Daub-and-dab
Daub-and-dab is a plasterboard fixing method that bonds sheets directly to masonry using adhesive dabs rather than furring channels or stud framing.
Ask Chalkline about this →Daub-and-dab (also called dot-and-dab) is a method of fixing plasterboard directly to a masonry wall using adhesive dabs rather than a timber or steel stud frame or furring channels. A construction adhesive (typically an SBR mastic or purpose-blended plasterboard adhesive) is applied to the back of the sheet in circular dabs, approximately 50 mm in diameter, spaced at 460 mm centres vertically and horizontally with dabs at least 50 mm from all sheet edges. The sheet is pressed onto the masonry, adjusted for plumb and level, then propped until the adhesive sets.
The method is common on brick-veneer and solid-masonry internal walls where running a full stud frame would eat into floor area. It is faster and cheaper than framing but requires the masonry base to be reasonably flat; significant unevenness on the base wall will telegraph through to the finished lining regardless of adhesive thickness.
Also known as: dot-and-dab, direct stick to masonry
Category: Plasterboard installation methods
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Last updated: 2026-05-09. Verified: 2026-05-09. Quarterly review for currency.