Dry Lining (Stupid Question)

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Hi,

Apologies folks but a stupid question coming up.
I live in an end of terrace old and very cold council house. As part of a plan to increase the energy efficiency of my home I intend to dry-line the gable end of my house. My question is who does this? Builder/Carpenter/Plasterer/Insulation company? It's where the stairs in my house is so lots of woodwork will need to be moved/replaced when the dry-lining is done. Will one person do all or will I have to hire separate people to do each specific job?

Thanks.
 
Would you tackle some initial prep work yourself?

Reason I ask is that it's not (I don't think) a big job. I guess it would fall under plastering but if you know any 'handymen' thay shouldn't have too much trouble. You could ask for a price based on you stripping down whatever is there. If possible I wouldn't get an actual tradesperson for this as it probably isn't necessary and would just add to the cost.
 
I've no problem doing initial stuff myself, am very good at destruction just as long as no real skill is required.

Would wallpaper have to be removed before a wall is dry lined?
 
Yes, wallpaper would certainly have to be removed - as far as I know you would be stripping the wall down to the brick and ideally letting it breathe for a few days especially if there is any damp - but check on this

If you are good at destruction just make sure you know when to stop!!
 
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Yes, wallpaper would certainly have to be removed - as far as I know you would be stripping the wall down to the brick and ideally letting it breathe for a few days especially if there is any damp - but check on this
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If there is damp in the wall, do not go and dryling/insulate it until you have dealt with the damp issue and this is not just a matter of letting the wall dry out. The moisture is coming from somewhere and must be stopped. The damp is not coming from the inside.
 
A plasterer will be able to sort it out. First insulation boards will be drilled on ...... then scrimmed and skimmed. The insulation on the boards vary in thickness. On a staircase, an angle bead can be fixed to the bottom of the boards to give a tidy finish. Best of luck.
 
Thanks for the help folks.

There is a patch of damp on one of the walls, this as far as I can see is as a direct result of the serious condensaation problem in the house (heating needs fixing/windows+doors need replacing). I'm hoping once the condensation problem is fixed the damp will be too... naive perhaps but I can't see what else could be causing it.
 
TH1,
I would strongly advise you to get an engineer, or local builder that you can trust (easier said than done I know) involved before you tried to tackle this on your own, unless you or someone very close to you has plenty of building experience.

One of the advantages of a local builder is that he/she would know what trades to bring in and when (e.g. general labourer, carpenter, plasterer, painter etc.). I would suggest that you make contact with one or two asked them for a quote and some references and see where that takes you before you start it on your own. This process in itself will tell you a lot.

A worst case scenario would be that you start the work, then end up having to call in a builder half way through. If the problems are worse than you think it would definitely be worthwhile getting an engineer's opinion.

In addition to that, if you don't insulate properly, you may end up leaving variuos cold bridges etc. which would result in teh additional insulation etc. being totally ineffective, and a wasted investment. You also could end up making the condensation worse.

Don't mean to alarm you but...you know!

J2K
 
Thanks J2K

You're right of course... there's no point in doing it if it's not done properly.

Anyone know a dependable builder in the Crumlin/Drimnagh area of Dublin??!
 
Hi TH1,
If you mail me I can give you the number of a chap that does lots of that type of work.
Simeon
 
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