Tie-in of drywall and plaster at corner
Hi Everyone-
I’m looking to install a new drywalled closet in a house with plaster walls. What is the best way to finish the inside corner joints between the plaster & drywall?
Thanks in advance for everyone’s comments.
Dale
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Are you concerned that mud doesn't stick to plaster? Cut the plaster with a sawzall (nice and easy there, hoss) on a line where the new rock will intersect the wall and so that the gypboard sits into the plaster. Bed your tape with Durabond (I like 5 min), tape and mud as usual. I guess I like the durabond since its a setting type (gee, kinda like plaster) it sticks, and I can key it in on any gaps or holes - its intended use. Beds tape real well. Actually just did what you're talking about. Put a wall and a shower head where there was once only a tub. I took a quick look when bidding, saw it was drywall, went from there. Come demo day, it was drywall . . . 3/8" glued over plaster, and the plaster was all done with metal lath, in a house?!?!? Hows that for a loop? MEDIC! Looks pretty dandy now.
RW-
Thanks for your reply.
Dale
Dale, here's how I've done it several times with good results. If plaster over wood lath, I'll screw a nailer (1 x is fine) through the plaster into the lath. You can glue it also if you wish. Fasten the sheetrock to that nailer or apply your 2x4 wall to that nailer and tape corner as usual. As RW says, setting type compound and on such a small job, quickset.....allowing a cpl coats in the day. Best of luck.__________________________________________
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I like to do it without disturbing the plaster, if I can. I use a bonding agent to prime the plaster first and mud/tape as always with premixed or setting type.
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Piffin-
Gracias.
Dale
Well, heck. Okay. I'd like to do it without disturbing the plaster too. In some sense thats 6 to one, half dozen the other. But I'm never lucky enough to have the new wall line up with studs in the old one, so I just cut careful and lay in a corner. I ain't ragging on you, just going through a thought process that started with "duh, why don't I do that . . oh, because . . ." Tim Mooney has put his hat in the ring for drywaller extraordinaire - - -
TIM, wherez ya?
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