ProDave Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 A new entry in my blog at http://www.willowburn.net/ documents the plasterboarding of most of the upstairs Look for the entry called "Plasterboarding upstairs" (i'll bet you would never have guessed that) It's actually a very short entry for what has been well over a months (part time) work with just me and Kathy fitting all the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeSharp01 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Looks good Dave - loads of interesting cuts - bet they were a mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 What was good though with all those angles, is how easy it was to find a home for the offcut. Some people talk of filling a whole skip with plasterboard offcuts. I doubt all my offcuts added together equate to more than 1 sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 That's pretty good going tbh, and some complex angles to meet. Less than one sheet of waste makes you a hero . I was quite taken aback when a QS once told me to reduce the PB waste removal by filling up some of the stud spaces, with the offcuts and the 50mm of rock wool sharing the same 100mm void with each other . Costs a fortune to get rid of these days too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 @ProDave looking sharp. Was looking back through your blog - what did you use to connect the distribution box to the mvhr box? What is the external insulation that you've fitted? Still on my to do list. Thanks cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stones Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 @ProDave, looks good and a huge difference to when I saw it. Makes a real difference when you can see the rooms / spaces that much better defined with PB fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Because I have not yet finished, NONE of my offcuts have yet been disposed of, you never know where they might come in handy. They are free to dispose of but I won't mention how. I think my key tip to being eficcient is not to be in a hurry. Two examples, when you get an offcut, take a walk around and see if there is somewhere it would fit with only minor trimming, if so put it there for when you get there. Likewise if you come to a small piece needed and don't have one, do NOT cut it from a full sheet. Leave it. Sooner or later an offcut of the right size will tuen up and you then go back and fit the mising piece. The MVHR connects to the input and exhaust ducts, and the plenum boxes with some large semi flexible aluminium insulated duct that was left over from when my plumber friend installed his. Here is a picture The external insulation is 100mm thick Pavatex (other makes are available) wood fibre board and rendered with the Baumit.com render system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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