stud wall

Hi, I'm wondering what board options are best for a stud wall, probably to be covered for decorating in lined paper. I've put up a stud wall before and plaster boarded it, but I'm wondering what other boards could be used for a stud wall. The wall is going to be used to create a new bedroom and...

Hi Guys, I have recently removed the internal stud wall highlighted red, which has increased the size of the bedroom. I am looking to install a small internal stud wall, in the area highlighted green, to seperate the two bedrooms again. Either side of this wall will be small storage areas for...

What thickness tile backer board for stud wall with stud spacing at 600mm?

i have a old house im renovating, it has 80mm cavity walls with no insulation i do not want to external insulate as i dont want to render ect i dont want to use the pump in insulation (inside the existing 80mm cavity) my plan is to stud with 100mm timber and then use 100m celotex the question...

Hi I'm trying to gauge if I should build this wall myself and then get a plasterer in or get my builder to do it and then plaster it while he's doing ceiling. He has quoted me £460 to build the wall and then plaster it. It would be the wall on the left of the dining room where the door used to...

95mm treated c16 timber to be fixed to hollow concrete floor, ceiling and brick wall. Obviously don’t want nails the original construction the floor, ceiling and wall fixings huge chunky nails was used and they damage the concrete. Any ideas reference fixings and any requirement these fixings...

I'm attempting build a partition stud wall in a room above a garage extension. My question is is that will it be OK to build a wall in a room above an empty garage? It will have 2 doors and a T section. Check out the picture for my plans. Thanks in advance

Heya, I am rennovating my bathroom and decided to rip everything out as it was a bit of a disaster before... I need to rebuild the stud walls for the shower. In the attached photo, the shower cubical comes a bit further out than the brick wall on the left (yellow lines) My question is: is it...

Hello, We've had a timber garden building built. The wooden frame rests directly upon the concrete slab, but what we have noticed is water is absorbed by the slab and this moisture soaks up into the wooden frame. We are going to dig away some of the ground from the outside of the slab and tank...

Hi everyone, I’m re-doing my bathroom in a month or so, and have just started talking back some tiles etc to find out what’s behind/any nasty suprises. just knocked a couple of tiles off a stud wall behind the bathtub, and unlike the rest of the wall which seems to be concrete board, the whole...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could resolve an issue I am having with installing a double wall hung vanity unit. I would like to attach it to a stud wall but two plumbers have said that it would not a be a good idea, whilst two have said that it would be fine if the wall is suitably...

Hello everyone! For context, I’m renovating my house and I have discovered that the joist underneath the studwall of the bathroom (the wall the shower is on) is rotten. I believe that there was a leak on an old bath which caused the rot many years ago, which has since been replaced with a...

I think I might have posted this in the wrong section of the forum, so I am reposting here. Its difficult to categorise because there are lots of different aspects to the problem, but looking at it again, it mainly falls under the carpentry category I think! Anyway... I am doing a DIY...

I am doing a DIY renovation of our bathroom and have come across an issue that has me stumped. Despite searching around on forums and YouTube videos, I can't really find an answer to my issue. I am thinking it is a case of not knowing the correct techniques or methods to be searching for, so I...

Hi, we have a large front bedroom that we want to split into two for our children to have their own bedroom. The house is a Victorian semi, with no cavity so the walls have an issue with mould on occasion if something is left right up against an outside wall, like furniture etc. I intend to put...

Hi, I'm looking to build a little stud wall 1 metre wide by normal house room height. Would be great if it came ready finished if possible. Due to my age and health I wouldn't be able to build stud wall (timber, plasterboard, finish) myself. I would need 2 of these panels I would join at corner...

So I'm attempting to remove a section an old airing cupboard and will be closing the opening with a stud wall. I've had an engineer give me the thumbs up on removing it. The stud wall will be plasterboarded and tiled and a radiator and cabinet will be installed on it. The existing cupboard...

Hi everyone, you guys know your stuff so please help me. I’m ok at diy and I have built a standard stud wall before in a previous property . I have explained the situation and the pics below situation: floor plan pic- red is stud wall b being removed Yellow is stud wall a Blue- is stud...

Hi all. I want to spruce up my very dusty and messy garage so it can be used as a gym. It is the end garage of a row of 4, the detached wall is blockwork plus single skin brink (no cavity), the 2 ends are single skin brick and the shared wall is blockwork. My intention is to plasterboard the...

Hi all, Recently moved into early 1930's house that we are renovating. We have removed the old bathroom to find lots of water damage/wet rot. Currently trying to replace 2 studs in a stud wall that divides the bathroom from the landing that have rotted away at the the bottom. The studs...