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    Question on strengthening & screwing through plasterboard

    Hi all. Hope this is in the right place. Ive got an interior wall I want to hang a screen on. The combined weight of screen plus arm mount is about 17KG or so. The wall itself appears to be 2 pieces of 12mm plasterboard backed to each other, without a stud nearby (it possibly has those metal...
  2. M

    Did i pick the wrong plaster board guys ??

    Hi, guys, Currently having a nightmare, my ceiling plasterboard has been removed by my plasterer because of cracks and leak. I have him booked in for Friday (Tomorrow) 22nd September 2017 to put up the new plasterboard and skim etc.... Sadly, my plaster does not have a van to pick up the...
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    Can plaster board support any size shelf?

    I'm putting up some shelves onto plaster boarded walls and I'm confused. When you look on line for advice, it all seems to revolve around the type of fixing you use. They range from small generic yellow Rawl plugs, through Fischer specialist plaster board plugs to large spring toggles. It...
  4. StephenStephen

    quick question - 47 by 72 ceiling joists at 300 centres 2.15m span - that ok?

    I've got a ceiling span of 2.15m Trying to keep ceiling joist depth to a minimum So am thinking 47 by 72 at 300 centres Do you think I'll have a happy, or saggy, ceiling on these figures? btw: I'm assuming I won't get away with smaller than 72 depth? loading is less than .25kn/m2 (floor above...
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