Drums617

Thanks for that, youv'e answered my question very well, it seems a logistical nightmare. C studs found on ebay for £2 each compared to B&Q@ £14 each and they only have 1 lol, the £2 ones have to be collected from a distance of approx 80 miles, ie hire a van (maybe)this seem common at the mmoment. Unbelievably B&Q have 3x2 at £5 if it can be delivered,who knows.This maybe what I decide on, speed of completion is of the essence as my son needs to be in there, it's very complicated, he has health issues. C stud is suposed to be better for less sound transmission as you prob know, but,,, I have used timber (on a garage wall) but not metal, not sure how easy it is to work with. Basically just going to build a cavity wall 14ft x 8ft internal dim with the outer shell not touching the inner, supposedly, (uncoupled?) this will be posistioned somewhere in the 7m x 7m wooden shed after I have weather proofed it, sadly on removal of the wall linings all the base timbers are done for as is a lot of the cladding which is hidden behind asbestos, it has an asbestos roof to make matters worse, but that is staying, at upto £100 a mtr removal cost,ie 3 to £5000. It's going to be a bodge ( I will not have any help what so ever as we have just relocated miles away from freinds and family and James can't help (complicated))just to make it last a while, he/we may move to something more suitable in the futre. We will have to keep an eye on damp and ventilaton.

Ooh just noticed the Spitfire on the Brolly.

I haven't, but I am surprised people still gve them away,,, my query was about joists on galvanised c stud, which seems difficult to find anyway at a reasonable price,and get delivered. I partly wanted to avoid sending 50% back due to twists in wooden 3x2, lol. Now as we have moved to a house that is heated by a log burner they might be useful,wish I could get gas though.Thanks.

Is there such a thing,surely 30 quid a time now? That looks great though.

Hi,glad to be on here,,,,I'm no builder etc, but I'm trying to repair an old delapidated chalet cheaply at a property we have just moved into. It's for my son to make music and record in. Nearly six months after veiwing said property, cheaply, is not going to happen at 40 quid for a sheet of ply!. Any little snipets of help will be apreciated. My first question may be a basic one, but I can't see the answer on Youtube. If I use metal stud work do I use wooden joists still or is there a metal substitute? Thanks.