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    Drylining 60m2 garage ceiling

    Here's a picture of the existing beam and block ceiling under which I want to put a more aesthetically pleasing one. Gasoline MF is the British Gypsum one I've come across myself. Has anyone fitted a suspended ceiling with such a system and if so, is it easier / quicker than wooden battons...
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    Drylining 60m2 garage ceiling

    I'll post a picture later today. Here's how it works though: http://forterra.co.uk/structural-precast-concrete-flooring-stairs/beam-block-flooring It's comprised of re-enforced beams tied into a steel 'belt' at the edges which runs around the entire property. Between those beams are concrete...
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    Drylining 60m2 garage ceiling

    You're right, they are downlights. The two I've found interesting so far are 50mm (https://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/click-inceptor-micro.html) and 40mm respectively and are both LED. You're right on selecting the lights first, to be fair I hadn't expected to need so much depth. It is indeed...
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    RSJ and Padstone Placement

    I'm no expert, but it looks wrong to me. Having recently lifted a fair few large padstones I would not want one resting on a stud wall...granted some of it is on a block wall but most isn't. Surely the padstone just needs turning 90 degrees to run along to block wall? Maybe it's an error in the...
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    Drylining 60m2 garage ceiling

    My garage has a beam and block ceiling. To make it 'nicer' I plan to install a plasterboard ceiling under it. With it being so big (roughly 8m square) I'm not sure how to go about it. The two options I see are: 1. Wooden battons screwed to the beams, then attach plasterboard to those. I'd like...
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