Hi guys I need to frame out a reveal at the top of the window. To bring it down. The reveal is way out of square. Thinking of making it out of 2x2. I do know how to work out angles properly etc. But as it is being hidden I was wandaring if there is a quicker way as it will be boarded over.
Btw, if out of square, don't worry too much about making a frame to match exactly, just cut your PB to match out of squarness.
Assuming its just to square up the top of the reveal, and not taking any weight or fixings; a plasterer could set out some mesh and edgings and plaster it.
Thankyou for replies I just want to make a false ceiling. Bringing it down to the window. Around 3 inches down. It will be taking plasterboard and plaster. The only way I can think of is to frame it.
Old stone walls where the reveals angle off. I believe this was to let more light in to the room. I can make a frame out of square to suit but wandaring the simplest way to do it for speed. Hope that makes sense
You shouldn't need any angles to work with until you get to plasterboarding. I'd set an 'L' shaped frame(smaller than 2x2") 25mm back from the front, fix to the side reveal, then screw a 12mm ply or any board to the frame. That'll leave enough for plasterboard(screwed) and skim. So that's an 'L' to the left, an 'L' to the right, and a straight along the front bottom. Another straight along the back if it is a deep reveal. The battens don't need to match the angles, the board will go there. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Interesting Andy I like the board idea as great for fixing points blinds etc for future. But I don't quite understand the L part. Thankyou for reply
Fix a batten inside the front of the reveal(but allow for board and plasterboard) to the correct height. Then a batten from inside the down batten into the window. That's it. That's your L shape. Make a similar one for the right reveal. Measure across inside the bottom of the battens for the length of the bottom frontpiece. Remove the two down battens, fix the bottom frontpiece to them, and then put it all back up as one. If you feel the need, you could have measured across the top too, for a length across the top of the window aperture. Fix the board to that. A smaller window I would have stopped at just the L,s and the board. Mr. HandyAndy - Really
Thanks mate I ended up doing it a bit differently but your way sounds a bit quicker. I'll try that on the next reveal
That shows it's less than 3" so the 'L' bits aren't really needed. I thought it needed to come down a lot lower than that. Mr. HandyAndy - Really