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    Jupiter01 reacted to freddiemercurystwin's post in the thread Garden room with Thanks Thanks.
    Yes, highest adjacent ground level.
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread Garden room.
    Highest adjacent ground works in my favour right? Measuring from here lets me get more space inside. The lowest point of the ground is...
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    Jupiter01 reacted to ree's post in the thread stud wall - 6.5m with Thanks Thanks.
    yes, it will probably work.
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread stud wall - 6.5m.
    If I omitted this lip, would my extended breathable membrane and the cladding extended over this vulnerable point provide adequate...
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    Jupiter01 reacted to ree's post in the thread stud wall - 6.5m with Thanks Thanks.
    OP, my detailing was only a possibility - you have others. The presumption is a concrete slab, & that the wall(s) will be sheathed on...
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread roof fall on a garden room.
    I don’t follow this part? Are the studs not 400 centred for the plasterboard and hence need the OSB to be trimmed? In another post the...
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    Jupiter01 reacted to chirpychippy's post in the thread roof fall on a garden room with Thanks Thanks.
    I build them with 4x2 walls, front and back walls are 400 centre studs, side walls are 600 centre studs. The roof load is front to...
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread Odd sized boards.
    My stud wall will have one set of noggins half way up. That wouldn’t be sufficient to catch the whole edge of the “oversized osb”?
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    Jupiter01 reacted to big-all's post in the thread Odd sized boards with Thanks Thanks.
    indeed it is ....sometimes you can do noggins at 400mm and studs at 406 or visa versa to accomodate imperial sheet material one side and...
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread Odd sized boards.
    Oh and… When I build my stud wall, which will be lined externally with osb and internally with plasterboard, where do I place the studs...
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread Odd sized boards.
    That’s very useful context. Won’t assume 400 centres for everything.
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    Jupiter01 reacted to endecotp's post in the thread Odd sized boards with Thanks Thanks.
    Until the 1960s, building products in the UK were measured in feet and inches. In the mid 60s, a decision was made to change to metric...
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    Jupiter01 replied to the thread Odd sized boards.
    I think plasterboard is metric and therefore requires 400 centres?
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    Jupiter01 reacted to big-all's post in the thread Odd sized boards with Thanks Thanks.
    sheet material is mostly imperial as in 8ft by 4ft or 1220x2440 so 406/610mm centres have a look at your tape it will often be marked...
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    Jupiter01 posted the thread Odd sized boards in Wood / Woodwork / Carpentry.
    A simple job turned out to be a handful today and I am feeling annoyed. Perhaps you can tell me this is normal. I spaced the floor...
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