Hi all
I removed some old tiles in the kitchen, resulting in the following issues:
1/ In one area (20 x 30 cm approx) most of the underlying plasterboard came off when I removed the tiles. Luckily this area will have new tiles put on, so I don't need to make a perfectly seamless repair. Would the best thing be to cut back the plasterboard to make a clean-edged hole and cut a rectangle of new plasterboard to fit? The plasterboard had been stuck onto the underlying breeze blocks with a dab of something, can anyone tell me what I should use to stick the new piece of plasterboard to the breeze blocks? Can I use Easi-Fill to fill the gap between the new and old plasterboard?2/ In another area, some more minor damage was caused: in places the top layer of paper on the plasterboard tore, so I'm left with brown 'furry' paper exposed, and in places bare plasterboard. I wasn't intending to retile this area, so I'm hoping to get the wall back to a suitable state to be able to paint over it. Would be sensible to try to skim over with Easi-Fill and sand down afterwards? Do I need to seal the brown furry paper and/or the bare plasterboard areas before using the Easi-Fill? Do I need to seal the Easi-Fill before painting over it?
many thanks for any advice on these topics
Julian