Q:we want to put up hooks to hold the rod for curtains, but aren't sure what screws to use to keep the hooks in place. also, i'm thinking it might be plaster, but what are the options to use to help the screws stay firmly in the wall? the last time i tried this on a wall, the screws ended up coming out of the wall later and it was easy to just pull them out. any helpful advice is greatly appreciated.

Jeff' has the right answer, there is also this new epoxy called green glue. It comes in tubes that fit in glue guns like liquid nails. The draw back is that it too is expensive about $225 a case of twelve. Good Luck Moskie257

Q:we've boarded out our eves in our attic and filled the gaps and screwholes with polyfilla. i'm a bit skint at the moment and the plasterer don't come cheaply! so i was thinking of painting straight onto the plasterboard just to make it look a bit tidyer. which would be the best way?, would i need to seal it first and if so how? Would normal emulsion work or would i need to use something else? thanks

You don't need a skim coat at all. Just use 1 to 2 coats of drywall primer (cheaper than regular primer) before painting. You could also paint without priming - but the result may be poor.

Q:Im thinking of mounting by living room t.v to the wall, but the only problem is the wall is plasterboard and it's pretty weak.Any solutions to this problem?Thanks

If you don't want to remove the drywall, make sure that you mount the bracket into a stud. You don't want to have to buy this TV again when it falls off the wall.

Q:please help!

u need to have the right brackets and self tapping plaster bord screws to find good fixing place by tapping wall till u find a good fixing place

Q:Gypsum board how to distinguish between good and bad

Paper gypsum board technology articles Paste gypsum board is based on gypsum as a substrate, incorporating a small amount of additives and reinforcing fibers, and in the board, the back of the board a layer of paper made of adhesive. The paper gypsum board was originally made in 1890 The United States invented production, introduced in Europe in 1917, because of its light weight, thermal insulation, fire, noise, construction convenience, green and many other advantages, gypsum board in the building In the application of rapid development, production continues to grow. According to statistics, in 1997 the annual output of US paper gypsum board has reached 1.9 billion meters 2, about 80% of the wall material application of gypsum board, And in the United States 100% of residential buildings are used gypsum board as an internal wall material, the Japanese production is also more than 700 million m 2. Per capita consumption, Canada is 13.2 m 2 / person Year, the United States is 8.1 m 2 / person-year, Japan and France 4.4 m 2 / person, the UK 2.6 m 2 / person, while China is only less than 0.3 m 2 / person, far lower than other countries Level.

Q:Can it be better than ordinary gypsum board? Is it good?

Because it produces the national standard products, many other non-standard, Taishan is also good, there is the Rafa,

Q:Im doing a loft conversion and have got to the boarding out stage, i need to buy a load of plasterboard but have found wallboard and baseboard are cheaper. should i go for the cheaper baseboard or pay the extra for plasterboard

or you can get some drywall base boards go on the bottom of the wall where it meets the floor plaster board is for patching a broken ceiling u can use drywall to its all basically the same thing but drywall is the cheapest for sure

Q:In Baoying County Jianxiang decorative materials set a total of approved materials, and then also please help me analyze the analysis of users!

There are two kinds of gypsum board; one is only decorated with ceiling - calcium calcium gypsum board. General specifications are 600 * 600 * 14mm or 300 * 300 and 600 * 1200mm one is to do the ceiling and partition dual use, that is what you call the ordinary gypsum board. National standard specification thickness is 9.5mm.12mm.15mm. General length and width is 2400 * 1200 and 3000 * 1200mm. Ordinary paper gypsum board putty putty, the surface is smooth. Indoor lighting is not a strong case, there will not be too much reflective. You can brush latex paint on gypsum board. Plain paper gypsum board paper color is generally gray. Light green and pink. Are ordinary, resistant to moisture and fire board. If the construction in accordance with the strict accordance with the construction standards, if not severely under the heavy force will not be exposed. Gypsum board after the current secondary processing, has appeared in the fabric. Aluminum and other products. General fine decorative paper gypsum board.

Q:12mm thick gypsum board is the proportion of how much?

Generally around 1800kg / m?. Different manufacturers, different brands, the proportion is not the same.

Q:Gypsum board small production equipment how much money

You intend to do what size, and if it is a small workshop class, may also be hundreds of thousands (registered capital, equipment, plant, personnel, taxes, etc.) If the medium, about 2 million or so (my boss was doing this before, medium-sized, investment 2.58 million) It's hard to say it's big. The The But also to ensure adequate follow-up funds to prevent cash flow is not working