Ceiling Insulation
Most times, installing a plasterboard ceiling is a DIY project that can save you a lot of money. Before you start, check with an electrician to make sure there are no live wires hanging around. If youre going to insulate your ceiling, the insulation should be fixed beforehand; a structure must be there to hold the weight of the insulation.
- Gypsum Boards,
- Polystyrene Boards EPS and XPS,
- PIR Boards,
- Composite Boards and Rolls,
- Insulated Boards,
- Accessories
- Use a spirit level to check whether the wooden trusses, or joists to which the plasterboard will be attached are level.
- Measure the ceiling length and mark out the lengths on the plasterboard. This way, you'd know how many lengths are needed.
- Measure the width of the room to work out how many sheets of plasterboard you will need to cover the ceiling. Then mark up where the sheets need to be cut, so they'd evenly to fit the ceiling area.
- Mark where your ceiling battens are on the top of the wall, so youll know where to drill in the screws.
- Mark all openings, such as ceiling lights,
- Make sure to put on your safety glasses.
- Lift the plasterboard up to the ceiling and start drilling in the screws, in line with where you've marked the battens. If you've applied glue to the battens, remember not to drill in a screw where you've applied glue, because when the glue dries it will push the screw out.
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2400x1200mm - 2.88m2 Delivery Time: 2 - 3 days
Guide Price: £25.80 (£30.96 inc VAT)
£8.96/m2 (£10.75/m2 inc VAT)
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1200x2400 - 2.88m2 Delivery Time: 3 - 5 days
Guide Price: £22.88 (£27.46 inc VAT)
£7.94/m2 (£9.53/m2 inc VAT)
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1000x1200mm - 1.2m2 Delivery Time: 3 - 5 days
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1200x2400 - 2.88m2 show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 1 - 2 days
£11.16 (£13.39 inc VAT)
£3.88/m2 (£4.66/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts12.5mm Knauf Fireshield is a plasterboard specifically developed to offer superior fire resistance performance when used in partition, ceiling and lining systems and also for encasement and shaftwall system. The board includes small quantities of glass fibre and vermiculite which increases core cohe..
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1200x2400mm - 2.88m2 Delivery Time: 1 - 2 days
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£13.03 (£15.64 inc VAT)
£4.52/m2 (£5.42/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts12.5mm Knauf Vapour Panel is a plasterboard specifically developed to offer superior vapour resistance performance. Knauf Vapour Panel has a metallised polyester foil creating an effective vapour barrier to limit moisture diffusion, ideal for lining the internal side of the external walls and u..
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£14.39 (£17.27 inc VAT)
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show quantity discounts12.5mm Knauf Moistureshield is a plasterboard manufactured specifically for use in areas of high humidity and exposure to moisture. The core formulation with silicone additive and treated paper liners ensure the boards resistance to the ingress of moisture.APPLICATIONKnauf Moistureshield is typicall..
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£12.06 (£14.47 inc VAT)
£4.19/m2 (£5.03/m2 inc VAT)
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12mm x 2440mm x 1220mm - 2.98m2 Delivery Time: 1 - 2 days
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12mm Spano P2 Chipboard - 2500mm x 1250mm
12mm x 2500mm x 1250mm - 3.13m2 Delivery Time: 1 - 2 days
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12mm Wisa Spruce Plywood Special CE2+ - 2440mm x 1220mm - FSC Certified
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150x150mm JCW Fire and Acoustic Downlighter Cover
150x150mm Delivery Time: 2 - 3 days
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800x1200mm - 0.96m2 Delivery Time: 3 - 5 days
Guide Price: £54.18 (£65.02 inc VAT)
£56.44/m2 (£67.73/m2 inc VAT)
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1200x600mm - 0.72m2 show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 2 - 3 days
Guide Price: £24.30 (£29.16 inc VAT)
£33.75/m2 (£40.50/m2 inc VAT)
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1200x600mm - 7.20m2 Delivery Time: 2 - 3 days
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600x600mm Delivery Time: 2 - 3 days
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22mm Gyproc Thermaline Basic Insulated Plasterboard
Basic - 22mm show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 2 - 3 days
£24.16 (£28.99 inc VAT)
£8.39/m2 (£10.07/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts22mm Gyproc Thermaline Basic is a Gyproc wall board factory-bonded to an expanded polystyrene insulant that is both CFC and HCFC-free. The Gyproc board consists of an aerated gypsum core encased in, and firmly bonded to, strong paper liners. The expanded polystyrene insulant is then further bo..
22mm Knauf EPS Thermal Laminate Insulation Board
2400x1200mm - 2.88m2 show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 1 - 2 days
£22.98 (£27.58 inc VAT)
£7.98/m2 (£9.58/m2 inc VAT)
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24.5mm Xtratherm Thin-R Thermal Liner XT/TL-MF - Mech Fix (15mm PIR Insulation bonded to 9.5mm Plasterboard)
1200x2400 (2.88m2) show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 2 - 3 days
Guide Price: £40.97 (£49.16 inc VAT)
£14.23/m2 (£17.08/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts24.5mm Xtratherm Thin-R Thermal Liner XT/TL-MF is a composite insulated panel of 15mm Xtratherm Polyiso (PIR) core with foil faces bonded to 9.5mm tapered edge plasterboard for mechanically fixing to internal walls. XT/TL-MF is designed to provide high levels of thermal insulation and dry ..
25mm EcoTherm EcoVersal PIR Insulation Board
1200x2400mm - 2.88m2 show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 1 - 2 days
£16.64 (£19.97 inc VAT)
£5.78/m2 (£6.94/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts25mm Eco-Versal is a foil faced universal solution for insulating walls, floors, pitched roofs, dormer cheeks and ceilings. It is ideal for insulating timber frame walls and can also be used to insulate solid walls internally. EcoTherm Eco-Versal comprises a fibre free rigid polyisocyanurate (PIR) i..
27.5mm Xtratherm Thin-R Thermal Liner XT/TL-MF - Mech Fix (15mm PIR Insulation bonded to 12.5mm Plasterboard)
1200x2400 (2.88m2) show quantity discountsDelivery Time: 2 - 3 days
Guide Price: £40.97 (£49.16 inc VAT)
£14.23/m2 (£17.08/m2 inc VAT)
show quantity discounts27.5mm Xtratherm Thin-R Thermal Liner XT/TL-MF is a composite insulated panel of 15mm Xtratherm Polyiso (PIR) core with foil faces bonded to 12.5mm tapered edge plasterboard for mechanically fixing to internal walls. XT/TL-MF is designed to provide high levels of thermal insulation and dry..
3.2mm Grigiskes Hardboard - 1220mm x 610mm - General Purpose Board
3.2mm x 1220mm x 610mm - 0.74m2 Delivery Time: 1 - 2 days
3.2mm x 1220mm x 610mm Grigiskes Hardboard is a high quality board made from softwood and hardwood fibres. It is resistant to physical impact and designed for indoor use. These boards are used for the inner surfaces of furniture, decoration of residential and public premises, and in other ..