GKL or plaster?

A very difficult and, one might even say, philosophical question in the field of construction and finishing works: what to choose for interior decoration walls - drywall or plaster? Drywall today is very popular both in the West and in Russia, and there are many times more specialists in working with drywall than good plasterers. However, plaster is still very much in demand. What is this due to: just the conservative tastes of some specialists and their clients, or is it due to the advantages of plaster? Let's try to figure it out and answer the main question: what is better - drywall or plaster?

Plaster

Plastering is a type of finishing work aimed at creating flat surface for its subsequent finishing.

Mixtures and solutions for plaster are made from lime (for example, the plaster-lime mixture “Tanilit” from StroyBrig), gypsum (for example, gypsum plaster“Volma Stroy” from Volma) or cement (for example, dry mixture m 150 from Baustrol) with the addition of special substances that give the plaster additional properties.

There are several types of plaster: First of all, these are ordinary plasters used for interior and exterior finishing work. Such plasters are divided into simple and improved, and, depending on the presence of special additives, into sound-absorbing and waterproofing.

Plaster can also be decorative - These are colored plasters, to which, among other things, pigments or “colors” are added.

Plasters are also differentiated by their base – it can be aqueous or non-aqueous. The latter include polyurethanes as binding elements (for all types of work) and epoxy resins(mostly only for interior work). Non-aqueous plaster mixtures are more often used to apply the so-called textured plaster.

Plaster: advantages

1. Plastered walls, subject to high-quality work, do not require repairs (except finishing) for many years (up to 30 years or more).

2. Plastering is not as expensive as people think. Comparing plaster and drywall , or rather, their cost, we came to the conclusion that materials for plaster are almost 2 times cheaper. The work itself is also, in most cases, cheaper (on average 10-30 percent cheaper than installing drywall).

However, the work of a good plasterer is valued more highly. But even in this situation, plaster will cost less, or the cost will be the same.

4. Well-plastered walls are strong, reliable and impact-resistant.

5. If the walls are plastered, there are no problems if you need to hang something on them. Drywall may not withstand high loads, so in order to hang heavy objects or it has to be strengthened.

Plaster: disadvantages

1. Plaster involves carrying out “wet” work, while installation of gypsum boards (plasterboard sheets) is a “dry” job. If you have to choose between dry and wet work, preference, for obvious reasons, is often given to the former.

2. Plastering can take a long time– it depends, first of all, on the initial quality of the walls and the experience of the plasterer. Installation of drywall usually proceeds without difficulties, regardless of the quality of the walls, and requires significantly less time.

3. If the walls are uneven, plastering can be quite expensive. But the cost of installing gypsum boards practically does not correlate in any way with the quality of the walls.

4. It is difficult for a non-specialist to control the quality of a plasterer’s work and to identify technology violations in a timely manner.

Drywall for walls

Drywall is called dry gypsum plaster and, accordingly, its main analogue. This is what most Europeans and Americans prefer.

The result of using plasterboard for wall decoration– a perfectly flat surface, suitable for any finishing.

Drywall is a sheet with an inner layer of gypsum and several outer layers of cardboard. GKL is intended for interior decoration of walls and ceilings, as well as for creating walls in dry rooms and in rooms with normal humidity.

However, there is also moisture resistant drywall . Moisture-resistant plasterboard can be used in more humid rooms, but it is still not recommended to use it for. In the bathroom, even moisture-resistant plasterboard requires replacement after 5-10 years.

Drywall: benefits

1. Finishing walls with plasterboard involves only dry work, unlike plaster.

2. Drywall has good soundproofing properties, which cannot be said about plaster.

3. Drywall is capable absorb excess moisture and give it away again, That's why plasterboard walls called breathable.

4. Using drywall, you can easily create interesting, intricate curves and designs on the walls and ceiling. Drywall can be bent, so even curved lines are available.

All this can be achieved without much difficulty thanks to drywall

5. Finish the walls with plasterboard faster and easier than to plaster.

6. Between the drywall and the base wall you can lay insulation– this is especially in demand when decorating walls in cold rooms (balconies, loggias, verandas, etc.).

