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Does the building regulations say you must use steel angles for steel beams? Or is more that extra fire measures? I just want to ensure I do it right so everything gets approved/hunky dory. I'm assuming that's best even if I wanted to cover the steel beam in a wider area? I.e. I didn't cover...

Id prefer it to be flush as in the first picture the plasterboard is missing all the way across though if it protruded a little I don't think it would look disastrous. I did see you can add wood (sorry I'm not great at the correct wording) across the top and bottom of the battens so the bottom...

Appreciate the responses, appears I may have started off completely wrong. I had looked at various YouTube videos and what I've done is how they did but perhaps not allowed now I should have mentioned this is within my house so not a business or anything (dunno if that changes things mind)

I'm currently in the process of covering up a steal beam but I've seen mixed ideas online about the best way to fit the bottom plasterboard. I've only got as far as putting in the battens flush fitted with 400mm centers apart. I have the fire/pink plasterboard so believe regulations say it...