Monday 10 November 2014

Insulating, plastering and pointing..

Next big job was to insulate and plaster board the main lounge room.

First the multi foil insulation is stapled to the rafters



Then battens are screwed into the raters for the plasterboards to sit on...


Next the boards are all cut to fit round the beams which is a very laborious job as the beams are not at all straight. Any gaps between the roof/beams and the edges of the plasterboards are filled with expanding foam to prevent drafts and give the plaster a surface to adhere to.

Then the tape and jointing plastering job...



Will need 2 coats of plaster with tape on all the joints to prevent cracking, then sanding and painting whilst we have loan of the scaffold tower.

The bedroom is getting plastered at the same time...


The end wall of the living room is being pointed at the same time the plastering is done...


Another laborious job (about four or five days to do this wall) but the exposed granite wall will be a great feature when it's finished.






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