Drywall: disadvantages

1. The first and most important drawback is reduction of room volumes, since drywall is usually attached not to the wall itself, but to the sheathing.

2. Plasterboard on the walls is Not fine finishing . Subsequent puttying of the seams, as well as finishing, is required.

3. Very heavy pieces of furniture or equipment cannot be hung on plasterboard, so plasterboard walls have to be strengthened or laid in advance additional elements lathing in those places where the item will hang. If you want to rearrange and reweigh, for example, you will have to resolve the issue of strengthening.

When is drywall better?

1. If necessary finish faster, you should give preference to drywall. It's not just that plastering is more difficult. The plaster must dry before it can be finished.

2. If necessary hide engineering communications, wiring etc., plasterboard sheathing will help to do this. In this case, there is no need to resort to wall grooves.

3. If the differences in the walls are large, plastering work will be difficult and expensive. And it is not a fact that in this situation the results of the work will completely satisfy you. Thus, the worse the initial condition of the walls, the more significant the benefits of drywall.

4. If necessary insulate the walls, you should give preference to plasterboard - its installation on the sheathing allows you to lay insulation. However, due to the characteristics of drywall associated with the absorption of moisture both from inside and outside the room, it is necessary to use a vapor barrier film when insulating.

Insulated walls

5. When finishing walls with plasterboard it is much easier control the quality of work. Sometimes it's important.

6. If you prefer coloring For finishing walls, give preference to plasterboard, since, unlike plaster, microcracks do not occur on it.

Drywall or plaster for wall finishing.

When is it better to plaster?

1. If you choose finishing for the dacha, which is in winter period heated from time to time, it is better to give preference to plaster. Since this may not have the best consequences for drywall.

2. If the room is very small, choose plaster, since this finish practically does not eat up valuable centimeters, unlike plasterboard on the sheathing.

3. In some, plaster is relevant as a finishing wall (for example, in the style of Provence, Antique, etc.). If you choose one of these styles, consider using decorative textured plaster: This is both wall leveling and finishing.

Decorative plaster on the walls

4. In those rooms where there will be hanging very heavy objects(for example, a large water heater in the bathroom), it is better to plaster the walls. IN very damp areas It’s also better to use plaster - this finish will last much longer.

Man has always strived for perfection and ideal, regularly inventing new and better universal building materials and tools. As a result of many years of testing and unlimited experience, today plasterboard has become the most in demand; it also has advantages and disadvantages. It is a universal building finishing material that is firmly established on any construction site and is actively used at the stages of creating design, amenities and comfort inside any room with little humidity.

Leveling walls with plasterboard on mortar

Benefits of drywall

Drywall, first of all, as a finishing material, has a number of advantages that determined it widespread use everywhere.

Its first advantage is lightness. The material is available in leaf form with standard sizes 1.2x2.5 m thickness 6, 9, 12 mm. Dimensions may vary depending on production technology and the manufacturer. Today from the well-known company Knauf you can find sheets with smaller sizes for ease of installation in small spaces.

Resistance to wet environments

Plasterboard walls also have their pros and cons when installed in wet areas. It is important to choose the right material here. There are at least 3 types of drywall available on the market, depending on the possible conditions operation:

• moisture resistant;
• refractory;
• ordinary.

Each of them has its own advantages, as do the designs made from it. If the sheet does not burn from fire, then from direct exposure to water and gypsum board it will become completely unusable. But this will only happen to a lesser extent than with ordinary material for dry rooms. Gypsum is gypsum, you can add hardeners and hydrophobic components to it, but it will not change its main property - hygroscopicity, as a result of which it swells.

This is another of the few disadvantages of drywall and structures made from it. Therefore, due to the possibility of flooding by neighbors above, it is not recommended to build partitions and ceilings from ordinary plasterboard. This can lead to additional financial and nervous waste. It is better to use materials that are more moisture-resistant, for example, foam blocks, and it is better to make the ceiling suspended or suspended without the use of plasterboard.

