them up properly, then i'd better fix them up properly! but being small 2bed units, i'm not wanting to rob them of any more floor space than absolutely necessary.
example of what i'm looking at:
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-adamstown-106856603
share away!
the three suggestions on the thread were - bag for cheap rough finish, render which - at $40/m min - is rather expensive or gyprock by (i think) using stud adhesive to glue the plasterboard direct to the brick and moving the skirtings/cornices.
personally i think #3 would be best, but open to newer suggestions and personal success/disaster stories - "easiest methods for good results" type stuff.
next purchase is to be a older 2 bed unit in need of a cosmetic makeover. all the units i look at have ghastly brick internal walls throughout. i did think about just painting over the brick, but if i'm going to fix them up properly, then i'd better fix them up properly! but being small 2bed units, i'm not wanting to rob them of any more floor space than absolutely necessary.
example of what i'm looking at:
http://www.realestate.com.au/property-unit-nsw-adamstown-106856603
share away!