I've got a single side of an old lath and plaster stud wall that I'm re boarding. (I'd like to do both sides at once but the other side is the bathroom which has been overboarded and tiled by the previous owner which is a job I'm avoiding redoing for a while)
Whilst putting in noggins and a few additional vertical pieces to make up for the uneven existing spacing I've decided to insulate it with 50mm board. However I'm completely new to this and I'm not sure of best practice around the sockets / light switches that sit on recessed braces. I've seen a few videos with fiberglass sheets however it seems a little harder to work around the cables with the rigid board.
My first assumption was to just cut it as neatly as possible to pack it all in however I wanted to check to see if space was needed against the back boxes and the best way to deal with the hanging cables from below.
Any help or feedback would be appreciated.
(P.S, yes I know some of the noggins aren't perfectly straight! The original studs were very twisted and bent. Nightmare!)
Whilst putting in noggins and a few additional vertical pieces to make up for the uneven existing spacing I've decided to insulate it with 50mm board. However I'm completely new to this and I'm not sure of best practice around the sockets / light switches that sit on recessed braces. I've seen a few videos with fiberglass sheets however it seems a little harder to work around the cables with the rigid board.
My first assumption was to just cut it as neatly as possible to pack it all in however I wanted to check to see if space was needed against the back boxes and the best way to deal with the hanging cables from below.
Any help or feedback would be appreciated.
(P.S, yes I know some of the noggins aren't perfectly straight! The original studs were very twisted and bent. Nightmare!)
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