Drywall - difference in quality??

[Helena_Gavle]

Hi! Basic question!

I'm going to install a new ceiling in a 5 x 5 m room that will become a kitchen. I'm thinking of using 13 x 120 x 250 plasterboards. At Byggmax, these cost 60/65 SEK each.

Are there quality differences when it comes to plasterboards????

What length of screws do you recommend? 30? 35?

Helena :-*

 

[Mats]

There is a bit of a difference between different boards. I thought the paper on Norgips was tougher compared to Byggmax, but there weren't any major problems with Byggmax either; you just have to be a bit more careful on the last turns of the screw.

I have just installed 13X120X250 in double layers as a ceiling in the storage room. CC 30 on the load-bearing beams, and 40 mm screws in the lower layer and 50 something in the upper. Probably too long, but those were the two sizes Byggmax had in stock at the time

 

[Helena_Gavle]

Thanks. Let's go! The screwdrivers are charging!
H :-*

 

[ByggPutte]

You could try 90 wide plasterboard in the ceiling. Less cumbersome to handle.

Best regards, Putte

 

[Mats]

And rent a plaster lift. They are worth every penny, and they are not expensive to rent either. I have paid under 100kr/day.

 

[zankan]

There are slight differences in the plaster... a 900 board can differ by +-1 mm in width in its class A version. Cheaper boards can differ more and have edge strips that do not fully meet all requirements...

 

[styrman1]

Those who screw drywall in thousands of square meters consider that the lafarge drywall (which byggmax sells) is inferior. Dano and gyproc are of higher quality according to them.
For a smaller project, however, it may not matter as much.

 

[Plupp 23608]

Personally, I prefer Gyproc's boards, and can recommend their board called Planum, which has beveled edges all around to make plastering easier.

 

[hempularen]

I built walls with Gyproc and ceilings with Lafarge (byggmax couldn't lend a trailer the day I needed wallboard).

When I then sanded the filler with a sanding giraffe (also a tool I highly recommend renting, after the drywall lift) the paper on the ceiling boards "fuzzed" a bit. On the Gyproc, it wasn't noticeable when sanding. It wasn’t an issue with the paper later when painting, but I got a bit worried.

If you have the drywall lift, there's no problem using 120 wide boards (if there are two people to place the board on the lift), it results in fewer seams to fill.

 

[Mats]

It is possible to put 120 on a person too. I am just me so it worked out anyway, and if I can manage it with my 170cm, it should be easy for those who are taller.

 

[Helena_Gavle]

Thanks for all the answers! I have now set up 5/8 boards. I made a "support" out of a beam and a board, and my father-in-law had to wedge the boards underneath to make it stable. My husband and I lifted it into place, my father-in-law fixed it, and then I got to go wild with the screwdriver.

You’re probably right. I feel that the paper feels more porous and less tough than on another board I used to enclose the toilet fixture with. One or two screws went in too far...

Now that I'm nearing the putty phase, I wonder what the "giraffe" you mentioned was? Puttying isn't my favorite...

 

[Tobbefonsterfixare]

here is a small link on "giraffen"
http://www.gelwel.se/maskin/pris/giraff.html

 

[Helena_Gavle]

Will think about it next time (Just got out of the shower after looking like an early snowed-in Santa Claus). With one of those, I might even be able to get my husband to sand..... ;D

 

[Mr_XXX]

There is a slight difference in various boards. I found the paper on norgips tougher compared to byggmax, but there were no major problems with byggmax either; you just need to take it a bit easier on the last turns of the screw.

I haven't tried the byggmax boards, but I myself bought from 2 different companies, one type norgips and the other knauf. Knauf's paper was considerably tougher, and I barely screwed all the way through even once with knauf, whereas with norgips, maybe 1 screw per board went too far.

But I would probably still try byggmax if I had it within reach since they are so much cheaper. Unfortunately, I have about 11 miles to byggmax.

 

[tiggre]

there are some air bubbles in the byggmax plasterboard... but I've used it in the whole house myself (mostly because they are the closest to me and I can't stand beijer...