Plasterboard represents an interesting material. It is convenient in the installation and in work, is distinguished by its durability and practicality. In addition to the manufacture of inner walls and partitions, drywall is often used for the outer decoration of the installed plastic windows.

Finishing works are carried out with the help of different materials: plaster, plastic and plasterboard. Adherents have each method. It is worth considering what is so good plasterboard and what is its advantages over other materials for slopes. With proper knowledge of the theoretical part, the question of how to make the slope of the plasterboard - will not be a barrier even for beginners.

What is plasterboard and what qualities it possesses

Plasterboard is a combination of a layer of building gypsum test and cardboard cladding on both sides. This material is used on the market for quite a long time. In the form in which plasterboard is known now it has existed more than a hundred years.

Like any material, drywall has a number of advantages, but the shortcomings are not deprived of:

1. Plasterboard is capable of providing sound insulation, showing the absorption coefficient of the sound in 35 decibels. However, it is recommended to use a double sheet laying by investing an insulating material between them to enhance sound and thermal insulation.
2. Plasterboard features a lightweight construction. The square meter of the sheet thickness in 6 mm weighs 5 kg, a thickness of 12.5 mm - 9 kg. Thanks to this, plasterboard designs requires only a frame profile for mounting. Additional strengthening of the design will not need.
3. An important advantage of the use of plasterboard finishing compared to traditional plaster is the perfectly flat surface of the sheet. This significantly speeds up the process of plating the window profile.
4. High quality plasterboard has vapor and breathability. Due to this, the constant temperature and humidity mode is maintained. When absorbing or giving moisture, drywall for slopes does not change its form and physical characteristics, which is another noticeable advantage.
5. When mounting the slopes and sawing sheets of plasterboard, a significant amount of construction trash is not formed.

Despite the advantages listed above, the slope of the drywall windows also have their drawbacks:

1. The material itself has a fragility, so requires neat handling when installing.
2. Plasterboard does not have increased strength compared to plastic panels, so even the fall on a leaf of the construction tool can apply mechanical damage.
3. Material, including moisture-proof varieties, does not differ highly resistant to water. In the event that moisture directly affects it - it can lead to the destruction and rejection of slips from drywall.

What types of drywall are used for slopes

There are several types of plasterboard, depending on additives and additives used:

• Standard drywall is used for slopes when air humidity in the room does not exceed 70%.
• Moisture-resistant plasterboard contains hydrophobic and anti-grapple additives. Due to this, he finds its use in rooms with high humidity, more than 70%.

• In rooms with increased risk of ignition, hypospaton fire-resistant sheets are used, the gypsum panel in which contains additives in the form of fiberglass or mineral wool particles. Such varieties are less likely to be used for slopes, but due to its structure, sheets have greater mechanical strength.
• Plasterboard is originally good because it is a simple and eco-friendly material for finishing. It does not contain impurities that affect human health and does not affect the environment.

The main advantage of plasterboard compared to other materials is its ability to "breathe". This is especially valuable for those conditions when there is no well-established possibilities of natural ventilation in the room. With high humidity in the room, the plasterboard absorbs the extra moisture, with excessive dryness - gives. In this case, its structure and geometry do not change, which allows not to disturb the integrity of the mounted finishing structure.

Which tool will need to work

Before starting work, you need to take care of the availability of all suitable tools and consumables. In order to mount a good slight time as soon as possible, it will be necessary to ensure that there are positions:

• screwdriver with a set of drilling,
• bit for screwing the screws,
• mounting or shoe knife,
• horsewright grater,
• rag
• water container
• building a whisk,
• elements of fastening of plasterboard panels to the window to the window
• liquid Nails,
• primer and paint for finishing decorative works,
• start and rack for visual monitoring of fixing plates
• the presence of insulation and waterproofing material.

After the list of positions was prepared, it is necessary to start preparatory work.

Ducks from drywall: preparatory stage

Anyone from the stages of work is important. Violation of the installation technology can noticeably reduce the aesthetics of the finished design and lead to the formation of fungus or mold due to penetration into moisture material. Therefore, it is important to adhere to the main subtleties to avoid the emergence of problems with slopes in the future. The manufacture of slopes of the window, plasterboard or plastic requires due accuracy:

• With the help of a shoe or mounting knife from the window opening, excess the mounting foam, which formed during the sealing of the window frame are removed. After that, the opening should be treated with a special primer, which prevents the formation of fungus and mold.
• The mounting foam is sealed with cement mortar prepared by proportion 1 part of cement to 4 parts of water. The application of the solution will allow to close through holes formed in the foam due to its porous structure.

