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Hi,
I am getting together details of where to source materials in Hull for creating a stud wall, right against the existing wallpapered/plastered brick wall of our bedroom mid terrace party wall, due to the fact that the neighbour is easily heard at times and we want a better feeling of our home being our own.
It is a 100 yr old property and I was going to tackle removing the old skirting boards from the wall. Prob is we've made the mistake of sanding the floor and finishing it, a couple of years ago (without insulation underneath regretfully soundwise) and we installed beading onto the scrappy old skirting to finish it, not really thinking about decorating the walls further (magnolia). Now I've finally got my dream sofabed and am creating a chill out/study room, I've realised that it really needs coving installing all round before I wallpaper the fireplace feature wall, as I have period features.
I'm therefore looking at buying the required metal studwork and rockwool panels + plasterboard for the stud wall job and was going to remove the skirting first but the skirting is really painted and nailed on with galvanised 5mm thick 3" nails (discovered on a small bit of board near the fireplace that took a lot of back breaking crowbaring to get off as it was) and this walls skirting I'm about to tackle, is probably held in place by skirting from the adjoining wall, which I don't want to remove, as a radiator is on that wall and it will just take forever + we are 1st time home owners.
So... Do you think it will be ok to just set the head and sole plate of the metal studs in front of the skirting board and build the stud wall over them? I thought of placing wooden battens behind the metal stud rails (vertical) to hold them the couple of inch's needed away from the wall that the skirting will require.
I then plan to have the 400mm - 600mm distance between the rails for the rockwool and plasterboard (which I will cut a bit out of in the corners to snuggly fit against the existing skirting in the corners and after skimming, fit new skirting boards and coving. What do you think?
If I do need to remove a bit of skirting from the corner of the wall that has the radiator on it, I will need to cut it off in situ and I don't know what power tool I'd need to hire for that.
This project is on a 11' 2" (3.4m) wide wall x 8' 10 (2.46m) high ceiling.
I am getting together details of where to source materials in Hull for creating a stud wall, right against the existing wallpapered/plastered brick wall of our bedroom mid terrace party wall, due to the fact that the neighbour is easily heard at times and we want a better feeling of our home being our own.
It is a 100 yr old property and I was going to tackle removing the old skirting boards from the wall. Prob is we've made the mistake of sanding the floor and finishing it, a couple of years ago (without insulation underneath regretfully soundwise) and we installed beading onto the scrappy old skirting to finish it, not really thinking about decorating the walls further (magnolia). Now I've finally got my dream sofabed and am creating a chill out/study room, I've realised that it really needs coving installing all round before I wallpaper the fireplace feature wall, as I have period features.
I'm therefore looking at buying the required metal studwork and rockwool panels + plasterboard for the stud wall job and was going to remove the skirting first but the skirting is really painted and nailed on with galvanised 5mm thick 3" nails (discovered on a small bit of board near the fireplace that took a lot of back breaking crowbaring to get off as it was) and this walls skirting I'm about to tackle, is probably held in place by skirting from the adjoining wall, which I don't want to remove, as a radiator is on that wall and it will just take forever + we are 1st time home owners.
So... Do you think it will be ok to just set the head and sole plate of the metal studs in front of the skirting board and build the stud wall over them? I thought of placing wooden battens behind the metal stud rails (vertical) to hold them the couple of inch's needed away from the wall that the skirting will require.
I then plan to have the 400mm - 600mm distance between the rails for the rockwool and plasterboard (which I will cut a bit out of in the corners to snuggly fit against the existing skirting in the corners and after skimming, fit new skirting boards and coving. What do you think?
If I do need to remove a bit of skirting from the corner of the wall that has the radiator on it, I will need to cut it off in situ and I don't know what power tool I'd need to hire for that.
This project is on a 11' 2" (3.4m) wide wall x 8' 10 (2.46m) high ceiling.