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Reglulation question about ceilings

HighWire · 2011-03-13 18:25:27

Is there a site somewhere with regulations about ceilings. Sunroom in our house has wooden t&g and a friend of mine said the builder should have put up plasterboard first and then the wood over it. Thanks.

13-03-2011 07:25PM

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HighWire

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Is there a site somewhere with regulations about ceilings.

Sunroom in our house has wooden t&g and a friend of mine said
the builder should have put up plasterboard first and then the wood over it.

Thanks.

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#2 13-03-2011 07:33PM

Robus

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I’m no builder but I have heard discussions about the requirement for a vapour barrier (on the warm side of the insulation) and thus tight to the T & G causing problems with the timber “sweating” and thus buckling.
Sometimes foil back plasterboard is used first to avoid this potential problem.

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