Now it's a simple case of continuing to the top, still only using a couple of screws for each board at this point. Starting at the base of the wall I've put in a couple of screws to hold the first board in place making sure it's perfectly level. Then, using the table saw I removed 5mm or less than 1/4 of an inch from either side leaving me with a nice straight edge, you could do this with an electric plane too if you don't have a table saw.Įverything now gets sanded on both sides, I could have just done the exposed surface but I wanted to remove any residue from the timber so that it will be easier to treat later.Īll the planks are now prepared, they are slightly oversized and I can now easily cut them exactly to my requirements. I then cut to length the best sections of the boards trying to avoid any that had spilt. I've made some fairly rough measurements at this point so that I can cut the good sections from the damaged boards and handle them more easily. I included a larger joist as an upright on the left hand side as this will support a door later. 388ebbcd8927242f9080856228b04933157d17e3.jpg 681×1024 163 KBĪs you can see from the ends of these 4 meter long planks they have begun to split down the center and in places are very weak.įirst step was to build a standard timber stud partition, I’ve got good fixings in to the wall, ceiling and floor around every 50cm/18" or so.
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