hi all please excuse me if this might seem as a odvious one but i have a arch way that seperates my living dinning room we want fill the archway in so they are seperate,i was just going to buil a stud/false wall to fill this hole would this be the easiest way or is there a more logical way of doing this thanks in advance
how to fill my archway in
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Stud or masonry, it makes no odds.
It is how you finish it that counts.
You are more likely to have perimeter cracks if you don't take care when finishing the plasterboard, if using the stud method. Try and allow the plasterboard to go beyond the studs and lip over say 4" onto the masonry each side. This lipped bit could be secured with bonding or even cartridge adhesive.
Fill the void with fibreglass insulation if you have any.
Make a note of the uprights for later fixing purposes, i.e. skirting, dado/ frieze rail etc.
It is how you finish it that counts.
You are more likely to have perimeter cracks if you don't take care when finishing the plasterboard, if using the stud method. Try and allow the plasterboard to go beyond the studs and lip over say 4" onto the masonry each side. This lipped bit could be secured with bonding or even cartridge adhesive.
Fill the void with fibreglass insulation if you have any.
Make a note of the uprights for later fixing purposes, i.e. skirting, dado/ frieze rail etc.
thanks for getting back to me fellas i was wondering if it would make my life easier if i was to cut the arch out as the wall is only made from plasterboard and wood in the first place its one of these new builds i aint got a brick wall insight 
if i was to cut the arch out so it would leave me with a rectangle shape,would this be easier to put the stud wall in place hope this makes sense
if i was to cut the arch out so it would leave me with a rectangle shape,would this be easier to put the stud wall in place hope this makes sense Sponsored Links
Yes best way is to give yourself straight edges to work with, so I would at least cut the plaster and board back so edges are straight, then see what timber work is behind that, sometimes arches are preformed from mesh or other materials, so look out for that.
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