It's been a wee while since i've updated the blog, but that doesn't mean that there hasn't been anything happening.............OK, actually that's exactly what it means. Summer holidays, laziness, cycling and lots more excuses, but in the end i got round to finishing the circular partition.
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| The infills of the partitions where filled with the 90mm Ballytherm insulation boards. The gaps created between the curve and the original square wall were filled with insulation quilt to provide an acoustic barrier and reduce any echoing of noise between the rooms and floors. |
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| Once the insulation was fitted it was time to fit the plasterboard to the inside of the curve. I tried a few methods, including leaving the boards to bend over time and soaking the boards, but after snapping a few boards i decided just to slice down the back side of the boards every 6 inches and bend-curve them into place. |
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| Slicing the boards meant that it wasn't a perfect curve that was created, instead looking more like a series of 6 inch wide strips fitted round the curve. However, the plasterer will be able to smooth this out when he's plastering the full coat of plaster. |
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| Eventually i reached the top, staggering the joints as i worked my way up and screwing the boards in place. |
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| There we have it, a fully insulated and lined curved partition. Quite chuffed with my efforts here (even if it did take me months rather than weeks). |
