Hello!
I'm just about to lower the ceiling in the hallway but have become very worried about whether I've bought the right materials or not—it would be such a shame if I got it wrong.
I've been to Beijer and got advice and tips to buy the following:
Steel tracks for the frame 45s:
http://www.beijerbygg.se/templates/BB_Produkt.aspx?id=4347
and secondary ceiling profiles.
My hallway is only 1.5m wide and 2.8m long but I think these tracks feel very soft. Will they really hold and not start to bend when the plasterboard goes on?
I have 900 plasterboard and plan to install at cc45 intervals.
I was also advised to screw the tracks into the wall with wood screws and plugs. 35mm should be enough. The wall consists of plaster and then something else that I don't know what it is...I have drilled all the way in and tested screwing a track into a screw with a plug and it seems to hold really well. Is there any way I can further ensure that it is really attached to the wall and won't fall down one fine day?
Thank you in advance!
I'm just about to lower the ceiling in the hallway but have become very worried about whether I've bought the right materials or not—it would be such a shame if I got it wrong.
I've been to Beijer and got advice and tips to buy the following:
Steel tracks for the frame 45s:
http://www.beijerbygg.se/templates/BB_Produkt.aspx?id=4347
and secondary ceiling profiles.
My hallway is only 1.5m wide and 2.8m long but I think these tracks feel very soft. Will they really hold and not start to bend when the plasterboard goes on?
I have 900 plasterboard and plan to install at cc45 intervals.
I was also advised to screw the tracks into the wall with wood screws and plugs. 35mm should be enough. The wall consists of plaster and then something else that I don't know what it is...I have drilled all the way in and tested screwing a track into a screw with a plug and it seems to hold really well. Is there any way I can further ensure that it is really attached to the wall and won't fall down one fine day?
Thank you in advance!
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You can put some glue dabs behind the studs if you think it's necessary, a cheap insurance if nothing else. How closely would you set the 35mm screws?
Since the drywall will be screwed so tightly, I believe nothing will be able to move afterward.
Since the drywall will be screwed so tightly, I believe nothing will be able to move afterward.
It might be true, I think I will set the screws with 60 spacing or something like that. If I set them too close, maybe the plaster will give way?
do you mean adding an extra beam in the middle that runs along or the one in the middle of the transverse beams?
aa I know, hide-a-lite has good halogen spots that only build a couple of cm nowadays!
aa I know, hide-a-lite has good halogen spots that only build a couple of cm nowadays!