Fitting Insulated Plasterboard - Will it Bend Slightly Without Breaking?
Information, help, tips and advice on cavity walls, ceilings and lofts etc....

3 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
Zacccc
Ganger
Ganger
Posts: 86
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:49 pm

Fitting Insulated Plasterboard - Will it Bend Slightly Without Breaking?

by Zacccc » Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:49 pm

I've just insulated my back bedroom by taking most of the ceiling down and putting 50mm Xtratherm batts between the joists/rafters.

I'm now intending to put up 40mm insulated plasterboard to increase the insulation. The bedroom's directly under a pitched roof and from the top of the inside wall (the one near the eaves) the plasterboard will be a straight slope up for 5 foot and then for another foot it will need to be flexible enough to bend a bit to then meet the rest of the flat ceiling. I'm just wondering if 40mm backed PB will be flexible enough to bend like this.

Also, I'm wondering what the best fixings are to fix the PB to the joists. I think they'll need to be about 75mm long but I've read that if you use metal screws, this allows thermal bridging.

welsh brickie
Project Manager
Project Manager
Posts: 2610
Joined: Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:54 am

Re: Fitting Insulated Plasterboard - Will it Bend Slightly Without Breaking?

by welsh brickie » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:13 am

you will have to score the back with a Stanley knife, it wont bend

Zacccc
Ganger
Ganger
Posts: 86
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:49 pm

Re: Fitting Insulated Plasterboard - Will it Bend Slightly Without Breaking?

by Zacccc » Fri Jul 11, 2014 11:39 am

Ah - ok, thanks for the tip.

3 posts   •   Page 1 of 1
It is currently Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:08 pm