• Attention should be done with careful insulation and waterproofing. Gypsum with a long-term effect on it, the condensate temperatures formed during the temperature drops gradually collapses. In just a few years, plasterboard and slopes from it will come to complete disrepair.
• To withstand the exact level, a sloping corner is screwed to the window frame with tex or screws. Its smaller side should be directed towards the window in order to reduce the area of \u200b\u200bthe window frame used for slopes. Corners are applied throughout the perimeter, where it is planned to install slopes.

Mounting of slopes of drywall: video and step-by-step instructions

Initially, measurements and cutting of the material are made. The horizontal part of the slope is located on top above the window opening and, if necessary, produce cuts along its sides for later installation. It is easy to cut drywall: at the cut-off, an incision is made by the mounting knife, after which the drywall plate was performed on the reverse side with a neat blow. When the upper workpiece was made, it is trying on the window to the window and exhibit the level. After applying with a pencil, marks, similarly produce the workpiece of the remaining side and bottom panel.

For attaching drywall on slopes, it is better to use special glue with thick consistency in order for the composition reliably "grabbed". Installation is made step by step:

1. With the help of metal screws, drywall on the slopes is fixed at a discovered corner. When working it is advisable to use the backups to hold the strip during the attachment. This is necessary in order to ourselves the cutting of the strip with damage to the gypsum layer under its own weight,
2. In the free space between the windows and the plasterboard plate, the filler is inserted capable of providing heat and waterproofing. Mineral wool is often used, capable of isolating heat from the inside from the cold outside. Thus, the insulation prevents the formation of condensate capable of disrupting the strength of the structure.
3. On the front edge with a spatula is applied glitter for drywall. The glue is applied with a smooth thick layer, depicting to 10 cm.
4. After that, the edge of the slope is tightly pressed to the slope and aligns with the construction level. As a rule, all adhesive mixtures for drywall are characterized by a good adhesive ability, so no additional fixation of sheets is required.
5. With a spatula, from the edge of the installed strip, excess glue is removed, after which the mixtures give time to dry.

In the same way, the side and bottom panel is installed. The mixture is required to give an hour to cool and the slopes made by drywall do it yourself are ready.

Finishing of plasterboard ties

Without subsequent finishing finish, the finished slopes still look as if they are at the stage of repair. Therefore, with the help of putty and paint, they need to give a complete view.

• To protect against erasing and damage, the outer angles of slopes are coated with perforals, which are made of a profiled metal with a thickness of 1 mm. With the help of glue for drywall, perfogegles are pasted on the corners of the window opening. As in when sticking ready-made bands, when the plates sticker, it is necessary to distribute glue over the surface, not leaving lumen or emptiness. Otherwise, this will lead to bending perforated metal, which will negatively affect decorativeness.

• The perforated corner is pressed into a mixture of glue or putty until it stops, while the mixture spoke through the holes is neatly removed using a spatula.
• To place a level, it makes sense to use the construction level to ensure the solidity of the surface. After all profiled corners were installed, in places of their fit to the window frame and plasterboard panels, they are thoroughly applied. The coating is carried out in two layers, while it is necessary to recall the bumps and the depressions in the putty.
• In the event that defects were formed on the surface, it makes sense to use a grinding machine or a fine-grained emery mesh with a number 160. It is not necessary to make an excessive force so as not to damage the design - putty and so sufficiently easily.
• After the putty is freezing - the applied coating must be projected to hide all scratches and other defects. After the layer of primer is dry, passed on it with a shallow abrasive grid and rejected again.
• The finish stage will be the painting of waterfront paint. Excellent for this will suit rubber paint. Such a type is more expensive, but due to its structure, it can wash and stretch a little when heated. At the same time, the flaws and defects are invisible, and the surface of the plasterboard slope itself will acquire an additional protective layer against scratches and small mechanical damage.

How to avoid mistakes when installing

To avoid mistakes when installing slopes, you need to perform all stages of work with due accuracy. Careful preparation for preliminary work and accuracy of measurements and cutting will avoid most problems.

As a rule, errors are allowed at the initial stage. For example, inaccuracy in measurements will lead to the formation of the slots between the jammed panels. More often they are close to liquid plastic, but in this case the cut still looks halno, because plastic and drywall differ significantly in their texture, which is visible to the naked eye.

More often, experts recommend to wear on the side and lower part of the finished plastic profile. Its application will allow to hide defects of loose fit or irregularities.