Stud Wall

[flik118]

Hi all,im new on here so please be patient!!! I want to put a stud wall up between 2 existing parts of a brick wall,I had originally knocked the majority out to form an archway between 2 rooms.Everywhere ive looked,ie youtube videos they all say use 4 x 2 timber but the bricks that im going to tie the timber too are just under 4 1/4" in width,approx 105mm.Can anyone help me with any way of doing this as i cannot find any timber the correct size that will bring mw flush with the brick work so i can then plaster board the lot before having it skimmed!! Any help,ideas would be greatly appreciated

 

[roy c]

You can use 3"x2" carcassing for your stud work then 12.5 plaster board on both sides if it fallls short of your brickwork give it a coat of bonding and skim it to bring it level with your existing wall

 

[flik118]

Hi,i take it then i would just cover the whole area in new plasterboard before having it skimmed? Sorry should have said the existing brick walls are stripped back to bare brick!!

 

[ZUNDAP]

In which case you should make sure that you put a good strong scrim cloth where the boards meet the brick work. Half on the board and half on the brick work to stop it cracking later on.

A good quality strong hessian scrim cloth is what we used to use, but beware, i have seen some cheap and nasty hessian scrim knocking around and it aint worth a light.

 

[joe-90]

Nobody uses hessian - use fibreglass.

 

[roughcaster]

I "always"use hessian scrim to to tie in a stud wall to a brick/block wall too. I've used it for the best part of 48 years of plastering, (not the same roll though, ha ha),, and honestly, i'm "never" without a couple of rolls of it in my van,, i've said that before on here 3 or 4 years ago.
Most of the tape i use nowadays "is" fibreglass, and have no problem with it at all,, i'll also use paper tape from time to time, but old methods/materials die hard, and from experience,, people will "always" stick to what they know will work. Like Zandap though, without any hesitation, i'd go for a strong, good quality 3" hessian scrim to tie in the corner.