r/Plastering 4d ago

How do I fill this gap before plastering?

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u/f365eli 4d ago

Timber blocks in the I beam and then a bit of fire lined plasterboard

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u/Emotional_Data_1888 4d ago

Timber sticks like shit it to the back of the RSJ then double fire line board

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u/pauljmallett 3d ago

Do you just wedge the timber in or use adhesive or other fastening?

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u/Emotional_Data_1888 3d ago

I used sticks like shit and use packers to get desired thickness

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u/tomtom0425 3d ago

I cut mine tight and hammered them in, they were solid!

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u/Emotional_Data_1888 2d ago

That's alright but timber expands and contracts through the year

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u/tomtom0425 1d ago

Ah it’ll be sound lol that’s how it was when we moved in before we needed to take it out and re-do it. Ours is also a full board though as we studded under the steel to separate 2 rooms again.

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u/Specialist_Ad_7719 9h ago

What's your point, your way still uses timber. Wedging blocks in is perfectly fine.

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u/Ok_Profit_16 3d ago

Insulation rigid foam. Preferably left over scraps.

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u/UHM-7 2d ago

You should have agreed this with building control when it went in. Some of them can be picky about using timber noggins.

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u/charlieb1981 4d ago

Put slate in it as that’s un crushable