To strip or not to strip...?

[jambo000]

Hi all,

I'm currently renovating my bathroom and i've removed everything from the room leaving me with a concrete floor. I'm fitting a shower base and making a few changes to the plumbing , i'm also tiling the room from floor to ceiling. I've got durasheet boards for tiling in wet areas but the bathroom has still got the existing pasterbaord , i had originally planned to cover 2 walls in concrete sheeting (wet areas) over the original plasterboard however all the diagrams i see for fitting shower bases show the concrete sheeting against the studwork. My question is...do i strip off the existing plasterboard back to studwork and then fit my durasheet straight onto the studs...OR...do i cover the plasterboard i have with my concrete sheets. The other 2 walls (square room) are not wet areas and i intend tiling over the existing plasterboard.
Any advice is appreciated...
jim

[manoftalent]

well mate , its like this....you could cheat and just place duraboard over the plasterboard ....and it will look fabulous for a while ....then when moisture gets in ....the plaster will swell and have a party :U...tiles will work loose .....and before you know it .....its open house .....everyone is invited :2tsup:......so umm ....do yourself and your hip pocket a favor ..and take the plasterboard off first ....check the studs, and replace any showing wear....and go for it :2tsup:and umm .....if its not too much bother .....could you post us some pics?.....not everyone one is a rocket scientist here and I am sure someone will learn something for your experiance :2tsup:

[Dirty Doogie]

I have had less than favorable results with BGC Durasheet. The sheets arent as stiff or as hard as Hardies sheets and they crack and disintergrate when in contact with water.

[jambo000]

I've got the message as far as durasheet is concerned , i've replaced it with duraliner instead. Didn't realize about the movement between plasterboard and duraliner though , i think i'll strip - thanks for the advice - and will post pics when i can.