Plasterboarding and stud walls in Woolwich — new walls and ceilings boarded, taped and skimmed, with the right board where flats meet.
Most new plastering work in Woolwich is board rather than wet plaster, and in a flat the board specification matters as much as the finish. A separating wall between two homes is not the place for whatever was on the van, and getting it wrong is not something you can see once it is painted.
Much of the boarding work in Woolwich is in flats being reconfigured, a second bedroom carved out of a large living room or a wall added to make a home office. Door openings, sockets and light positions are decided before the studs go up, because moving them once the board is on means cutting into a finished wall.
Acoustic and fire board where a wall separates homes, moisture board in bathrooms. It is specified before the job, not chosen on the day.
A board wall is only as straight as the studs behind it. Set out properly, at proper centres, checked before anything is hung.
Scrim and jointing compound at each seam. Skimming an untaped joint is the reason so many walls crack in a neat straight line.
Cuts made outside where possible, dust contained, offcuts taken away. Communal bins are not a skip and building managers notice.
Door openings and socket and switch positions marked on the floor and walls first, so the frame is built around them and the electrician has what they need.
Acoustic insulation fitted between the studs where sound between rooms matters, such as a new bedroom wall next to a living room.
Send a photo or a quick video of the room on WhatsApp, or get a free fixed quote — no obligation, and we’ll tell you straight what it needs.
An acoustic or fire-rated board, and often both, depending on the building and the lease. Standard board in a separating wall is a genuine problem rather than a technicality. We will tell you what is going in and why.
Often the better answer on a blown Plumstead wall - board bonded over the top, taped and skimmed, no wet plaster and far less drying time. It loses you a couple of centimetres of room and saves you a week of waiting.
Not when they are taped. If you have seen it happen it is because someone skimmed straight over an untaped joint to save an hour. It shows up months later as a hairline crack running the full length of the seam.
In a leasehold flat, internal changes often need consent under the lease, even for a simple partition. It is worth checking with the managing agent before booking the work so nothing has to come back out.
A typical partition with a doorway is framed and boarded in a day or two, then taped and skimmed, with drying time before decorating. A wall that needs acoustic board or insulation takes a little longer.