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I have just had a storage shed built. It's about 28sq.m and am planning to plaster board it. I've never plastered new walls before nor erected framework. Could do with some guidance as to whether the plaster to be flush with supports or mounted to the steel framework. Still haven't decided on the ceiling- follow roof pitch or have flat. Any ideas?. pix are attached

G'day Holden on,
welcome to the forum, That looks like a pretty nice shed. It may be quite difficult to plaster the shed. The best way will be to batten out the steel with Rondo products. Visit their website, they make steel channels and everything else imaginable for plasterers. They are used extensively in commercial applications. They are also cheaper and faster to use than timber battens.

Cheers Pulse

Hi, you have no alternative than to use batten to fix the plasterboard as the fixings should not exceed 600mm centers.

If you follow the rake you can use a direct fix clip srewed with 12mm teck screws to the side of the purlin. The battens can be then just cliped to the DFC Rondo part no 226 then furring channel part no 129. Furing channel over 16mm batten as the battens (for a ceiling will only span 900mm) f/c spans 1200mm

For the walls you can use a 16mm metal batten directly teck screwed to the frame.

There are other suppliers of the same products. Where ever you go they will recognise the rondo part numbers.

To flatten the ceiling you would use a suspended ceiling system.
Vf1 purlin clip to hang Rods.
121 pt no for rods come in3.6
2534 pt no for clip to fix top cross rail and rod
127 pt no for top cross rail (1200 centres opposite to purlin)
129 pt no for furring channes (600 centers " " " to tcr)
139 pt no for clip furing chnl to tcr.

works out about $12- $14 per m2 for suspended materials then plasterboard.

Hope this helps

Rod Dyson

thank you for the info .will try and get the items

Rod might even have them in stock, just pm him and ask, hes a good bloke to deal with. (from a happy customer)

Thanks Bob,

Was it cement sheet we supplied to you for a pick up??

I appreciate your comments.

P.s yes by the way we do supply all those products.


Cheers

Rod Dyson