Replace two blockwork partywall with stud on first floor.

[Jonny Vee]

Always start with the ceiling.

Thanks

 

[Jonny Vee]

What would you use to fix the stud into the brickwall?

 

[Alastairreid]

Frame fixings.

 

[Jonny Vee]

Frame fixings.

8x120mm Fisher?

 

[Leofric]

'Replace two blockwork partywall with stud on first floor.' -what is this title all about

 

[noseall]

What would you use to fix the stud into the brickwall?

I'd use brown plugs and 100mm 5's or 6's, depending on the masonry. Drill 7mm holes straight through the timber into the masonry.

 

[Jonny Vee]

I'd use brown plugs and 100mm 5's or 6's, depending on the masonry. Drill 7mm holes straight through the timber into the masonry.

Thanks

 

[Jonny Vee]

Is this timber any good for my purpose or need to find a better quality? Please advise o what`s the best to use

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Treated-Kiln-Dried-C16-Timber---45-x-95-x-2400-mm/p/166403

 

[noseall]

Thanks

Frame fixings are ok but I don't like them especially the crappy heads and the low quality plugs/sleeves on some are a pants. They can also be a right fekking nuisance if you want to remove the timber for whatever reason.

 

[noseall]

Is this timber any good for my purpose or need to find a better quality? Please advise o what`s the best to use

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Treated-Kiln-Dried-C16-Timber---45-x-95-x-2400-mm/p/166403

I cant judge the quality by looking at a web page. However C16 or better will be ok for a stud wall. Most builders merchants (not the Sheds) sell C24 as standard.

 

[Jonny Vee]

To get C24 I think I will need to wait for Travis perking or Jewson to open. If the quality is better, I will then wait for it

 

[noseall]

If the quality is better, I will then wait for it

But will you notice? If the wall is built well with tight joints and good fixings? With all the will in the world, a wall built with C24 will be just a shoite if the connections are slack, the spacings too large or the fixings pants.

 

[garyo]

I'd use brown plugs and 100mm 5's or 6's, depending on the masonry. Drill 7mm holes straight through the timber into the masonry.

Can I ask why you wouldn't use thunderbolts or equivalent? I prefer them but I guess the cost starts to add up if you use them day in/out.

 

[Jonny Vee]

In my case cost is irrelevant considering I only need few. What size and how many per side would you use?

 

[Jonny Vee]

Can I ask why you wouldn't use thunderbolts or equivalent? I prefer them but I guess the cost starts to add up if you use them day in/out.

Are you talking about these one?

https://www.toolstation.com/lightning-masonry-bolt/p13548

Never used before. Are they any good. For my wall cost in not a problem. only got 2 side to screw on the wall. it`s not a massive job but would like to make it lasting for a good chunk of years.