Hello!
I am going to cover a room where we have wallpaper with plaster.
I plan to use 6mm plasterboards.
I now wonder if it would be best to, what I believe it's called, "sala" around windows and doors?
My interpretation of sala is that you insert a strip to fit the trim, now that the wall has become thicker.
Are there better techniques?
If you think sala is the best, do you know if there are ready-made sala strips available for purchase?
I can't find it at byggmax.
Thank you very much in advance.
Best regards,
Fredrik
I am going to cover a room where we have wallpaper with plaster.
I plan to use 6mm plasterboards.
I now wonder if it would be best to, what I believe it's called, "sala" around windows and doors?
My interpretation of sala is that you insert a strip to fit the trim, now that the wall has become thicker.
Are there better techniques?
If you think sala is the best, do you know if there are ready-made sala strips available for purchase?
I can't find it at byggmax.
Thank you very much in advance.
Best regards,
Fredrik
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· Västra Götalands Län
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There are a few different solutions.
1) If you're lucky, the level difference won't be greater, and you can "tilt" the trims, it looks nice.
2) Otherwise, you can sure shim, works well against frames. But if you have deep recesses, you should consider replacing the recesses instead.
3) If you want smooth white, you can buy trim with a ledge. This trim is usually used in bathrooms, where the tiles build out too much.
There is ready-made shimming, but the dimensions rarely match. Buy regular white trims 12 x 56 and reveal strips 8 x 18 (or similar). Then you split these; they don't need to be particularly straight. Turn the fine edge outward. Now you have shimming material for various situations.
1) If you're lucky, the level difference won't be greater, and you can "tilt" the trims, it looks nice.
2) Otherwise, you can sure shim, works well against frames. But if you have deep recesses, you should consider replacing the recesses instead.
3) If you want smooth white, you can buy trim with a ledge. This trim is usually used in bathrooms, where the tiles build out too much.
There is ready-made shimming, but the dimensions rarely match. Buy regular white trims 12 x 56 and reveal strips 8 x 18 (or similar). Then you split these; they don't need to be particularly straight. Turn the fine edge outward. Now you have shimming material for various situations.