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Reinforcing Stud wall

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In my bathroom I'm replacing I have got a stud wall I will be housing a shower, basin and most like porcelain lumps of tile!


Advice I need if anyone can help is;

 

-I need to put on a shower board as I would like to be going concealed

-Will adding in C Stud be needed here to be safer than sorry? 

-If I do add stud the wall adjacent is already there and screwed in with 12mm PB. How do you deal with this? Screw from the inside of the Stud with small screws towards this wall so it just goes in the PB?

 

For wall I'm thinking I will either be using Tile board or some Hardie that's tanked. 

 

 

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Why do you think it needs reinforcement 

the weight of the tiles is determined by what base board you fix too, not the stud strength, do you have a picture of it. 
 

unless it’s been butchered before it’s probably strong enough. 
you could add extra noggins into areas that will have fixings, or you could sheet it with plywood before you board it. 

13 minutes ago, Russell griffiths said:

Why do you think it needs reinforcement 

the weight of the tiles is determined by what base board you fix too, not the stud strength, do you have a picture of it. 
 

unless it’s been butchered before it’s probably strong enough. 
you could add extra noggins into areas that will have fixings, or you could sheet it with plywood before you board it. 

 

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9 hours ago, Russell griffiths said:

Why do you think it needs reinforcement 

the weight of the tiles is determined by what base board you fix too, not the stud strength, do you have a picture of it. 
 

unless it’s been butchered before it’s probably strong enough. 
you could add extra noggins into areas that will have fixings, or you could sheet it with plywood before you board it. 

 

Thanks. Picture attached. 

 

I will be doing nogs to support the fixings yes, builders on original build used leftover floorboard lol

 

It's a DIY project and the first hence the caution!

 

 

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3 hours ago, deasonuk said:

It's a DIY project and the first

Don't tell your wife I said this, but you need to go grab the credit card for next years holidays, and to shoot down the big boys tool shop with it, and get fully kitted out asap lol.

 

If there's one hole in your new oversized tool belt that is empty, you're in deep trouble ;) 

 

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than get permission :D! 

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7 hours ago, Nickfromwales said:

Don't tell your wife I said this, but you need to go grab the credit card for next years holidays, and to shoot down the big boys tool shop with it, and get fully kitted out asap lol.

 

If there's one hole in your new oversized tool belt that is empty, you're in deep trouble ;) 

 

It's easier to ask for forgiveness than get permission :D! 

 

Oh don't worry Nick I've slipped the tools in from Lidl with the weekly food shop, needless to say as usual with the shopping cost she didn't realise. 

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