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Bob Eager
 
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A large room in our house has a damaged ceiling (lath and plaster,
without the plaster!). This isn't a big area, and the rest is either
stable or has been replaced already. I need to do a repair with probably
four sheets of 1200x600. SWMBO won't let me do the lot!

I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff. I'm
in east Kent, and clearly I'm not looking in the right places. The sheds
either have a pitiful selection, or they only have square edge board
(B&Q warehouse in Canterbury). The builders merchants I've tried don't
have it either.

Am I just unlucky, or am I looking in the wrong place, or what?
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Bob Eager wrote:
A large room in our house has a damaged ceiling (lath and plaster,
without the plaster!). This isn't a big area, and the rest is either
stable or has been replaced already. I need to do a repair with probably
four sheets of 1200x600. SWMBO won't let me do the lot!

I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff. I'm
in east Kent, and clearly I'm not looking in the right places. The sheds
either have a pitiful selection, or they only have square edge board
(B&Q warehouse in Canterbury). The builders merchants I've tried don't
have it either.

Am I just unlucky, or am I looking in the wrong place, or what?


I've not seen 1200*600 in taper edge either...whereas everybody has it
in 2400*1200. I'm assuming buying a larger sheet and cutting it is not
an option?

Lee

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On 10 Dec 2003 19:13:17 GMT, "Bob Eager" wrote:

A large room in our house has a damaged ceiling (lath and plaster,
without the plaster!). This isn't a big area, and the rest is either
stable or has been replaced already. I need to do a repair with probably
four sheets of 1200x600. SWMBO won't let me do the lot!

I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff. I'm
in east Kent, and clearly I'm not looking in the right places. The sheds
either have a pitiful selection, or they only have square edge board
(B&Q warehouse in Canterbury). The builders merchants I've tried don't
have it either.

Am I just unlucky, or am I looking in the wrong place, or what?



You could try CCF www.ccfltd.co.uk

A little while ago, I needed some fire retardent plasterboard in this
size and they had it. They specialise in everything to do with
office partitioning, shop fitting, dry lining etc.

It appears that they have a branch in Ashford......


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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:26:23 UTC, Lee Blaver
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I've not seen 1200*600 in taper edge either...whereas everybody has it
in 2400*1200. I'm assuming buying a larger sheet and cutting it is not
an option?


I could....in fact it could go up in one piece, but it's a very high
ceiling and awkward. But there, you have helped by confirming
size/availability (although I haven't found taper edge in ANY size yet!)


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On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:57:59 UTC, Andy Hall wrote:

You could try CCF www.ccfltd.co.uk

A little while ago, I needed some fire retardent plasterboard in this
size and they had it. They specialise in everything to do with
office partitioning, shop fitting, dry lining etc.

It appears that they have a branch in Ashford......


Great! Thanks...

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Look for your nearest Wickes - cheaper than the BMs for most things and
they have tapered edge p/b.
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I've not checked sizes but B&Q certainly sell tapered edge plasterboard.


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A large room in our house has a damaged ceiling (lath and plaster,
without the plaster!). This isn't a big area, and the rest is either
stable or has been replaced already. I need to do a repair with probably
four sheets of 1200x600. SWMBO won't let me do the lot!

I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff. I'm
in east Kent, and clearly I'm not looking in the right places. The sheds
either have a pitiful selection, or they only have square edge board
(B&Q warehouse in Canterbury). The builders merchants I've tried don't
have it either.

Am I just unlucky, or am I looking in the wrong place, or what?
--
Bob Eager
rde at tavi.co.uk
PC Server 325*4; PS/2s 9585, 8595, 9595*2, 8580*3,
P70...





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I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff.

The problem with taper edge on ceilings is that the taper is usually on the
long edges only. If you need more than 2.4m in both directions, you've got
the problem of taping the square edge sides.

Christian.


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On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:39:06 UTC, "Christian McArdle"
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I have no wish to skim the whole lot, so I want tapered edge stuff.


The problem with taper edge on ceilings is that the taper is usually on the
long edges only. If you need more than 2.4m in both directions, you've got
the problem of taping the square edge sides.


Good point...but as it happens, I don't. The ceiling has a bloody great
beam across it which splits it into manageable chunks.

Thanks to everyone - sorted now.

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