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Carpentry & Joinery

Cladding over thermalite blocks

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.35 PM

Fixing battens to thermalite blocks to take weatherboard have concrete plug less screws . Any ideas of a better way ? Thanks

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Cooperman Carpentry

Rating: 5 out of 5
Sittingbourne
Use brown plugs and 60mm screws. Make sure you put a membrane between the blocks and batons as thermalite blocks are porous.
Answered8 July 2016
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Harmon Renovations

Rating: 5 out of 5
Westgate On Sea
Use screws and plugs definitely. Also using a membrane between the blocks and the batons
Answered30 July 2017
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