RE: Digest Number 6086

["Marcus Warrington" <marcusw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wait till you have to do a ceiling !

We ripped down all the lath and plaster ceilings in the attic rooms
and the amount of sh*t was incredible. we had to carry it down in plastic
bags
and they weighed an absolute tonne... its amazing the ceilings actually
stay up
when you feel how much they weigh.

Marcus


----Original message below-----
-> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 16:10:25 -0000
->    From: "Keith Doxey" <ukha@xxxxxxx>
-> Subject: RE: Digest Number 6085
->
-> > 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