Adding to everyone elses comments I'd suggest a collated screwdriver as a wise investment - makes ceilings much less unpleasent!! David ... From: mackerelman ...
Darren, It sounds as if you haven’t done this before by the way you are asking the question… Like many areas of ‘Self-Build’ work there are a number of...
The only complaint that I got from my plasterer was that he was putting scrim over pencil lines as he couldn't distinguish between my pencil lines and my...
Mine was extremely forgiving. Due to having some compound angles to contend with I had some gaps of about 10mm (bit wider than a pencil line!) and he wasn't...
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Feb 1, 2007 10:49 am
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Hi Richard I'd agree with you, 8ft x 4ft plasterboards aren't too heavy and I also find them more awkward than heavy. I'm puzzled when you say that they come...
Hi, Yeah, I've had plasterboards come in pairs, need unzipping with the family carving knife. I've managed to handle 8x4 myself, even getting them upstairs....
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Hi all, I am stocking up on tools before I eventualy buy some land to start the selfbuild (well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it - and more importantly,...
David I have a 1000 quid record multi machine, and I still find accuracy an issue, its hard to set-up just right. I normally run scraps of MDF through and...
Thanks Impvan, always nice to know I'm right! Bad for the ego but very good news for the job!! Thanks. Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs LL: 01458 250834 Mob:...
Just a reminder on how to join to join the UK_Selfbuild group - been asked to re-post this for people who wish to send to colleagues etc. The UK_Selfbuild...
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... Nick, It may be OK but on the ADSL forums there are lots of people with line noise causing dropouts because of phone and power line running too close....
For a good all round accurate and versatile saw, check out a radial arm saw, IMO heaps better than a table saw - I have a De Walt and couldn't live without it ...
Thanks for the replies everyone. Now another question or two: 1) Is there any difference in the finish if I boarded the house out in Fermacell or plasterboard?...
Thanks for that Ian. In view of your comment I will use Cat5e all the way, even for the phone line. Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs LL: 01458 250834 Mob:...
Fermacell users (of whom I am one) swear by it - it's a dry-lining product which gives a good finish for paint, and with the addition of the easy-to-use Fine...
Darren There is a long and involved disucssion about the merits of both systems somewhere, but in a nutshell.... Cost - Fermacell is expensive (£1/mm per...
It depends what brand you buy as to wether they are taped into pairs. As to weight, maybe you used 9.5's which are lots lighter than 12.5's but much more...
In therory TE PB does not need a skim, in practice you will have gaps at joins, dents in the boards, screws/nails in the middle of the boards. Skiming is not...
Does that include anyone using a board lifter to do their ceilings? :-) My boards were all 12.5mm, I don't believe in that wimpy 9.5mm stuff. :-) My ground...
Darren There has been nothing more dramatic in our build than the week that it took a professional team of plasterers to board and skim our entire ground...
In a message dated 01/02/2007 23:00:54 GMT Standard Time, rick@... writes: I take my hat off to the guy who fits 8x4 sheets on a ceiling single...
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Feb 2, 2007 6:45 am
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Where does this idea come from that plasterboard "requires" skim? We are probably the only country in the world that skims plasterboard with another layer of...
Tracey - with the double-boarding, how did you fix teh second layer ... presumably the first was with staples into the trusses ... was the second then staples...
Hi Darren, My views based on a basement of Fermacell, majority of the house wet plaster on concrete block, skimmed plaster board on most ceilings, a loft...
... <markbrinkley53@...> wrote: " Where does this idea come from that plasterboard "requires" skim? We are probably the only country in the world that skims...
Hello Chris Firstly I crossed battened all my ground floor ceilings at 400mm, or less centres. I put cork/rubber pads between the cross battens and the bottom...
I'm just about to use fireline plasterboard on my garage ceilings as I have habitable rooms above and need some advice. Is there any requirement to do anything...
Neil Doesn't fireline need a skim coat to get the full 60 minutes protection..? I would have thought making sure all your joints were on either noggins or ...
I've just had some fun and games fitting a shower tray into it's alcove in our ensuite. Having never had a shower before I made some basic errors - the alcove...
