stud wall

Hi Everyone, this is my first post, I hope someone will be able to help! I have an unusual room in my flat and it's pretty large. I am aloud to install stud walls and would like to create another bedroom. I understand that if it's a habitable space, it will need another exit besides the door...

Hi All. I plan to install internal french doors into a gap but I need to add some stud-work on either side and a header plate. One side the stud wall will meet an existing wall at 90 deg so straightforward. However, the other side needs to join onto an existing section of wall. This...

Hey guys. My partner moved into a new build apartment a while ago. She's asked me to do "something in the lounge where there is a 8m stretch of wall. The height is the standard 2.4m. I've decided to use reclaimed pallet wood to clad a 2.6m wide by 2.4 meter high area in the middle of the...

Afternoon all... I'm in the process of renovating our master bedroom in advance of baby #2 arriving. As part of that, I've stripped all the walls back to plaster, as there was 3 or 4 layers or paper/paint in places... Unfortunately, that has unearthed what feels like some pretty warn out...

hi, I’m erecting a stud wall across a room, where the ends of the wall meet the two already exsisting walls would I remove the plaster and attach the end studs to the breeze? Or attach over plaster? Thanks.

Hi, hope you're all good. Some friends and I are looking to lease an industrial unit for various hobby purposes. The unit is adjacent to a large storage area which is in continuous use, however we need to create a corridor that passes along both units by building a wall to make our unit secure...

Hi My builder is almost at completion stage of doing major renovations at our property. We have noticed that one of the kitchen stud walls flexes quite a bit. They have now been plasterboarded and skimmed. From closer inspection I seem to have noticed there are no noggins in between the stud...

I am researching putting a non-load bearing partition stud wall in a loft space (pitched roof construction). I have read that if I were to specify a gypframe studwall then a deflection head is required (http://www.british-gypsum.com/technical-advice/faqs/020-what-is-a-deflection-head). However...

Could you please let me know there is a wall stud finder that you would recommend for a DIYer.

hi, I am renovating an old house which has a mixture of brick and timber stud walls with Lathe and plaster. Some day, I might like to do a loft conversion. To do this I'm pretty sure I'll need the stairwell to be a 'protected enclosure' will all walls having at least 30min fire resistance. In...

Hi. I'm re-doing my bathroom. I removed the 660mm long breeze block wall to the right of the entrance door. Then I changed my mind about something and I need to put in a wall again, but this time I feel it's more convenient to put up a timber stud wall. This wall will become one side of a...

We’ve been working to insulate the eaves / void area of my semi detached 1970s dormer. The area won’t be used for storage so I’m insulating the dwarf/stud wall and 1st floor/ground floor ceiling (rather than the rafters). The wall is foil faced plasterboard on 75mm studs. I understand that the...

I am about to start making a loft bed (to fit single mattress) and need some advice about attaching it to the walls. The bed will be in a small extension room. The size of the space allocated (100x190cm) means I could potentially attach it to three walls but wonder if two will be enough. There...

Hello I'm trying to mount a 42" LG TV to my plasterboard wall. I have bought this bracket which has 3 holes for mounting in a vertical arrangement directly into a single stud...

Looking at creating a man cave , a place to retreat to and chill out.. Have an 18 by 18 detached double garage , single skin brick , with half brick piers every 6 foot or so. Thinking of putting an impervious brick sealer on the external facing walls to minimises dampness and then Option 1 ...

So i've been a bit of an idiot. I have had a room tiled, with electric underfloor heating underneath. I totally forgot to account for the fact that a stud wall was going to be built on top of these tiles. The stud has to be screwed into the tiles and I have no idea where the cables are! Saying...

We've finally agreed a price to get or garage roof trusses replaced with rafters which is being completed next week. But this has come out quick a bit more expensive than originally planned so i am looking to insulate and board up the garage myself. I have read lots of posts about the best way...

I'm fitting a new door in a timber stud wall. the wall is non load bearing as it infills a space which was previously widened and later closed back up again. there is an existing RSJ I beam above the stud wall carrying the load from above. my door will be around 150mm below the RSJ. I want to...

Hi, Rennovating a bathroom and I will be fitting an electric shower...etc on the one side wall. Will have to get 15mm copper piped water supply and 45amp ...10mm electric cable power supply, to the unit, which my local registered electrician + plumber will do. So - i am wanting to ceate a very...

We have a large timber framed dormer. It is made of standard 4"x2" studwork and rendered onto lath (which is a bit the worse for wear - but that's another job). Anyway, I'd like to get some insulation in as the internal plaster is off at the moment. So what is the best thing to use. I was...