Title: How to Build a Partition Wall - The Carpenter's Daughter
Headings: How to Build a Partition Wall
How to Build a Partition Wall
LIVING ROOM BEFORE
TWO BEDROOMS AFTER
LAYING OUT YOUR PARTITION WALL
HOW TO BUILD A PARTITION WALL
MARK FOR BATTENS
CUTTING YOUR PARTITION WALL BATTENS
SCREWING THE PARTITION WALL TOGETHER
PUTTING THE PARTITION WALL IN PLACE
SCREWING THE PARTITION WALL TO THE REST
Ensuring the unfixed side is level
HOW TO FIX A PARTITION WALL TO MASONRY
SCREWING THE PARTITION WALL TO THE CEILING
INSTALLING NOGGINS
ALTERNATIVE POCKET HOLE TO SCREW ON AN ANGLE
ELECTRICS HIDDEN IN A PARTITION WALL
DO I NEED INSULATION?
HOW TO CUT PLASTERBOARD
PROPPING UP THE PLASTERBOARD
SCREWING THE PLASTERBOARD ON YOUR PARTITION WALL
SCREWING THE PLASTERBOARD TO THE STUDS
CUTTING LIGHT SWITCHES IN PLASTERBOARD
FILLING IN THE GAPS NEAR THE SKIRTING BOARD
How to Build a Partition Wall
Prep Time 1 hour
Materials
Tools
Instructions
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Content: Prep Time 1 hour
Active Time 4 hours
Total Time 5 hours
Materials
C16 timber
Spax screws
Plasterboard
Screws
Tools
Spirit level
Combi drill
SDS drill
Plasterboard knife
Stanley knife
Tape measure
Mitre saw
Instructions
Lay down your C16 timber on the floor where you want it and screw to the floorboards. Then work out where your doorways are going and cut the timber while in situ. Cut two more C16's to the same length and stack on top. Mark out every 400mm on them, then hold another C16 length up to the ceiling and in line with the pencil marks. Draw towards the bottom of the upright C16 where the top of the stack lies. Cut down with a mitre saw and give each one a matching code or mark so you don't get them mixed up. Remember, the ceiling heights may differ. Dismantle the stacks and lengths you cut and la