Hi all, last week I had a central heating pipe burst and it fetched the living room ceiling down. Luckily I haven't moved into the house yet so the damage was minimal.

Now I had to go through the insurance and they wanted an itemized quote from a company to do all the work, so I got someone in and sent the quote off which was for £1150. I wasn't too bothered how much it was aslong as the insurance were willing to pay.

Well I got a call today from the insurance company who agreed to send me a cheque for the amount less the excess and he said it's a cash offer so I don't have to stay with the same builder and can spend the cash as I like.... this got me thinking.

I've been looking and from what I can see plasterboard is between £4 - £8 a sheet and it's only a 12ft x 12ft room. Fair enough I can't plaster over it once it's fitted but it's still going to be cheaper than £1150 isn't it?

Basically has anyone got any information for fitting the plasterboard Or links to any web sites with good information I can read up on? I mean what type of board do I need? as there is flat and tapered also I see plasterboard tape but don't really no what it's for.

Maybe it is a big job and worth paying the builder to do it but I'm trying to save for my bathroom tiling and this could really help me on my way to finnaly moving in.

Any opinions welcome and if you think it's worth me paying the builder just say so!

Chris