Aquacheck Gyprock, a variation of plasterboard that is used instead of drywall, is installed in areas with high amounts of moisture and water. Gyprock comes in 4-by-8-foot sections with various thicknesses and is made out of gypsum with thin sheets of paper on each side. It is installed similarly to drywall with just a few extra steps to help hold the heavier sheets in place.
Instructions
1. Begin at the bottom of the first stud running vertically up the wall, measure up 4 feet with a tape measure and mark the location with a pencil. Repeat the process for all of the other studs in the walls around the room and draw a straight line across the stud at the proper 4-foot locations.
2. Open up a bucket of construction adhesive and use a trowel to spread it out evenly along the studs up to the pencil line. Apply a thin, eighth-inch layer over the entire surface of the first stud. Continue along the walls until all of the studs are covered with the construction adhesive.
3. Line up the first sheet of Gyprock horizontally, beginning at the first stud. Press it into place and run your hands over the surface so it can adhere to all of the studs behind it. Press down firmly and hold it in place for five minutes.
4. Hammer drywall nails through the Gyprock into the studs every 12 inches. Insert a nail through the Gyprock, beginning at the top and working down. Continue in the same manner down each of the studs behind the first sheet of Gyprock.
5. Butt the second piece of Gyprock up to the first and install it in the same manner. Continue down the wall until you reach the end. Measure and mark the final piece of the first side to fit. Score it multiple times with a utility knife to snap it in two. Install it just like the previous pieces.
6. Install the next wall and all of the remaining walls in the same manner until the room is completely installed with Gyprock.
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