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Hi, I'm about to start plasterboarding a timber frame extension. Do I need timber boards round the window frames before plasterboarding the reveals?.

Exactly as Burnerman says, a 14cfm compressor is the minimum for any half serious use. Looks like you have something like the Ranger 25 @ 7.8cfm?. If it's just not putting out 115psi or whatever, do you have the pressure regulator set correctly. Manuals here -...

Thanks, I'll go along with that. :D I sometimes think I'm over-engineering on this project, but after all it is our house and I only want to do things once, not have them fall apart a year down the line. :( Cheers.

Hi, I've been starting to lay floors and was about to cut out this threshold when I noticed that that would leave the ends of the partition unsupported. Should I devise some form of support or does the double sole plate suffice?. The partition supports the upstairs joists.

Wow, that was a fast reply, do you guys never sleep,(or go out walking in the mountains!). It's a super day for mountain walking here today, fresh snow on the tops down to about 2500ft and snowing now at Glencoe ski centre I hear. Thanks for your time, it all seems very logical so I have a...

Hi, I haven't been able to find a definitive answer to the question of insulating between joists on ground floor kitchen ceiling/first floor bedroom floor. In this case the pros seem to be :- I have enough spare 170mm loft insulation to do the job. Having insulated with this under the...

I don't know how you guys do it! Many thanks again.

Hi, I'm struggling a bit trying to find a source of staples for this machine. Axminster out of stock, Screwfix and other sites don't seem to list them specifically. Can anyone tell me a reference number or similar for these staples, in 10 -22mm sizes, please?.

Thanks, they look like they'll do the trick.

Hi, I wonder if anyone might know where I could get 100 of this type of tie, mail order?. [/img]

RichardC, Having read and digested your post and then spent some time just looking at the situation this morning, it no longer seems to be quite the disaster it was yesterday, just going to be a lot more work than necessary. It was done by a young labourer who is normally pretty good but fell...

Sorry, just that I've noticed that moderators can be a bit sniffy about posting in the wrong forum. :oops:

Thanks, I think I did actually post this in the the Building forum ?.

Hi, I've been left the job of fitting the door lining into a ground floor knock through. It looks a bit rough to me and although doing the actual work isn't a problem, I'm a bit lost about where to start. As can be seen, the cut walls don't line up and there is precious little holding up one...