Raymonds carpentry blog: gib, plasterboard, drywall, elephant board = stuff that the walls are made of part 2

when gib is placed on walls they can be ither placed verticaly or horizontaly both have pros and cons
vertically = requires more joints and bore boards but on some walls they so save on waste
horizontaly = requires less joints and less boards but depending on the wall can leave with alot of waste

for my room (the bathroom) i am using the horizontal method as it uses less boards and off cuts can be used for other parts
when doors are being cut out the easyst thing to do is place a full board over and fix then cut out the door afterwards as showen below as for penitrations they are better left measured and then cut out before fixing this also goes for windows

when cuting gib board what you need is a craft knife and a blunt saw (because plasterboards bulnt blades easly) for window and door openings and for penitrations a gib saw the craft knife cuts on the face side and fermly as well next you snap the gib and cut paper on the other side and your done