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i've put up my plaster board, plasterer coming tonight, then i hear i should have left a 25mm gap where plasterboard meets floor/ behind skirting to allow for expansion, is this correct? My plasterboard is pretty snug to the floor in some places, should i try taking an inch or so off the bottom?

thanks for the tips!

I am building out a single leaf wall to incorporate battens/ insulation/ plasterboard. As the section of wall is below a window this will mean i need to replace the internal 'sill' with a deeper version (from reading the forums I take it what i really mean is 'window board'?). Is the best way...