Render or Gyprock?
- Thread starter Perchy
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Render cost ~$55-65 per sqm in my experience. Recently plasterboarded over bare brick recently but don't have per sqm meter cost.
Would have thought plasterboard finish is a better, cleaner look, and more flexible in the future (ie paint and change colours). Just make sure you get any electrical work that is likely to be done before hand. (Obvious point I know)
What is the style of the property?
Would have thought plasterboard finish is a better, cleaner look, and more flexible in the future (ie paint and change colours). Just make sure you get any electrical work that is likely to be done before hand. (Obvious point I know)
What is the style of the property?
yeah i recommend direct stick dry lining.
much easier to repair chipped corners, dents etc.
much easier to repair chipped corners, dents etc.
When you patch pasterboard it never blends in .... half the problem is you did the patching so you know where the hole was and keep seeing it.
Most other people don't even notice it.
Cheers
quoll
bagging is a mission to paint and patch though.
dry lining - gyprock - is SO much easier over face brick.
i have used it myself and i highly recommend it purely for the finish.
dry lining - gyprock - is SO much easier over face brick.
i have used it myself and i highly recommend it purely for the finish.
Hi All,
Thanks for all your replies, when I first read plasterboard I thought it was a new type, didn't realise Gyrpcok is a brand of plasterboard. I went to Bunnings & they recommended Rendering with a type of paint that also does it. 2nd time I went (3 month settlement so plenty of time to bounce ideas) they recommended plasterboard. Since I wanted that smooth surface I will stick with Plasterboard.
Now the ceiling has a very bumpy ugly texture as well - any ideas on how to remove?
Sorry 1st time buyer & renovator!
Thanks for all your replies, when I first read plasterboard I thought it was a new type, didn't realise Gyrpcok is a brand of plasterboard. I went to Bunnings & they recommended Rendering with a type of paint that also does it. 2nd time I went (3 month settlement so plenty of time to bounce ideas) they recommended plasterboard. Since I wanted that smooth surface I will stick with Plasterboard.
Now the ceiling has a very bumpy ugly texture as well - any ideas on how to remove?
Sorry 1st time buyer & renovator!
u can make a suspended ceiling, this is suspending plasterboard from the roof.
If your roof is high enough it will look quite normal (mine are 2600 high). if your roof is only 2400 it might not comply to Australian standards to make the roof any lower.
I have been buying 2400 x 2700 sheets of plaster board from bunnings at 12.30 a sheet.
If your walls are currently double brick (un rendered) i would fix battens to them before the plasterboard and then screw the plaster board to battens.
This will be a total loss of 35-40mm on each wall once finished.
If your roof is high enough it will look quite normal (mine are 2600 high). if your roof is only 2400 it might not comply to Australian standards to make the roof any lower.
I have been buying 2400 x 2700 sheets of plaster board from bunnings at 12.30 a sheet.
If your walls are currently double brick (un rendered) i would fix battens to them before the plasterboard and then screw the plaster board to battens.
This will be a total loss of 35-40mm on each wall once finished.
Hi all
I my plasterer has just finished gyprocing some walls in my apartment, the walls were painted brick. He mixed up some bondcoat and painted it on, let it dry, then glued the gyproc straight to the wall. I had these flat type of cornices so he just butted up to them and smoothed out the joints.
If you have the usual type of cornice, I would suggest removing then and putting up new ones after the gyprock is in place.
I will be posting some more photo's in the next couple of days if you wish to take a look.
Hi Perchy
As a cheaper alternative, have you considered simply repainting the brick walls? I did this on an IP and it really made a huge difference to the amount of "lightness" in the place, as brown internal bricks can appear gloomy and uninviting, even with loads of sunlight streaming in. Take a look at the before and after pics below- definitely the cheapest option if you don't want to spend a lot but want a fresher look.
Even without the new kitchen refit it still makes a difference.
After
Before
As a cheaper alternative, have you considered simply repainting the brick walls? I did this on an IP and it really made a huge difference to the amount of "lightness" in the place, as brown internal bricks can appear gloomy and uninviting, even with loads of sunlight streaming in. Take a look at the before and after pics below- definitely the cheapest option if you don't want to spend a lot but want a fresher look.
Even without the new kitchen refit it still makes a difference.
After BeforeHi Perchy
Very 80's those benchtops aren't they?!
I completely replaced the kitchen but retained stove only at an approx cost of $5K. This included cabinets, new tapware and sink and retiling. Very happy with job, and including the entire unit repaint and bathroom refurb managed to keep the total job under $9K. Return on investment wasn't great @ approx 20% but it needed doing and this IP was more a less an emotional investment at the time.
Suspended ceilings are the way to go to cover over ugly vermiculite, though you can get them repainted as well.
