RE: Digest Number 6085

["Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Yep, the external walls do have cavities, I've both seen them and
> felt the gale blowing through them !
>

That'll be why you want to fill them then :)

> Like you the internal walls are a mixture of solid brick and
> 'lath and plaster' (as are all the ceilings)
>
> I like your idea of using chipboard for added strength.. I
> remember my youngest having a 'tant' when sent to
> his room and there's now a big broken patch in that wall where he
> banged his head against it.
>

I used the tongue and groove loft flooring packs to line wall first and
then
1800 x 900 plasterboard. Absolutely nothing is level and the studwork and
joists are on approximately 14" centres. My house is a small terrace
and
there was absolutely no way that an 8x4 sheet of anything will go upstairs.
Even the 6x3 sheets only just went up !!

I suppose mine were "reed" rather than "lath" due to
the availability of
Norfolk Reed. Its a bugger to remove with bits flying everywhere and it is
as sharp as hell :(

I had to do the walls as they were "springy" to the touch and
totally
uneven. As I was removing the old wall I found that the thickness varied
from about 3/4 inch to almost 1 1/2 inches in places.

Thankfully the really messy part is done now.... unless I decide to do
"our"
side of the wall at a later date!

Regards

Keith