Pre-plaster/skim checklist

Has the M&E Contractors been consulted prior to plasterboard commencing to ensure install 1st fix is fully complete?

Is Air-tightness membranes and tapes correctly installed and sealed creating an air-tight membrane to the building? (WOULD YOU BE HAPPY IF IT WAS YOUR HOUSE?)

Have all stud walls received acoustic insulation as per specification?

Have floor joist spaces received acoustic insulation as per speification?

Is all plasterboard fixed in accordance with material data sheet max. centres and correct fixings? Incl. flat strap for fire rated walls.

Have all fire rated walls received correct number, thickness and type of plasterboard as per agreed fire rating build up?

Are all letterboxes treated correctly inline with firestopping requirements i.e minimum gap around services of 50mm, and all internal areas of letterbox slabbed according to specification?

Have all fire rated walls been treated with correct tape and jointing method prior to skimming?

Are moisture areas such as shower rooms, bathrooms, etc. fitted with moisture resistant plasterboard?

If insulated drylining is required, as the correct insulation depth been installed and all plasterboard installed plumb prior to skimming?

Have all joints of plasterboard been scrim taped and mechanical fixings in insulated plasterboard been primed prior to skimming?

Has the works been reviewed with skimmer prior to commencing, and any required bonding been highlighted?

Does the skimmer have adequate lighting in order to carry out the works to a high quality (REMEMBER YOU WONT SEE BAD SKIMMING UNTIL THE BUILDING IS PAINTED, THE MORE LIGHTING AND TIDIER THE SPACE IS THE BETTER THE SKIMMER WILL DO!)