Should be able to do this as its pretty simple. Try not to break paper but it has to be sunk in. Not difficult but just like everything takes a few times to prefect. Get a sharp razor to cut with. Dremel tool is real handy to cut out for switches and such.
Biggest Advice If you don't hit a stud take out the screw and try again. Don't leave them in.
I am going to have the walls of the bath niche covered with Granetex, a cultured marble like product. It will be installed by a professional. To save a few bucks I'm thinking about installing the green board myself. I wattched the guy do it in the other bathroom and it looked pretty easy. Any tricks I should know about? I've heard you have to be careful not to set the screws so tight as to break the paper. Can I do it wight with my cheap Black & Decker electric screwdriver?
TIA
Ed
Thanks, Brain.
BTW, there will be a small area between the tub edge and a door where the plaster has to removed to get the old tub out and the new one in. (Yes, this is plaster over gyp-board lath in this 70s era house.) I'm talking about 6" here, beyond the where the Granitex will end and the door molding. My plan is to continue the green board out there, then try to blend it in with the plaster. Is this going to work? Is there a special plaster that should be used in a situation like this?
Ed
leave them
Don't set the board on the tub leave it up at least 1/8". This will prevent any water wicking up over the years. Either notice the studs and slide the tub in the notch or furr the wall above the tub so the tub lip is even with the wall. This will prevent the green board from bowing out over the tub lip.
"Brian" wrote
Dremel tool is real handy
You put switches where you have green board?
Steve
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