--- title: "Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton | 4.9 Star" description: "Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton covers Holybourne and Anstey walls and ceilings, plus other GU34 homes, with fixed sheets and closed joints." canonical: "https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-alton/plasterboard-and-dry-lining" --- # Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton > Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton covers Holybourne and Anstey walls and ceilings, plus other GU34 homes, with fixed sheets and closed joints. Heath plastering and rendering boards for Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton, giving Holybourne and Anstey a flat sheet face on a wall or a ceiling that will take paint. ## Alton quote for plasterboard and dry lining Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton is quoted before a sheet is cut. Cutting sits in that quote. Screws and adhesive sit in it. Tape and corner beads sit in it. A skim sits in it if you want a smooth face. More area to cover changes the quote. A ceiling changes it, because each sheet has to be carried overhead during fixing. Moisture resistant board changes it. That is the sheet for a wet room. Fire rated board changes it. That is the sheet that slows fire. - Plasterboard and dry lining: Price on request - An Alton ceiling needs more time than an Alton wall. Each sheet on a ceiling is carried overhead while the screws go in. - Both faces of a new Alton partition share one quote when both are named at Book Now. - Carpentry for the frame sits outside this quote. Cables, pipes, paint and wallpaper sit outside it too. - We turn up for the Alton boarding at the time that was set. That quote for the sheets does not move. ## Plasterboard and dry lining across Alton We serve Alton from our base in Winchester. - Holybourne - Anstey - GU34 ## What happens on the day Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton follows a set order. We cut the sheets to the room. We fix them next. We close every joint after that. Dry lining means the sheets cover a standing frame or the masonry. We do not trowel a wet coat onto brick. A thin finishing layer goes on only when you want the face smooth. ### Open timber before sheets in Alton Alton boarding starts once a partition's upright timbers are in place, or once a ceiling's supporting timbers are open. Those uprights are studs. We have lined a partition that began as open timber, with no sheet on it. We have put pink plasterboard over the wall at one end of a room while the posts beside it were still bare. We do not put the frame up. Cables and pipes are a separate job before the sheets. ### Cuts around Alton windows and sockets We set out each Alton sheet against the windows and cut it to suit. We cut door linings the same way. We cut plug sockets the same way. A plug socket is the wall point an appliance plugs into. We drive no screw until those cuts are finished. We leave each joint where filler is easy to reach. We cut ceiling sheets so they land on the joists. Those joists are the timbers carrying the ceiling from above. ### Fixing the sheets in an Alton room Screws clamp each Alton sheet to the studs. Each screw stops a little below the paper face, so filler has a place to sit. On masonry with a rough face, adhesive sticks the sheet on. Adhesive means a grab mix spread on the back of the sheet. We sheet every face of a fresh partition that looks into a room. ### Tape, filler and corner beads We press tape along each joint in the Alton room. We fill over that tape until the sheets become one face. We set a bead on outside corners. We set a bead on the edges of openings too. A bead is a slim metal strip that holds an edge straight. We have fixed that strip on a ceiling above a kitchen. The kitchen below was stripped back. We have boarded another ceiling in a compact room with a single window. ### A smooth face or paint in Alton We lay the skim across the Alton sheets if you want a smooth face. That skim is finishing plaster, trowelled thin. The joints disappear under it. You can paint the filled seams if you skip the skim. New plaster looks dark at first. It turns a pale shade as it dries. We brush watered emulsion on once that shade is even. We call that coat a mist coat, and it seals the skim. We take the offcuts with us. The Alton room is tidy when we go. Paint and wallpaper come afterwards. ## Questions about plasterboard in Alton ### Do you do Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton? Yes, Heath plastering and rendering does Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton. We fix the sheets to a standing frame or to the masonry, rather than trowelling a wet coat onto the brick. We tape the joints, and we add a thin finishing layer if you want a smooth face. ### Can Holybourne, Anstey and GU34 book plasterboard? Yes, Holybourne can book Plasterboard and dry lining, and Anstey can book it too. Other Alton homes in GU34 can book it. Our base is Winchester. ### How soon can I book plasterboard in Alton? You book Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton through Book Now. The timing follows that job and the needs of that room. We keep the time once it is set, and we answer a call about the booking. ### Have you done stud partitions and ceilings in plasterboard? Yes, we have boarded a partition from open timber studs, put pink plasterboard over the wall at one end of a room while the neighbouring posts were bare, closed a ceiling in a compact room that had a single window, and fixed a metal corner strip with the kitchen below stripped back. Gary Heath said: "We have been plastering and rendering since 1988. Every job, big or small, gets the same care, and we leave the place tidy when we go." ### What happens after I book plasterboard in Alton? We quote Plasterboard and dry lining in Alton for your address before any sheet goes up. On the day we cut, fix and joint the sheets, and we add a thin finishing layer if you want a smooth face. We take the offcuts away, and the Alton room is tidy when we go. ## Other services in Alton - [Plasterer in Alton](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/plasterer-alton): Plastering and rendering in Alton leaves indoor walls and ceilings flat for paint, and sand and cement on houses in Holybourne, Anstey and GU34. - [Plasterboard and dry lining (all areas)](https://heath-plastering-and-rendering.co.uk/services/plasterboard-and-dry-lining): Plasterboard and dry lining in Winchester by Heath plastering and rendering. Boards fitted, jointed and skimmed ready for decoration. 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