Drywall walls also have pros and cons in terms of versatility and practicality. By creating from this material frame technology design, it is possible to perfectly hide communication elements without much difficulty. Pipes, wiring, ventilation ducts. But again, if there is a threat of flooding, it is better to use GKLV sheets. They have hallmark– green cardboard.

But the main advantage of drywall is that only from it can you make entire works of art and unique compositions:

• bar counters;
• decorative designs in Art Nouveau style;
• huge massive columns.

Disadvantages of plasterboard walls

Looks massive and durable structures from plasterboard are actually not such if they are exposed to direct impact. They can easily be destroyed with an ordinary carpenter's hammer, making one blow through hole in the sheet. This drawback will be significant when planning the installation of heavy hanging furniture on a wall or partition. Ideally, this should be thought through at the stages of creating the frame, investing in the guide and rack profiles wooden blocks or additional profiles. If this is not foreseen in advance, then the idea should be abandoned. Otherwise, you may end up with new repair problems and get rid of the equipment.

Regular brick wall or foam block with a thickness of at least 15 cm can easily cope with the loads placed on it. All kinds of brackets, hinges and even simply screwed screws are held perfectly in the foam block, securely fixing the TV shelf. But due to the lack of perfection of the geometry of the blocks and the master’s shortcomings, and even the large weight masonry material, a block partition may become impossible or undesirable. Useful information by choice,

When choosing a material for constructing thin walls and partitions, you should take into account a lot of parameters and weigh them carefully. But still, in most cases, drywall is the best solution, because only from it can you make truly unique and inimitable

Each of us has encountered crooked and uneven ceilings and walls during renovations. Such “delights” are always found in apartment buildings. Today there are several ways to level walls: with plasterboard or plaster. And the question of which of them is better has not yet been resolved.

It must be said that both materials, drywall and plaster, remain in demand today.

It would seem, what to choose here? Today, everything in the house, including the walls and ceiling, is covered with plasterboard. But that was not the case, because today plaster is also actively used to level walls. Let's look at the advantages and disadvantages of each of these finishing materials.

Still relevant

Plastering

Plaster today, in the presence of such material as drywall, should already be covered with cobwebs. But no, it still hasn't lost its value. Let's take a closer look at what allows it to stay afloat for so long.
Plaster is a special construction mixture. It is usually used to level walls. In addition, it is also used as a material that gives walls a uniform color. The plaster fills well all the unevenness and defects of the walls, leveling their surface. That is why plaster is still one of the most popular building materials today.

Today on the construction market you can find the following types of plasters:

Monolithic plaster

• ordinary. They are often universal. They are used for both external and internal work;
• narrow-profile. Better suited for narrowly focused actions, for example, leveling a wall;
• special. They have protective properties. They can be used for fire protection, x-ray radiation etc.;
• decorative. Accordingly, they are better suited for decorating walls. They have different structures and colors.

In addition to this classification, plaster can be divided according to the method of application:

Certain types of mortar can be used for finishing.
IN modern renovation For wall finishing, a cement-sand mixture is often used. But limestone or gypsum mixture. At the same time, the gypsum mixture is considered more environmentally friendly. Therefore, it is better to choose it if there are small children in the house.
Correct work with putty will allow you to perfectly level the walls and make them visually presentable. This finish will give the walls greater noise and sound absorption capacity. In addition, plaster has a number of other advantages.

Advantages and disadvantages

Plastering the walls

Of course, to find out which material is better, you need to find out the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
The advantages of plaster include:

• high-quality plastering will save you from further need to level the walls;

• you can work with the solution in any room, even in the bathroom;
• price. Compared to other materials, plaster is clearly much cheaper. Therefore, for many it will be much easier to choose between it and expensive options, and the purchase itself will be more profitable. Even drywall will be more expensive;
• walls after such alignment will be able to additional accessories withstand any load. Here, without any problems, you can hang a TV, a mirror or a huge picture on the wall;
• high wall strength. It will be extremely difficult to pierce or break them.

