Hi hope you are well, thanks in advance for your help.
I have built a deck out of the below, it says it is class 4 Tanalith E treated. I like the colour of the wood as it is.
https://www.trade-point.co.uk/departments/goodhome-lehmi-pine-deck-board-l-2-4m-w-144mm-t-27mm/5059340053295_TP.prd
Do...
my thinking is:
cut board to size.
figure out where wood supports are- they should be dead straight and i can tell where they are when board is up by putting markers on wall, there are only 1 at each edge and 1 in middle, all on long edge.
drill fibre holes
paint board
stick fibres...
should be about 450mm centres by the time i have built a stud next to it. so one down the middle is fine .
im only lifting 1 piece of 12mm in place , 900 x 2400. shouldnt be too heavy?
hi woody - the existing ceiling is that far out of whack. the new one isnt. (or hopefully wont be once im done...)
miles easier just to lower height of ceiling a bit and screw some wood to the walls to make the new ceiling "joists" - ive got lots of head room, 2.5m ceilings. and its a bathroom...
Sure. So 5 battens? Can I make them thinner say 1 inch ( so use 1 x 2)?
Google star ceiling you will see what I mean. I need a void between the top of the batons and the old ceiling.
the ceiling is textured in that 70's swirly way, and it is seriously not straight in 2 dimensions, like 10cm out at the long end and a 6 on the short. i also need a gap so i can run fibre optic cable over whatever the plaster board is attached to
is there a reason i cant use ply? would need...
actually, theres something i havent thought of. i have to have a a gap between the old and new ceiling other wise i wont be able to run the fibre optic across the "noggins". theres no gap at all between the noggins and the old ceiling with the way i am doing it now.
i will have to run new...