Fixing plasterboard to steel beam?

[baker332]

Just to update, changed out the drill bit to a stepped drill applied loads of pressure and boom we're in business.

Tech screw took ages compared to the stepped drill bit not sure how you guys managed it (they are a decent set too).

Got there in the end, thanks all for advice.

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Ha, I forgot this is a place for commercial advice

All joking aside, fixing plasterboard or other types of fire boards to steel beams for the purposes of fire stopping is not (or should not) be permitted, it should be fixed with metal angles or the boards fixed to themselves in accordance with the board manufacturers specifications and fire tests. Because BC or traders turn a blind eye for domestic situations is neither here nor there and they are either turning a blind eye or are uneducated. That said the stresses placed upon a steel beam and the time to control a fire may be significantly lower in a typical house setting compared to a commercial building (say several storeys high) so I get that there is a lower risk. Nevertheless you won't find a fire test done by a board supplier that shows timber to be used as substructure to fit the boards to a steel beam or column.

 

[Barnett]

Have a look at No More Noggins. No drilling into steel. Metal bracket that clips in. Easy

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Have a look at No More Noggins. No drilling into steel. Metal bracket that clips in. Easy

I had in mind, when you mentioned these, a toothed, spring bracket which you could hammer on to one of the lips. Like a crocodiles teeth, with an upstanding bracket. I came across them, as a quick way in fix cables, along a steel beam.

 

[Barnett]

I had in mind, when you mentioned these, a toothed, spring bracket which you could hammer on to one of the lips. Like a crocodiles teeth, with an upstanding bracket. I came across them, as a quick way in fix cables, along a steel beam.

Yes I know of these brackets. The No Noggins are great for fixing plaster board. To the underside as well.

 

[robinbanks]

Have a look at No More Noggins. No drilling into steel. Metal bracket that clips in. Easy

It was 2 years ago. Hopefully fixing sorted by now

And you registered just to post it?

Work for NMN or just a fan?

 

[Barnett]

It was 2 years ago. Hopefully fixing sorted by now

And you registered just to post it?

Work for NMN or just a fan?

You got me Robin. My idea / invention, from prototypes to production. Have followed this board though for many years in my defence.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

You got me Robin. My idea / invention, from prototypes to production. Have followed this board though for many years in my defence.

So it was just a carefully veiled ad, for your product?

 

[catlad]

Timber over time, can shrink - so they can in time become loose.

Bound to shrink.

 

[Barnett]

So it was just a carefully veiled ad, for your product?

Not sure about carefully veiled, but why not promote a product that helps DIYers. Is that not what this platform is for?

 

[endecotp]

why not promote a product that helps DIYers. Is that not what this platform is for?

No.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

No.

Absolutely not, and ad reported!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

@Barnett where can I download a copy of your fire test certificate?

 

[robinbanks]

Not sure about carefully veiled, but why not promote a product that helps DIYers. Is that not what this platform is for?

I mean, if you approach the moderation team with a request to put the product in some as banners etc in exchange for a fee I think they'll say yes.. But generally the forums I'm on expect a disclosure of affiliation if there is any and there is a specific line in the Terms and Rules about unsolicited advertising (spam) here

We do often encounter old threads being floated by low post count users pushing a particular product, and it's generally regarded as nuisance behaviour

 

[Barnett]

Well please accept my sincere apologises