And on this wonderful note, all the benefits of plaster come to an end. It's time to discuss its shortcomings.
Disadvantages of the solution:

Dirt after finishing

• leveling the ceiling with its help will, to put it mildly, not be very comfortable;
• The process of plastering a wall is very dirty and wet. After completing the finishing work, you still need to wash the premises from all dirt. The use of dry plaster can slightly correct the problem;
• plastering requires good knowledge in the field of construction. Therefore, a beginner in this matter is unlikely to cope with the assigned task with at least a “B” grade. Usually it turns out either not quite smoothly, or very long.

When deciding the question “what is better to choose, drywall or plaster?”, professionals always suggest first assessing the condition of the walls and ceiling. If the walls are very crooked, then when using plaster you will simply waste a lot of material and effort, and the end result may not be very good. Therefore, in this situation it is better to use plasterboard sheets. But if there is a slight curvature, plaster will be an excellent solution.

Versatility is the key to success

Structure of drywall

So we finally got to the drywall. This modern material, which is widely used in interior finishing work. With its help, you can easily install the ceiling, level the walls and create structures of unimaginable complexity. It is great for finishing the ceiling and walls in the bathroom, kitchen, loggia or balcony.

Pay attention! Depending on the microclimate of the room, there are several options for plasterboard sheets, each of which is suitable for a specific feature of the room - for the bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom and sauna.

Drywall has gained such popularity due to its properties and structure.
The material consists of:

• two layers of cardboard;
• gypsum core.

Pay attention! Depending on the core additives, the sheets can be moisture-resistant or fire-resistant. You can choose a type that will combine both properties.

Drywall can be used for the following purposes:

Plasterboard table

• alignment of walls and ceilings;
• renovation work in any room, even in the bathroom and kitchen;
• apartment redevelopment;
• creation of decorative or functional partitions;
• installation on the ceiling of complex multi-level structures;
• hiding defects and unevenness of the ceiling and walls;
• assembling furniture that perfectly suits your needs.

As you can see, the scope of application of drywall covers a much wider range than plaster. But in order to understand the issue completely, it is now necessary to find out the strengths and weaknesses drywall.

Advantages and secrets

The obvious advantages of drywall include the following:

• the ability to cover walls in the bathroom, kitchen, loggia or any other room;
• You can level a wall of any curvature.

Pay attention! It will cost much less than buying plaster. In addition, it is much cheaper to renovate the entire apartment using plasterboard, especially if the walls are too crooked. At the same time, they will look simply gorgeous;

• easy installation, which can be easily carried out by one person. It will be cheaper to do all the work yourself than to hire construction team. However, when working on the ceiling, you will still need an assistant;

Installation of sheets

• by installing just a couple of sheets, you will completely cover the walls, for example, in a bathroom or toilet;
• drywall has a certain degree of sound and heat insulation. With it, your walls, especially with additional insulation, will become much warmer;
• the ability to create complex shaped structures on the ceiling;
• you can hide all pipes and communications in the bathroom, toilet or kitchen;
• you will spend very little time on a small amount of work;
• All work with drywall is accessible even to a beginner in the construction business.

We will focus on the advantages, since we can talk about them for hours, but the main thing has already been written.

Reducing space

As for the shortcomings, sadly, even drywall has them. These include:

• slight reduction in space in the room. This can be especially noticeable in the bathroom and toilet;
• additional processing of seams and places where screws are screwed in is necessary (here, by the way, you will need the same plaster);
• the cost of the material is higher than plaster;
• need to use special devices to hang a heavy chandelier, picture or TV on drywall, as the material can be deformed.

However, if desired, all disadvantages can be minimized. The main thing is to know how!

What to choose?

Even after so much detailed consideration The question is still quite difficult to answer. In each individual situation, the advantages of one material prevail over its disadvantages. Sometimes plaster will be more economical and practical, and sometimes drywall will be more economical and practical.
Therefore, when choosing a material, rely on the needs that exist specifically in your situation, and you will not go wrong!

