What to sheet kitchen walls in?

Originally Posted by AIRMAN

I wouldn't use plaster board for any area where is has the potential to get wet, if any moisture get on you tiles it will soak into the grout and make it's way to the plaster board. I use blue board or normal FC sheeting.

I think that may be a bit extreme for a kitchen, unless of course you hose your kitchen down daily. If you had serious water issues, your cupboards would probably fall apart before the plasterboard would.
Personally I would choose an option based on price.

when I do a full kitchen reno (gut and replace) if there was masonite or fibro on the walls I would remove all the trims and cover strips hammer all nails and protrusions flat then sheet over the entire existing surface with either plasterboard or ac sheeting whichever was the most practible for the situation , the amount of trouble that is caused by removing existing sheeting is not worth it in the end

you need wet area plaster board for behind the sink 600 high and 600 either side.
you also need fire rated plaster board for behind any cooktops.
the rest can be standard.
also do not use the cheap glass tiles behind the stove tops, the glass can shatter if exposed to too much heat.- read you stove top install instructions.

Originally Posted by skidave

Ok great. What would be the best compound to do the base coat with?

tape the joins and use general purpose base coat,

for my jobs I normally use the premix stuff coz I can't be bothered with the money saving in mixing plaster.

Originally Posted by jacy_m

I am about to strip back my kitchen as well and was wondering what to sheet it in. With 3150 ceilings I would need 3 boards horizontally. For the wall with the sink would you do 1 wet board, then 2 standard? And the one with the oven, 1 fire board and 2 standard? Can you mix and match like this? thanks Just wanted to add: I am a newcomer to renovation and willing to give anything a go myself. Just want to ask the right questions to making sure I get it right.

Here in SA you are required to use wet board- or - water proof behind a splashback. Your state may be different.

Yes you can mix and match the plaster board

Wet areas you need to go 600mm past either side of the wet zone, and 600 above.

The fire check I'm not exactly sure on but I usually just put 2 sheets high.

I don't know if the wet board is a requirement in other states, but the fire check definately is because thats national code.

The cost of a couple of sheets (3 in your case) of special product = about $20 bucks extra, why bother with ac sheet?

Did you know also that you can also buy 3.2 m lengths of plaster board - 3200mm x 1200mm - and fix them vertically. That way you could cut 50mm off each sheet and have less joins. You need to make sure the stud spacing works out though, but it might save you a couple of sheets in wasted board. and you'll have a recessed edge on both sides of every join which is less work and easier to finish.

Originally Posted by jacy_m

My room is 3700 long however, 100mm too long for 3 vertical sheets. And, I'm pretty sure I'm not going to find any standard stud spacing what so ever. The ceiling joist spacing varies from 450-700 (and everywhere in between).

Just add in a new stud 100mm from the corner (have enough "face" for the 2 edges to be screwed to) and use a 100mm strip of plasterboard. You might have a bit of wastage, but plasterboard is pretty cheap.