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Battening - Timber vs Steel

  • 28-06-2009 01:36PM
    #1
    GoneShootin
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    Was talking to a chippie friend of mine today and he asked if I was going with steel or timber for the battening. I replied "ya wha?"

    So my question is - why would you choose one over the other?

    I went with Precast Slab at first floor level btw.


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  • #2
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers Posts: 42,643 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    GoneShootin wrote: »
    Was talking to a chippie friend of mine today and he asked if I was going with steel or timber for the battening. I replied "ya wha?"

    So my question is - why would you choose one over the other?

    I went with Precast Slab at first floor level btw.

    i take it youre talking about how you will hang your ceilings??

    metal rails for me... all the time.. (budget permitting of course)...


  • #3
    time lord
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭time lord


    If you mean for your walls, stud partitions etc; one of the best reasons for metal is the handballing. The metal lengths are easier to move about. No shrinkage worries so less likely to move at joints and corners etc.


  • #4
    GoneShootin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,478 ✭✭✭GoneShootin


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    i take it youre talking about how you will hang your ceilings??

    Yeah - should have clarified that :)


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