When performing finishing work both in new buildings and in historical premises, it is often necessary to resolve the issue of leveling the surface of the walls for subsequent pasting roll products or cladding with other materials. Traditionally, plaster mortars and sheet products such as drywall are used to solve these problems. Below we will consider in which cases it is necessary to use drywall instead of plaster, the pros and cons of these materials, as well as options for using each type of finish based on the characteristics of the room.

This material has been actively conquering the domestic market for more than ten years. construction market. At some point, the use of plasterboard began to be associated with “Euro renovation”, since the use of this sheet product was mainly in Europe and the USA, where plasterboard is the leader in sales.

The sheets consist of an even, dense layer of gypsum, 9 to 12 mm thick, with cardboard glued on both sides. The perfectly flat surface of the sheet allows you to build various designs and level the walls for subsequent puttying and finishing. Cardboard secured with glue keeps the rather fragile plaster from chipping and creasing, which makes it possible to mount it on a metal profile frame.

In construction, they began to replace plaster with plasterboard, based on the following positive qualities of this material:

• plasterboard sheets make it possible to realize any ideas of an interior designer from standard application for alignment, before constructing shaped elements;
• drywall is installed if the vertical differences exceed 40 mm, which is impossible when using standard methods for eliminating errors;
• these sheet products protect the room from extraneous sounds and help retain heat;
• using gypsum plasterboard sheets and metal profiles, water supply and electrical communications are masked;
• installation of gypsum boards does not take much time;
• this material is very easy to process and install, as a result of which even those not experienced in construction work a person will be able to independently build any structure;
• gypsum is not an allergen and therefore gypsum board sheets are considered environmentally friendly materials;
• You can immediately glue wallpaper or tiles onto the installed plasterboard base;
• when working with plasterboard, there is practically no construction waste - the material is cut with a knife, and it is attached to the guides with self-tapping screws;
• it masks the remnants of adhesive solutions that arise when laying walls made of lightweight concrete materials - with minimal differences in such surfaces, it is enough to fix the drywall with glue instead of plaster;
• gypsum is a natural regulator of humidity in the room - it absorbs excess moisture, and when less humid conditions are created, it evaporates;
• GCR is used to eliminate vertical differences that occur in the lower part of the wall due to the foundation blocks going beyond the floor level.

In addition to its positive qualities, this material has a number of disadvantages that limit its use in some cases:

• The use of gypsum boards implies a significant reduction in the internal volume of the room, which is unacceptable in confined spaces.
• Walls made of gypsum plasterboard cannot withstand even average loads - it will not be possible to hang a shelf on such a base, but experienced finishers find a way out in this situation: if the exact location of fixing the fastening elements is known, a hole is cut out in the gypsum plasterboard and the material is replaced with a more durable one (plywood, OSB ).
• GKL sheets cannot withstand strong temperature changes, so the use of plasterboard in dachas that are not heated in the cold months is prohibited, as the product will quickly become unusable and collapse.
• Before gluing wallpaper onto a gypsum fiber board base, it is necessary to treat the wall surface with a putty mixture, otherwise, when removing the wallpaper, the protective layer will be removed along with it, which will lead to the need for a thorough reconstruction.
• The cavities formed during the construction of walls made of material become a refuge for rodents and insects.
• Despite the production of special waterproof varieties of this material, constant exposure to rooms with high humidity reduces the service life of gypsum boards to 5–7 years.

Plaster

This method of leveling bases for further application of finishing materials has been used for many centuries, but even today plaster is actively used in construction work. This material can be based on various substances - cement, gypsum, lime and clay - therefore, the use of plaster solutions also differs in the type of surface and operating conditions.

TO positive properties plasters include the following points:

• this material, when proper preparation solution and application, can be used for at least 30 years;
• You can hang any elements on plastered surfaces without any problems;
• the bases on which the plaster is applied do not respond to changes in temperature and humidity, which allows it to be used in any conditions;
• if necessary, any damaged plastered area can be repaired;
• the layer of plaster does not exceed 20 mm, which allows you to preserve the volume of the internal space of the room;
• any types of plaster do not pose a danger to human health;
• plastered surfaces are used for further installation of any finishing materials.

