Plasterboarding: am I being fussy?

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I have a lad who has boarded up my unused chimney breast on ground floor.
He appears to have used just standard untreated timber for the battens and run one flush against the concrete floor. The plasterboard also runs down flush to the floor. My understanding is that you should be leaving a 20-30mm gap from the floor. Am I being just going over the top by asking him to rectify the issue? I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job
 
Jester said:
I have a lad who has boarded up my unused chimney breast on ground floor.
He appears to have used just standard untreated timber for the battens and run one flush against the concrete floor. The plasterboard also runs down flush to the floor. My understanding is that you should be leaving a 20-30mm gap from the floor. Am I being just going over the top by asking him to rectify the issue? I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job
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take it your other half isn't happy :frenetico:
 
Jester said:
I have a lad who has boarded up my unused chimney breast on ground floor.
He appears to have used just standard untreated timber for the battens and run one flush against the concrete floor. The plasterboard also runs down flush to the floor. My understanding is that you should be leaving a 20-30mm gap from the floor. Am I being just going over the top by asking him to rectify the issue? I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job
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For fucksake GO TO THE PUB!
 
Jester said:
I have a lad who has boarded up my unused chimney breast on ground floor.
He appears to have used just standard untreated timber for the battens and run one flush against the concrete floor. The plasterboard also runs down flush to the floor. My understanding is that you should be leaving a 20-30mm gap from the floor. Am I being just going over the top by asking him to rectify the issue? I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job
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How about you wait until he's finished , if he's done a nice job then thank him and when he's gone pour some waterproofer to puddle under the edge
 
Jester said:
I have a lad who has boarded up my unused chimney breast on ground floor.
He appears to have used just standard untreated timber for the battens and run one flush against the concrete floor. The plasterboard also runs down flush to the floor. My understanding is that you should be leaving a 20-30mm gap from the floor. Am I being just going over the top by asking him to rectify the issue? I'm not one to tell someone how to do their job
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untreated timber will be ok inside a dry house also plasterboard touching floor wont hurt.
If it was a kitchen or bathroom where there is higher chance of water escape it would be different.
using treated timber and raising boards would be best practice but nothing to lose sleep over.
 
So it's my business, Answer is as follows; - Yes.
a} read Tapit advice, then follow Essex Andy advice
b) At/after that, To avoid John J problems - cough up for someone to put a cap on the roof,
c) If you're still really wetting your panties, also follow Bof advice
 
Brimstone said:
So it's my business, Answer is as follows; - Yes.
a} read Tapit advice, then follow Essex Andy advice
b) At/after that, To avoid John J problems - cough up for someone to put a cap on the roof,
c) If you're still really wetting your panties, also follow Bof advice
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d) ?
 
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