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Dry lining or drywall is used to describe a technique of covering a structure with a dry product which is attached to the structure. Traditionally surfaces were covered with a wet sand and cement render or plaster. Dry lining now refers mainly to covering internal walls with plasterboard with the plasterboard either stuck on the walls or fixed to a timber or steel frame which is attached to the walls. Dry...

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If you have any external corners (such as a chimney breast), start installing the coving with them. Otherwise start at the first corner you see when entering the room (it is always easier to get the 1st corner of the installation correct, so make sure it is the most noticeable corner in the room). Establish a suitable area that clearly shows the separation of the wall from the ceiling where the coving...

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This article will provide information on the plastering techniques, these techniques being: Coving Drylining Skimming Coving is a technique that involves inserting a decorative mould along the top edges between the walls and ceilings of a room. It is fitted using cove adhesive spread along the full length of the cove top and bottom.  The cove or cornice is made from a gypsum plaster core...

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