HOW TO REALIZE AN IMITATION STONE PANEL COVERING ON PLASTERBOARD

Here are easy step-by-step instructions for creating a fake stone wall on a plasterboard surface with ready-made panels.

Preparation:

• Remove, with a brush or with a damp cloth, as much dust as possible from the plasterboard;

• Outline on a sheet of paper and then transfer roughly on the wall with a construction pencil, helping with the measurements with a professional tape measure, a positioning scheme of the panels in fake stone (or tiles) calculating well dimensions and centimeters, in order to avoid laying errors. N.B: plan to create a track that leads the electric wires to the top of the wall;

• Wear protective gloves to prevent the fixative or glue from damaging the skin and a mask with filter so as not to breathe directly into the smells of the products;

First phase:

• Apply the appropriate fixative with a short-haired microfibre roller on the plasterboard to obtain a better grip of the leveling compound;

• Wait for the fixative to dry and spread it evenly with a notched trowel, checking with a bubble level the linearity of the wall, the skim coat;

• Drown in the freshly applied smoothing layer a 0.4x0.4 cm mesh fiberglass mesh. The mesh will provide the entire wall with a solid structure and act as a reinforcement "reinforcement";

• Spread homogeneously over the fiberglass mesh, checking the linearity of the wall with a level bubble, the elastic and water-repellent adhesive suitable for the application of panels and / or tiles on plasterboard with a notched trowel (NB: it is necessary that the glue knows how to resist the "natural" micro-movements that a plasterboard wall can undergo over time especially due to thermal changes);

• Take the panels and / or fake stone tiles and position the first one starting from the bottom and following a precise pattern (NB: usually the experts in the sector always start from the second row to ensure that once the whole is settled, the first row as a "repairer" by carrying small corrections on the joints and symmetrically aligning the wall);

• Press firmly on the glue but without excessive thrusts so as not to cause the glue to move;

• Place in the corner of the panel (or tile) just positioned, special pvc cross spacers to indicate the correct size of the gap to be made between the panels (or the tiles);

• Perform the same operations on the entire surface provided (N.B: every 5/6 positioned panels (or tiles) it is recommended to check the correct progress of the application with the spirit level).

Second phase:

• When pressing with the panels (or the tiles), if necessary, remove the glue which comes out of the joints and which appears to be in excess;

• After laying, wait approximately three hours and then apply (with a specific gun), only on the joints, a special transparent acetic sealant to prevent water infiltration and to accommodate the dimensional movements of the panel (or tile) roof.

Tools and materials:

• High quality corrugated cardboard

• 4x4 cover cloth

• Brush

•Tore up

•Sheet of paper

• Construction pencil

• tape

• Gloves

• Protective mask

• Short-haired microfibre roller

• Notched spatula

• Bubble level

• Sealant gun

• fixative

• Overlay

• Mesh in fiberglass mesh 0.4x0.4 cm

• adhesive

• Faux stone panels (or tiles)

• Cross spacers in pvc

• Transparent acetic sealant

CAUTION:

Covering a plasterboard wall with faux stone panels is not difficult but attention must be paid to some details:

• Preferably use the plasterboard with the green colored sheet as it is designed to be applied in damp environments such as bathrooms or kitchens;

• Plan to create a track that brings the electric wires to the upper part of the wall because after completing the coating it will no longer be possible;

• Check the weight of the fake stone panels (or the tiles), as the sheet of plasterboard over the years may weaken or undergo deformations caused by too much load;

• Make sure that the fake stone panels (or the tiles) are stable and do not move. To be sure, it is recommended to use special adhesives, in paste, more expensive than the powder adhesives but much faster and easier to apply with a common notched trowel;

• Pay attention every 5/6 fake stone panels (or tiles) to their positioning and do not wait for the adhesive to solidify because then it will no longer be possible to make changes to the wall.

CAUTION:

The advice to get an optimal job is to contact a highly specialized company that can help you.

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