Plastering

With the first-fix of electrics and plumbing done, the insulation is put into the studding.

The external walls all have insulation board variously made by Kingspan, Celotex or Quinn. the board is rigid enough to cut to size and the foil covering increases vapour resistance. You can see the electrics first-fix in this photo.

The board comes in a range of thicknesses and 3" thickness was used here.


















The internal walls of the bathroom don't need the vapour layer. They are insulated with rock wool which is mainly to have sound insulation. The rock wool is soft and squishy so has to be added after one side of the studding has been covered with plasterboard.

Here you can see the plasterboard before the walls are skimmed.

And here they are, skimmed. Can you see the none-deliberate mistake? The plasterer has pulled the socket wires through at different heights! A simple mistake to correct but a shame in such a nicely plastered wall.

And the final luxury? The WC is now enclosed. There's no door yet but it's a lot more private that before although a blind on the window would be nice.

Plastering always leaves a lot of mess and dust. It took several rounds of sweeping, hoovering and mopping to get rid of it but worth doing before continuing otherwise a fine layer of dust keeps landing everywhere in the property.