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A quick question, new kitchen (small) extention. Whats the best way of
finishing walls. Browing and finish, dob n dad board or board fixed direct to walls. Thnaks Jb |
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Brew wrote:
A quick question, new kitchen (small) extention. Whats the best way of finishing walls. Browing and finish, dob n dad board or board fixed direct to walls. Thnaks Jb Browning = too laborious and also way too expensive. Board fixed to walls - how? - if you are thinking of nailing directly into blocks, don't bother, they won't last 5 years. D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote:
D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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Roger Mills wrote:
On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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Thanks Guys
Now I'm totally confused, before i was just uncertain.. :-) LOL Oh well it will have to do after my hols Thanks to all Jb "Phil L" wrote in message news:1erVn.90204$k15.48629@hurricane... Roger Mills wrote: On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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On 26/06/2010 18:59, Phil L wrote:
Roger Mills wrote: On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork But that's only half the story! Unless you manage to go through a dab, you'll be bending the plasterboard into the gap and the fixing won't be really firm. Worse still, that part of the screw going through thin air will experience a bending load - and screws are only designed for tension and shear. As someone else has said, if you know exactly where the cabinet fixings need to be, and if you're fixing your own plasterboard, you can - in theory - make sure that you have dabs in the right place. However, theory is easier than practice! -- Cheers, Roger ____________ Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom checked. |
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Roger Mills wrote:
On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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"Phil L" wrote in message news:WHrVn.90916$_m6.52262@hurricane... Roger Mills wrote: On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork You are joking? I need 5" screws to get 2" into the actual wall. 1/2" for the board + at least 1" for the gap (and frequently more). |
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:46:54 +0100, "dennis@home"
wrote: "Phil L" wrote in message news:WHrVn.90916$_m6.52262@hurricane... Roger Mills wrote: On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork You are joking? I need 5" screws to get 2" into the actual wall. 1/2" for the board + at least 1" for the gap (and frequently more). No Dennis. Just because it's D&D does not mean you have to sacrifice half your room volume. A little care and thought can mean 9mm board goes on with little gap to mention and the board is like solid plaster. |
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dennis@home wrote:
"Phil L" wrote in message news:WHrVn.90916$_m6.52262@hurricane... Roger Mills wrote: On 26/06/2010 17:03, Phil L wrote: D&D is by far the easiest and cheapest, with the added bonus of achieving the best results and it adds a small amount of insulative properties to the wall, it's a no-brainer really. Apart from making it nigh-on impossible to get a firm fixing for heavy wall cabinets, it's great! You shouldn't be using anything smaller than 3 inch screws for cabinets anyway, and with D&D, two inches of them will still be in the brickwork You are joking? I need 5" screws to get 2" into the actual wall. 1/2" for the board + at least 1" for the gap (and frequently more). Eh? If there is a 1 inch gap, then it is an exception rather than the norm, but even so, 1in plus 1/2 for the board leaves 3.5ins into the brickwork using 5in screws, not 2 inch. You should be using 3.5 inch screws if you want to get 2in into the masonary -- Phil L RSRL Tipster Of The Year 2008 |
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