The disadvantages of plaster solutions include:

• When working with plaster mortars, a large amount of construction waste appears.
• An untrained person will not be able to do this job efficiently.
• Using plaster solutions, you can eliminate unevenness with a thickness of no more than 25 mm.
• In almost all cases, to install the final finish, puttying will be required.
• To hide electrical wires or water pipes, you will have to prepare grooves using a hammer drill.
• On high-quality execution Plastering the base will take quite a lot of time. Final strength gain plaster mixtures, which are based on cement, occurs within 28 days and only then is it possible to carry out the following work.

In what cases is it better to use

Having found out the advantages and disadvantages of the materials in question, you can decide which is better, plaster or drywall for walls in each specific case. To make a decision, you will need to analyze the input data: the degree of deviation of the vertical wall, the base material, whether manufacturing is required complex structures to give the interior the intended look, operating conditions of the premises, the need to disguise any structures and communications, what material is planned to be applied in the form finishing cladding on the walls and the experience of the master.

An important issue is the cost of materials. Plaster solutions they are cheap, but require a more highly qualified finisher; plasterboard is more expensive; in addition, guides and fasteners will be needed to install the sheets, although even a novice craftsman can handle wall coverings with this material.

Drywall

To resolve the doubt whether it is possible to cover the walls with plasterboard instead of plaster, the following list of circumstances in which the installation of plasterboard is preferable will help:

• if the basis is wooden surface, for example, in the country or in country house when they are permanent place accommodation;
• if necessary, disguise internal communications without the use of tedious gating and if there is free space in the room;
• if necessary additional insulation soundproofing premises or organizations;
• with significant differences in the vertical wall (more than 20 mm);
• if it is necessary to complete finishing work in the shortest possible time;
• when doing the work yourself, when it is not possible to hire a professional to plaster the walls;
• if necessary, eliminate flaws in masonry made of aerated concrete, aerated silicate blocks, bricks and foam blocks;
• in cases where it is necessary to eliminate protruding parts of the foundation made of FBS.

In ambiguous conditions, when it is possible to use both materials, you should calculate whether it is cheaper to level the walls - with plasterboard or plaster, and then make a decision.

Plaster

If you need to decide how best to level the walls - with plasterboard or putty, the main criterion for making a decision is the magnitude of the vertical difference of the base and the purpose of the room.

For small vertical deviations, you can use gypsum plasterboard and plaster the surface, but if you are going to hang heavy shelves or other objects on such walls, you will only have to plaster the base.

Leveling plaster is used in the following cases:

• when preparing bases for subsequent finishing with heavy materials (decorative stone slabs);
• for leveling the surface in rooms with high humidity (bathroom);
• if it is necessary to secure massive objects to the walls;
• in small rooms when you need to save space;
• when the treated surface deviates from the vertical within 20 mm;
• in rooms where sudden changes in temperature and humidity conditions are possible.

Plaster is good option wall decoration, especially if it is gypsum, cement or environmentally friendly clay plaster. Is drywall or plaster better in a home? This question is a common dilemma for many people renovating their home. Modern dry building mixtures does not require great experience.

In turn, drywall can be installed using metal profiles fast enough. In addition, gypsum boards are cheaper than plaster. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages, which we will look at in this article.

Drywall or plaster - which is better to use?

Many owners of new homes are increasingly deciding to use plasterboard for finishing. interior walls ah, instead of traditional plaster. This solution, however, has some disadvantages, although, without a doubt, this technology is much cheaper and allows you to quickly finish all walls.

From year to year, plasterboard is becoming an increasingly popular material in residential construction, repair and reconstruction. It's really very good material for the walls of any room, including baths and kitchens, in addition, it can be used for suspended ceilings. But in order to make the right choice, you need to carefully analyze whether to level the walls with plasterboard or plaster and what will be better in each case.

