Installing plaster board - what type of tradesman
What type of tradesman should I look for to install plasterboard? Is this a job a plasterer would typically do or a builder?
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Gallagher
3 Reviews, 67% Positive
Plasterer or builder experienced in dry lining, first fix carpentry. Important to have joists/fixings/bearings at 400mm centres to eliminate waste of plasterboard.
21st Dec 2015
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CM Prestige Heating & Plumbing Ltd
10 Reviews, 80% Positive
Sorry I've only notice this you need a Plastera. If you need one I could supply one for you
16th Nov 2015
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DGR Plasterers
2 Reviews, 100% Positive
A plasterer knows how he likes the board fitted but labourers can normally take this on but would need to be checked so no screws are sticking out and no flappy bits of board
6th Apr 2016
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Beenrecommended
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builder / handy man
10th Apr 2016
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dry liner qualified make sure person uses screws to put new ceiling up
29th Dec 2015
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AVM Building Ltd.
14 Reviews, 100% Positive
usually the qualified pro decorator should do this ..or if yours can't you'll need to look out for a joiner, or plasterer .
5th Jun 2016
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Any trader, handyman or dryliner could install plasterboard.
22nd Nov 2015
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EXPRESS BUILDING SERVICE
3 Reviews, 100% Positive
You can contact a plasterer
15th Mar 2016
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Lillywhite Property Group LTD
13 Reviews, 92% Positive
Both should be equally competent of installing plasterboard.
23rd Feb 2016
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Building Tigers
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
Hello,
Usually both should to know how to install plasterboard.
Regards Agnes from Building Tiger
Usually both should to know how to install plasterboard.
Regards Agnes from Building Tiger
2nd Apr 2016
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Mike's Maintenance
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
Plastering should be done by a plasterer including plaster board. As this is the primary suface this goes wrong you are not going to correct it by adding plaster. There are also many types of plaster board for different situations so you need to know the right properties of each.
7th Feb 2017
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Hi to fit plasterboard any interior fitter or a partitioning company it's not hard to fit you just need to no what to do and how to attack it.
20th Dec 2015
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AJM Plastering & Building
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Regarding your question, Most tradesman should be able to measure and cut plasterboard. I do it on a daily basis along with skimmed finished :) cheers
26th Jul 2016
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It's the plasterers job but most competent builders can do it .
6th Mar 2016
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PNZ Builders subcontractors
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a good builder should have no problem with making such an order. Regards
5th Jan 2017
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L.A Plastering London
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
A plasterer would be better but you can use both.
27th Jan 2017
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Bird plastering
2 Reviews, 100% Positive
Hi. Plaster boarding could be done by either. Its fairly easy job
3rd Jul 2017
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stylesplastering
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
plaster if you need it skimming or joiner if you are going to be studding it out .
28th Jun 2017
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Inside-Out
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
Depends on finish. eg. if you want a tile finish then a tiler, decorated then a painter & plasterer... either way you should have a carpenter with all round trades.
5th Nov 2015
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Lennon Plastering Services
1 Reviews, 100% Positive
All plasterers should be proficient at boarding. Personally, I never enjoyed it, although did loads, especially in Belgium where staple guns had replaced use of board nails. Carpenters I find are much more adept,using cordless drills for screwing in. Pity some of them put boards too close together or leave screws sticking out...Of course, some companies use boarders and dryliners do much more than most.
15th Sep 2017
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Jpkempplasterers
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Plasterer is more your first choice as it part off his job
11th Aug 2020
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