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I am planning to build an interior wall in my apartment and am considering whether to use steel or wooden studs and whether to use gypsum or chipboard panels. Does anyone have any suggestions? Currently, I'm leaning towards wood and gypsum, and the question is what dimensions I should use for the gypsum boards since I have a ceiling height of 315 cm. I am planning to use a c/c 45 cm spacing and 900 mm wide gypsum boards. I've seen somewhere that there are 3200 high gypsum boards, but they are probably quite heavy and cumbersome. Should I go with something like 2*1800 mm, or is there a better distribution? Grateful for any answers.
I am planning to build an interior wall in my apartment and am considering whether to use steel or wooden studs and whether to use gypsum or chipboard panels. Does anyone have any suggestions? Currently, I'm leaning towards wood and gypsum, and the question is what dimensions I should use for the gypsum boards since I have a ceiling height of 315 cm. I am planning to use a c/c 45 cm spacing and 900 mm wide gypsum boards. I've seen somewhere that there are 3200 high gypsum boards, but they are probably quite heavy and cumbersome. Should I go with something like 2*1800 mm, or is there a better distribution? Grateful for any answers.
Remember that you also need to get the boards into the apartment.
I'm not sure all staircases allow for 3.20.
I would also recommend that you put OSB behind the plasterboard. Then you can easily attach things to the wall if you want. Wood or metal studs I assume is more a matter of taste. Our carpenter doesn't like metal studs because he says they easily bend inside the wall if you don't screw precisely right. But I haven't tried, so I don't know if he's right about that.
I'm not sure all staircases allow for 3.20.
I would also recommend that you put OSB behind the plasterboard. Then you can easily attach things to the wall if you want. Wood or metal studs I assume is more a matter of taste. Our carpenter doesn't like metal studs because he says they easily bend inside the wall if you don't screw precisely right. But I haven't tried, so I don't know if he's right about that.
I have tested both wooden and metal studs, and I will avoid metal in the future. I can confirm pinebars carpenter. The studs bend and are generally tricky to screw into. It also makes a big difference which screws you use. Furthermore, the metal does not feel as sturdy as wood.
If the wall is 3.2m, I wouldn't use regular metal studs due to their instability, go for wood. Bringing in whole sheets if you have a bit to go in a stairwell can, as pinebar wrote, be difficult and it's easy to crack the sheets as they are quite long and narrow. Unfortunately, it's not entirely easy to get a nice seam on the short ends of plasterboards either, so you might have to make a compromise...
With OSB behind, you can do a trick and bevel the boards a few mm, 5-10 cm in on the underside of the short ends, and screw them into the OSB to get a recess to fill and tape. But then again, OSB doesn't weigh air on its way up the stairs either
With OSB behind, you can do a trick and bevel the boards a few mm, 5-10 cm in on the underside of the short ends, and screw them into the OSB to get a recess to fill and tape. But then again, OSB doesn't weigh air on its way up the stairs either
OSB is a wood fiber board, a hybrid between chipboard and plywood. Common in the USA, but hasn't been used for long in Sweden. It is often used behind drywall to reinforce the wall. I think you should have your drywall joints at varying heights.
Floating or not... I think it's hard for you to make it completely float, as the wall will press against the floor...
But if you want to give it a try, you can, for example, anchor the beam well in the ceiling,,, and then those in the walls well...
Then tighten the beams inside the wall a little harder, and toe-nail them firmly. Then put up the drywall or, alternatively, OSB and drywall..
Just make sure you don't drive the toe-nails into the parquet if you don't want to anchor it completely.
The advantage is that if you ever want to tear down the wall, you won't have any marks from nails...
But if you want to give it a try, you can, for example, anchor the beam well in the ceiling,,, and then those in the walls well...
Then tighten the beams inside the wall a little harder, and toe-nail them firmly. Then put up the drywall or, alternatively, OSB and drywall..
Just make sure you don't drive the toe-nails into the parquet if you don't want to anchor it completely.
The advantage is that if you ever want to tear down the wall, you won't have any marks from nails...
You should definitely use metal studs... more stable, straighter, etc. There's no modern construction today where wood studs are used unless it's old carpenters over 50++ years old who are building... Our company only builds with metal and so do most other modern companies. It's not wrong to use 320cm drywall, but it does become more challenging to cut them to the right size and then handle them up into the apartment. However, you avoid a drywall joint that might be visible if you're not good at plastering/painting.
Personally, I would still probably use something like 2500mm drywall and then cut the remaining 650mm from drywall 2, and then use the offcut from drywall 2... that way you get minimal waste...
Personally, I would still probably use something like 2500mm drywall and then cut the remaining 650mm from drywall 2, and then use the offcut from drywall 2... that way you get minimal waste...
It is clear that wooden studs are used. Some customers demand it for various reasons, (including environmental considerations and stability since not all metal studs are created equal ), then it is easier and faster for construction companies with metal when you have skilled carpenters with the right tools.
For most DIY enthusiasts, I think wooden studs are a simpler and better alternative.
), then it is easier and faster for construction companies with metal when you have skilled carpenters with the right tools. For most DIY enthusiasts, I think wooden studs are a simpler and better alternative.