Wall (Plasterboard) Building Codes & Rules
- Optimise your Plasterboard Walls with Tools™. Ensure NCC compliance for framing centres, fasteners, adhesive, and butt joints.
Butt Joint
- Try to avoid Butt Joints by using full length Plasterboard sheets
- Joints on studs are not acceptable for exposed single skin walls
Butt Joint BEST PRACTICE
NCC 2022 V1
Butt Joint FINISHES
NCC 2022 V2
- Try to avoid Butt Joints by using full length Plasterboard sheets
- Joints on studs are not acceptable for exposed single skin walls
≥ 200
Nogging
≥ 6
≥ 5
Equal
Butt Joint
Temporary Batten
Nail Packer
Back Blocking
≥ 10
Temporary Offcuts
for alignment and spacing from floor
≥ 10
≤ 300
≥ 200
Adhesive
Equal Spacing
Along Vertical Side
Equal Spacing
Along Vertical Side
One Fixing at Each Stud Along Horizontal Side
Clearance
From floor level
Temporary
Fastener
every 2nd Stud
Temporary
Fastener
every 2nd Stud
Sealant
Temporary
Fastener
every 2nd Stud
Acoustic Sealant
Fasteners
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edges
- On every Stud to Manufacturer's recommendations
Fixings SPACING
NCC 2022 V3
Fasteners & Adhesive
- Adhesive daubs should be applied only on the sheet field along the studs
- ≥ 200mm from plasterboard fixing point & edges
- ≤ 300mm centres
- Temporary fastener left in place for 24h for better adhesion of plasterboard on studs
- Fasteners should be placed along sheet perimeter at
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edges
- Along vertical sheet edges with equal spacing depending on manufacturer recommendations
- Along horizontal sheet edges on each stud
Screws or Nails Only
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edge
- Along vertical sheet edges with equal spacing depending on manufacturer recommendations
- Along horizontal sheet edges on each stud
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edges
- On every Stud to Manufacturer's recommendations
Adhesive
- ≤ 300mm centres
- ≥ 200mm from Fasteners
Fixings SPACING
NCC 2022 V3
Fasteners & Adhesive
- Adhesive daubs should be applied only on the sheet field along the studs
- ≥ 200mm from plasterboard fixing point & edges
- ≤ 300mm centres
- Temporary fastener left in place for 24h for better adhesion of plasterboard on studs
- Fasteners should be placed along sheet perimeter at
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edges
- Along vertical sheet edges with equal spacing depending on manufacturer recommendations
- Along horizontal sheet edges on each stud
Screws or Nails Only
- ≥ 10mm from sheet edge
- Along vertical sheet edges with equal spacing depending on manufacturer recommendations
- Along horizontal sheet edges on each stud
- ≤ 300mm centres
- ≥ 200mm from Fasteners
Plasterboard Ceiling
