External Walls: Dry Lining

Dry lining is a term applied to the use of (typically) plasterboard on timber or metal frames. It is a replacement to conventional building practices (‘wet trades’) where brick or block, or more traditionally lath and plaster would be specified.

The term dry lining strictly applies to the use of plasterboard to replace a sand and cement or wet plaster finish to internal blockwork, although it’s use has become more broadly associated with internal fit out throughout the building.

The images below show some examples of this type of application: