Plasterboard and dry lining in Southampton
Heath plastering and rendering puts plasterboard, the sheets used for dry lining, on walls and ceilings across Southampton so a new wall or an opened ceiling ends level and can take paint.
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Southampton plasterboard boarding price
The Southampton plasterboard boarding price pays for cutting, screwing or bonding, tape in the seams, metal strips on the corners, and the skim if the finish is to be smooth. A bigger area changes that price. A ceiling changes it too, because those sheets have to be carried up and screwed from below. The grade of sheet also changes that price. We are on time for the work. The price stays the one set for that job.
Included
- Cutting and fixing boards to the frame or wall
- Taping and jointing the board edges
- Reinforced corners and metal beads where needed
- A skim coat when the room is being finished
- The extra time to hold and screw sheets overhead on a Southampton ceiling is included in the price.
- A moisture resistant sheet, built to cope with damp air, or a fire rated sheet, built to slow fire, changes the materials in the Southampton price.
- The frame, the cables, the pipework and the decorating sit outside the Southampton boarding price.
- A skim on the Southampton sheets is a different price from stopping once the seams are filled.
Plasterboard and dry lining across Southampton
We serve Southampton from our base in Winchester.
What happens on the day
On the day, Southampton plasterboard and dry lining moves through cutting, then fixing, then closing the seams. Dry lining means we fasten the sheets to framing or straight onto masonry. We do not trowel wet plaster onto the brick. A skim, the final thin coat of plaster, goes on when the face needs to be smooth.
- Cutting plasterboard for Southampton roomsWe cut each Southampton sheet to fit the windows, the door frames and the plug points. Fixing starts only after those cuts are done. A plug point is the socket on the wall. We line the joints up where they can be filled comfortably. Ceiling sheets are cut to the spaces between the joists. Joists are the timbers overhead.
- Screws and bonding on Southampton sheetsWe screw Southampton sheets into the studs. Studs are the vertical timbers of the frame. On masonry that is too uneven for plaster on the bare face, bonding compound sticks the sheets flat. Bonding compound is the adhesive used for that. Each screw head is set just under the surface so the finish can hide it. We board each side of a new internal wall that opens into a room.
- Taped seams and corner beads in SouthamptonWe press tape into the Southampton seams and fill over the tape. A metal bead goes on each external corner. A metal bead is a narrow strip of metal. It holds the corner in a straight line. The same strip goes around openings. Once the seams are full, the sheets read as one face.
- Paint after new plasterboard in SouthamptonWe spread a skim over the Southampton sheets when the finish needs to be smooth. If there is no skim, the filled joints are ready for paint. New plaster starts dark. It becomes pale as it dries. You can paint once that pale colour is even. We brush watered down emulsion over a skim first. That coat is a mist coat. It seals the plaster. We clear the tools away. The room is clean when we finish. Decorating is separate from the boarding.
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Why choose Heath plastering and rendering
Repeat customers and word of mouth
The reputation is word of mouth, repeat customers, and the finished work.
Punctual and honest
On time, and to the price you were given.
Tailored to the job
The work follows the job, the timing, and what the room needs.
Gary HeathPlasterer- Reviews
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- Trading since
- 1988
“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.”
Gary Heath, Heath plastering and rendering
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WhatsAppDo you fit plasterboard and dry lining for homes in Southampton?
Yes, Southampton homes get plasterboard on framing and on brick or block. We tape each seam after the sheets are fixed. A skim follows if you want the face smooth.
Do you board in Shirley and Portswood, and in Bitterne and Woolston?
Yes, the boarding covers Shirley and Portswood, and it covers Bitterne and Woolston. We cover the outward codes SO15, SO19, SO14, SO18, SO17 and SO16. Our base is Winchester.
How soon can Southampton plasterboard be booked?
The day for plasterboard in Southampton comes from the job and from the room. You book through Book Now. The boarding starts on time.
Have you boarded a stud partition and a plasterboard ceiling?
Yes, we boarded a partition, an internal wall, while its timber studs were still bare. We fixed pink plasterboard on an end wall with the side studs still open. We boarded the ceiling above a kitchen while that room was stripped back, with a metal bead along the corner.
What happens after booking plasterboard for a Southampton home?
We board at the Southampton address. Cutting, fixing and jointing come in that order, and a skim is added only when the finish needs to be smooth. We leave the room clean.