Finishing walls with plaster - advantages

Plastering interior walls has many advantages:

For living rooms, living rooms should choose traditional gypsum or clay plaster. At the same time, there will be no such choice the best solution for premises where there is a high risk of damage to walls - garages, workshops, etc. For such premises, stronger cement-lime mixtures are best suited.

The solution should be applied approximately 1-2cm thick. To secure the surface and ensure durability of the coating, the walls should be primed special compounds. And only then apply one or two layers of plaster.

You can also perform machine plastering, which significantly speeds up finishing work.

Disadvantages of plaster

• The biggest disadvantage of this type of finishing is the need to thoroughly dry the walls before applying a decorative layer, such as paint or wallpaper. To ensure that the wall dries, you need to wait about 3 weeks. This increases repair time but provides a durable coating.
• Carrying out the work requires experience and high precision in applying the solution and leveling it to create a perfectly the perfect wall, without "waves". Special beacons for plaster make the process easier, but they will require additional costs.

In turn, the big advantage of plaster walls compared to plasterboard is that the plaster forms a dense surface over the entire wall, unlike gypsum boards. If the seams between the slabs are poorly finished, vertical and horizontal cracks may appear on the walls over time.

It is very easy to make grooves in a plaster wall for wires and cables, as well as plumbing pipes. This is important if it is necessary to reconstruct and install or add new cables.

Wall finishing with plasterboard

Installation of plasterboard boards can be done in two ways:

• dry (on profiles);
• by gluing to the surface with special glue.

In practice, these two technologies are durable and are sufficient for household needs.

Advantages of plasterboard finishing

• you can do this work yourself, even if you don't have much experience;
• gluing the panels is not difficult, you just need to accurately determine the location of each plate and spend a little more time finishing the wall with windows and doors.

Many people say that the advantage of drywall is that it allows you to make the wall very even and smooth. There are two points to consider here:

1. This can also be done using plaster, but it will require more experience.
2. For less experienced people, drywall will be easier to work with, but care must also be taken to ensure that the wall itself is not too crooked. The layer of gypsum adhesive must be within certain limits; it should not be too little or too much, which may sometimes require additional treatment of the walls before assembling the panels. Some problems can be solved by installing slabs on profiles, but this solution is more expensive and more labor-intensive than installation by gluing.

When installing drywall, it is important to choose the right type of slab for the room, namely, match it to the conditions where there is a certain temperature and humidity. In bathrooms, kitchens, and laundries, it is necessary to use impregnated so-called “green” boards, which have increased moisture resistance, but it should be borne in mind that they are not waterproof.

After installing the panels, on profiles or glue, it is very important stage work is correct finishing all joints between panels. If on at this stage If we make mistakes, then over time, unaesthetic cracks may appear on the surface of the walls, which spread to the paint layer.

It is also necessary to carefully control the location of places where glue is applied so that this does not lead to sagging of the slab, for example, when hanging heavy shelves on the wall, which can even lead to a crack in the slab.

Disadvantages of plasterboard finishing

• high water absorption;
• complete disrepair in case of flooding by neighbors;
• less strength and load capacity;
• the thickness of the wall will steal the area of ​​the room.

How to choose which is better?

If the financial aspect is most important, then it is better to decide to decorate the walls with sheets of plasterboard glued to the wall. However, if we want to get a more durable and reliable coverage, then traditional plaster is recommended. Here we have a fairly wide choice:

• gypsum plaster;
• clay;
• limestone;
• cement;
• their combinations and some other modern technologies.

Both types of coating then need to be puttyed and carefully sanded to a completely smooth surface before we paint or wallpaper them.

Gypsum boards are a less demanding material to install than plaster, so we can, if we have certain skills, decorate the walls with them ourselves. For plastering works you need to have some experience, this is a more labor-intensive technology. An interesting alternative is machine plastering, which allows you to quickly and efficiently complete a large amount of work.

In terms of speed of work, drywall is better than plaster, as it allows you to complete repairs faster. It should be remembered that when plastering, we must wait before painting, usually 2-3 weeks. This problem does not occur with drywall, which can be painted much more quickly.