Blocking up internal window between rooms - brick or batten?
Blocking up internal window between rooms - brick or batten?
Hi all
I have a 1.5 x 1m approx ‘window’ in the wall beyween my living room and kitchen. I would like this blocked up and plastered so both sides are just a finished wall. Priority to me is soundproofing between the two rooms.
I’m not sure whether the best approach is bricking it up or having a carpenter install battens and plasterboard. Brick is my instinct as best but I’m not sure if this would require ‘toothing in’ for stability, or would metal ties be adequate? Don’t want the blocked...
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by Cellophaneskies
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Blocking up internal window between rooms - brick or batten?
Hi all
I have a 1.5 x 1m approx ‘window’ in the wall beyween my living room and kitchen. I would like this blocked up and plastered so both sides are just a finished wall. Priority to me is soundproofing between the two rooms.
I’m not sure whether the best approach is bricking it up or having a carpenter install battens and plasterboard. Brick is my instinct as best but I’m not sure if this would require ‘toothing in’ for stability, or would metal ties be adequate? Don’t want the blocked...
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by Cellophaneskies
This has been automatically posted in the DIYNot Forum on DIY Talk. The new DIY Forum