UFH pipes and Liquid screed at approx. 50mm to be poured in the next week or so.
I then plan to build stud walls using metal studs. The tracks for the metal stud will need to be fixed in the floor and ceiling.
Questions:
How long should I wait for the screed to dry out before fixing the floor plates for the metal stud? 30 days? (if so, this is going to delay me carrying on with works!)
Would glue fixing work? Has any one had any experience with gluing metal plates to a screed floor?
Once the stud is fixed and up, is there a chance the UFH will expand and move the screed'd floor? If so, the metal frame will not allow it to move as it will be fixed from floor to ceiling. Do i need to be worried about cracks etc here?
Other alternative is to build the stud frame first, onto the concrete slab and then screed after ensuring the screed does not touch the plasterboard.
I then plan to build stud walls using metal studs. The tracks for the metal stud will need to be fixed in the floor and ceiling.
Questions:
How long should I wait for the screed to dry out before fixing the floor plates for the metal stud? 30 days? (if so, this is going to delay me carrying on with works!)
Would glue fixing work? Has any one had any experience with gluing metal plates to a screed floor?
Once the stud is fixed and up, is there a chance the UFH will expand and move the screed'd floor? If so, the metal frame will not allow it to move as it will be fixed from floor to ceiling. Do i need to be worried about cracks etc here?
Other alternative is to build the stud frame first, onto the concrete slab and then screed after ensuring the screed does not touch the plasterboard.
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