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owls said:
agree unless you know the builder,
spend time working it out when your barely in with a shout to start with. they'll send it out to 5 outfits, pick lowest 2 out, ask the said mentioned 2 if one can beat each other, there you have it race to the bottom, equalling poor rates. building trade summed up in one small paragraph
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That's exactly it. Half the time they throw rubbish info out there because they won't pay for a qs themselves to sort a proper spec tailored to the trade. Instead the said 5 contractors do the work for them mostly without a chance of getting near the door.

We been used loads a times. You learn to sniff em out and bin em
 
Artisan998 said:
Got some plans emailed to me today and ive only priced off plans a couple of times. Anyway it states for the walls 30mm Insulated boards screw fixed and skimmed. So i looked at the room plans and the arent studded out so i was abit miffed why it says screw fixed..................or does it mean dabbed then mechanically fixed??

Been trying to ring the builder for clarification but he's not answering...........Just wanted to ask the lads who price of plans all the time if im reading it right or am i just a doofus...............:rolleyes)

All plaster to be applied in accordance with B.S. Code of Practice C.P. 211:1966.

All plaster used shall be brought to site in unopened bags.

All water used to mix plaster shall be clean and free from impurities.

The skim coat to be 5mm thick applied to two coats and is to be the B.S. 1191 Part 1 Class B.

All finished plasterwork shall be smooth and free from trowel marks, spots, etc.

Prevent excessively rapid or localised drying out.

All external angles to be reinforced using Expament thin coat angle head.

Solid Walls (New)
Plaster new solid walls with 30mm insulated plasterboard screw fixed and skim 5mm

SCHEDULE OF WORKS

1. Plasterwork to newly built blockwork walls to be in 30mm insulated plasterboard screw fixed and skim 5mm

2 Supply and fix 9.5mm plasterboard and 5mm skim to new stud partitions and internal blockwork.

3. Supply and fix 12.7mm duplex plasterboard and 5mm skim to new ceilings (10kg/m3).

4. Supply and fix to sloped or T fall ceilings 40mm plusboard screw fixed and skim finish laid between and over ceiling joists

5. Supply and lay 75mm self levelling screed 80kg/m2 on 0.2mmwaterproof membrane on 75mm Kingspan TF 75 Thermaflor 0.2mmwaterproof membrane on beam and block floor linked to dpc
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You can screw plasterboard straight into blockwork
 
Bennyspreadsmore said:
You can screw plasterboard straight into blockwork
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Just rang BG & Knauf about this and.............

BG say you cant but knauf say you can...............however.................Knauf cant tell me what fixings to use or how many you need or what the spacings are.......................hope this helps..............................:RpS_unsure:
@knauf @BritishGypsum
 
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Morning mate, it means just screwed with out dab, but what I always do on these type of projects is put in your quotation to be fixed as per manufactures spec, then just before you start check with the manufacturer to see what they recommend and do it that way and if they say just dab is fine you can just dab as your doing what is recommended and your client can't say anything as you already made them aware, hope this helps
 
Never fixed boards this way but dry wall screws do fix to lightweight blocks well maybe a bit of gripfill or foam as well reckon it would be ok.
 
lucius said:
Never fixed boards this way but dry wall screws do fix to lightweight blocks well maybe a bit of gripfill or foam as well reckon it would be ok.
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Only problem is that you would have to follow the line of the block work,with no tolerance to straighten it out,
We all know there's good block layers and bad ones,
And the spread would be left with the problem IMO



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Yeah if the blockworks out your up **** Creek as you'd just get the blame.

run a string line along them and check. Any that are out take the site forman.and show him. Ideally get it in writing that it's your not fault that it wonkey
 
Siniat do not condone screwing insi boards to blockwork....................or dabbing and mech fixing ...................well who'd have thought it
 
:RpS_blushing:.....................soz ryan.....................if you need me ill be on the naughty step over there..............................
 
jesus!

We really are doomed!!!

Goodbye float and set
Goodbye dot and dab

Hello screw and just decoraters caulk plasterboard!!!:RpS_crying:
 
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