"Peter Taylor" wrote in message .. .
tzd3sw wrote

Thanks guys, Just the info I wanted. I think I'll get the frame and
build as I go - good advice as usual.

Hi Tim

It probably doesn't apply to you here, but while it is simpler to build in a
frame as you go, this is only OK for softwood painted frames. Anything
unpainted like hardwood is probably going to get stained and damaged by plaster
and other subsequent work. A temporary frame is the way around this.


Taping paper over the frame solved that - though I did have to replace
a bit of paper as it got torn. I reckon thats a quicker option anyway,
and it worked for me. Perhaps if youre paying a high price for
specialist timbers you might want to view it differently.


Regards, NT