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Boarding ceiling between beams
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.22 PM
Hi, We are planning to board out exposed beamed wooden ceiling. Ideally we would like to board between the beams to retain this as a feature. This has been done successfully in other rooms by the previous owner. I understand the best way to do this is to attach battens to the beams and secure the plasterboard to this. My question is what size timber battens are recommended? The gap between each beam is quite small approx. 40cm. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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HARDYMAN BRICKLAYING AND PLASTERING LTD
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Hi. 40mm batons would be sufficient. you would need to put some noggins across the main beams to fix the ends of boards other wise these will be floating and would unstable when it comes to skimming them. hope this helps. Regards Hardy.
Answered10 May 2019
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Trueline Plastering
Rating: 5 out of 5
40mm timbers each side of the beams. Then definitely 40mm noggins where the board ends and other board butts up to it. This is to enable a good fixing. Otherwise, even though you have skrimmed the joints, it would crack.
Answered2 June 2019
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Anonymous user
using 40mm timbers between a 400mm space is correct but noggings wouldn’t be required as the gap would only be 320mm. 12mm boards would carry sufficiently 👍
Answered31 May 2019
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MC Plastering and Home Improvements
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40 mm timbers either side of the beams and noggings accross the beams depending on the length of the ceiling would depends on 400mm centers or 600mm centers of the noggings also at each end, then the plaster board and joints will be secure enough to prevent cracking and joist movement.
Answered8 June 2019
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