Hi All,
We want to make our brick shed into an office ,there is electricity in there :) but bear walls, now it's empty we can see that the walls are dead uneven and we need to plasterboard them somehow:confused: , we are trying to get this done urgently as I'm working in the hallway at the minute with the kids in & out.:nono: Anyway isn't there an adhesive that you can use to stick the plasterboard on without needing batons :wonder: what is it called and where would we get it? Also the floor in there is concrete and again really uneven, :brickwall any suggestions for a quick & easy solution? I won't even mention the gappy ceiling or the damp patches round the corners of the floor. Advice please and does anyone think we can have it ready by the end of next week? when the kids break up:lol1:

Hi All,
We want to make our brick shed into an office ,there is electricity in there :) but bear walls, now it's empty we can see that the walls are dead uneven and we need to plasterboard them somehow:confused: , we are trying to get this done urgently as I'm working in the hallway at the minute with the kids in & out.:nono: Anyway isn't there an adhesive that you can use to stick the plasterboard on without needing batons :wonder: what is it called and where would we get it? Also the floor in there is concrete and again really uneven, :brickwall any suggestions for a quick & easy solution? I won't even mention the gappy ceiling or the damp patches round the corners of the floor. Advice please and does anyone think we can have it ready by the end of next week? when the kids break up:lol1:

no-nails might do the job for the plasterboard although you'd need quite a bit even for spot fixing

for the floor you can get some self leveling compound which afetr mixed you just pour and it more or less sorts itself out

i'm sure i've seen some type of paint you could use for the damp on the floor - probably different to the stuff you use for painting a bathroom ceiling though?

Get some bitumin down on the damp (but try and find where its coming from first). You need DAB for the plasterboard, B&Q or anywhere like that stock it, its like a powder you mix into a paste. Could do with a screed on the floor once its had the bitumin & chuck some laminate on it for a hardwaring surface.:thumb:

The advantage about using batons to fix the plasterboard onto is that you can then put some insulation between the batons, behind the board. You'll be thankful during the Winter!

Also means that you've got the ability to hide the power cables, and mount the sockets on the board properly.

As others have said, bitumin floor and then put down some laminate. Will make that very nice.

If there's damp coming in, why not look at re-covering the roof (to cover all angles), especially if there's damp coming in.

Time-wise, you could get most of this, if not all of it done in a weekend, imho :)

I did the exact same with my Utility room - only the one outside wall was plasterboard (long story, but suffice to say the previous owner was a MAJOR bodger :( )
Fixed batons to the old wall, also fixed into place decent joist hangers, and fitted a new ceiling. The whole thing took a while, but I've got a decent studio now :)

Here's how I did mine :)

Here (http://www.dan.armstrong.dsl.pipex.com/Blank%20Page%202.htm)

Dan
ps the rest of the website is HOPELESSLY out of date :D