plasterboard behind fireplace question

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14th May 2009, 11:00 AM
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plasterboard behind fireplace question

I have a brick fireplace in the lounge room that backs onto the garage. I am gyprocking the garage and wanted to know whether I can just stick the gyprock onto the bricks with cornice cement or nomore nails like I have done on the other walls or wether the heat from the firplace will damage the gyprock?

I am trying to avoid the expense of building a stud wall butting up against the bricks but will if I have to..

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