5 DIY Tips to Build a Plasterboard Partition Wall in House

A non-load-bearing interior wall which designed to support the materials of wall itself and does not support above ceiling or floor is a partition wall. Need an extra-bedroom in house for instance for your kids. Create plasterboard partition wall in your house is a much easier and cheaper option than complete renovation or building separate room. You can use a frame of metal or timber studs secured to ceiling, floor and walls, then covered with plasterboard is a stud wall

Before the building of partition, check with local authority to confirm the work involved conforms to the current building regulations. Regulations relating to sound insulation fire resistance, light and ventilation. A ceiling like a resilient bar ceiling which is simply thin metal channel designed to improve the sound insulation of plasterboard walls. You have to organize the heating, lighting and plumbing for new room.

Plasterboard partition wall is the easiest way to change the layout of your house. You can build plasterboard partition wall by your own. For your convenience, following are some tips mentioned that will help you in building partition wall.

Tools and materials:

It will help you greatly if you enlist tool and materials. Tools are hammer, large-bladed filler knife, pencil, saw, spirit level square and workbench. Materials’ list includes nails/screws, stud-work timber, joining compound and tape and plasterboard. Double check you tools and materials and accuracy of your measurement to ensure that you have enough for completing the job.

Use of stud wall:

Using studs will keep the wall even and straight. The only way to support your plasterboard partition wall. So, if you desire for new wall, firstly invest the time to set up a stud wall. Just plasterboard will not work longer. Simply it does not have the strength to be a longer-term option. The timbers strength and a proper fastening to the ceiling and floor that will guarantee for long term.  

Proper measurement:

To build partition wall, measurements should be taken carefully and accurate. Make sure that the length of the wall should be perfect to fit for your space. You need measurement also for determining that how much of the materials are needed. Moreover, find out that floor and ceiling should be leveled. It will help in building partition properly.

Build the frame:

By the help of accurate framing nailer, attach the framing members to create the wall. Nail through the sill and header into the frame for stronger joints. Make sure that the frame should be sized accurately and fix properly. If you find any space left, you need to fix the gaps of the wall.

Fixing of plasterboard:

There are two ways to fix plasterboard, horizontally and vertically. It’s totally up to you that how many boards you will use for fixing vertically the horizontally. The fewer you use, the better it would be. If you use many boards, you have to think for cuts and joints. This will add time and problems to the jobs.  

Conclusion:

You can add a door even to make an entirely new room. Adding a partition wall to a large, open space like an attic to designate smaller areas. For building plasterboard, use foot lifter. Because the positioning of the wall at right place is very important.