[Donwill[_3_]]

I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc. What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

Don

[Donwill[_3_]]

On 22/05/2010 16:16, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2010 14:49, Donwill wrote:
I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc. What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

OSB is probably about the cheapest you could get away with.... I used
shuttering ply - not as pretty as normal WBP, but good enough when
painted and easy to fix to.

Thanks for that John, what thickness of shuttering ply did you use?
Don

[Bob Minchin[_4_]]

Donwill wrote:
On 22/05/2010 16:16, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2010 14:49, Donwill wrote:
I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc. What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

OSB is probably about the cheapest you could get away with.... I used
shuttering ply - not as pretty as normal WBP, but good enough when
painted and easy to fix to.

Thanks for that John, what thickness of shuttering ply did you use?
Don
I used 18mm shuttering ply in my workshop. Screwwd onto the studs and
painted white to reflect as much light as possible and plenty strong
enough for cupboards etc
For heavy duty shelving, I pick up on the stud centres.
Good to see you are now concentrating on the really important bits of
your house!!
Bob

[Donwill[_3_]]

On 22/05/2010 22:35, Bob Minchin wrote:
Donwill wrote:
On 22/05/2010 16:16, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2010 14:49, Donwill wrote:
I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I
thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc.
What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

OSB is probably about the cheapest you could get away with.... I used
shuttering ply - not as pretty as normal WBP, but good enough when
painted and easy to fix to.

Thanks for that John, what thickness of shuttering ply did you use?
Don
I used 18mm shuttering ply in my workshop. Screwwd onto the studs and
painted white to reflect as much light as possible and plenty strong
enough for cupboards etc
For heavy duty shelving, I pick up on the stud centres.
Yes that's how I thought to do it.

Good to see you are now concentrating on the really important bits of
your house!!
Bob
Thanks for that Bob, Yes most other jobs are 90% complete, so am able to
concentrate more on the "Important" jobs now.
I still have not got the Mill up and running, fed up of moving half
filled boxes about the wksp so concentrating on storage facilities but
of course before I can do that I have to fix the walls with insulation
etc; one thing leads to another.

I'm having fun sorting things out. For storage purposes I purchased a
couple of SH filing cabinets @ £10 ea, the 2 drawer I've mounted on
casters and fixed a table top on it, it's very useful for moving around
to various positions in the workshop. The other 4 drawer one cannot be
loaded up yet as it's to go against, as yet, an uninsulated corner of
wksp; still middle of next week I shall have it sorted.
Then to build a bench on which will be mounted the vice which I bought
some 3yrs ago, I'm looking forward to having a sturdy bench at last as
I've been using a silly folding thing for the last 5yrs.
You may or may not have seen a previous post regarding disposing of
sliding patio doors, well I think I may have an use for them. When I
remove the existing old up & over garage door I am contemplating
replacing it with two of the DG toughened glass doors, one moving one
fixed., they will let plenty of light in and will face NE so no direct
sunlight. Heavy curtains should provide insulation and privacy when needed.

Anyway, how's your welding activities progressing.

Cheers
Don

[Donwill[_3_]]

On 23/05/2010 00:00, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2010 16:52, Donwill wrote:
On 22/05/2010 16:16, John Rumm wrote:
On 22/05/2010 14:49, Donwill wrote:
I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I
thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc.
What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

OSB is probably about the cheapest you could get away with.... I used
shuttering ply - not as pretty as normal WBP, but good enough when
painted and easy to fix to.

Thanks for that John, what thickness of shuttering ply did you use?

12mm.

I used 2" PIR foam, with ply over. No battens - just stuck in about 6
5.25" screws per sheet into brown plugs.

Thanks John, will consider that method for some of the walls.
Cheers
Don

[robgraham]

On 22 May, 14:49, Donwill wrote:
I've started fixing bearers at 24" centres using up my stock of 50mm
celotex in-between.
What is the cheapest material to use for covering the celotex, I thought
of using 12mm plywood but is there a cheaper alternative that is rigid
enough to take lightly loaded screws for small narrow shelves etc. What
about flooring grade chipboard or similar. Any ideas?

Don

12mm OSB is best as it is so saturated with epoxy that it will act as
the damp proof membrane (ack. to Bob Minchin for that piece of
knowledge ! :~)). It is also strong enough to take things screwed to
it. Plus of course it is cheap ~£9 a sheet even in the sheds.
Rob