Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Jan 11, 2010 8:15 am Does anyone know what a rough guide for ceiling battens is? How many linear metres (approx) should one need for ~ 400sqm? Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 2Jan 11, 2010 9:24 am Ok, rough guide. 400sqm of ceiling area @ 0.450m spacings = 889 lineal metres. That is 400/0.45 Keep in mind if 600mm spacings then you will need a lot less but you need to order the correct ceiling plaster to span 600mm. Builders are people too.... Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 3Jan 11, 2010 10:00 am builda Ok, rough guide. 400sqm of ceiling area @ 0.450m spacings = 889 lineal metres. That is 400/0.45 Keep in mind if 600mm spacings then you will need a lot less but you need to order the correct ceiling plaster to span 600mm. Thanks so much for that. On the receipt I've got here (from the steel frame supplier) it says 60/6.1 22m batten What exactly does this mean? Only 22 linear metres? :S Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 5Jan 11, 2010 10:22 am borg looks like 60 batts at 6.1 meters each. 22m shold be 22mm and refers to the width of the batton. Thanks for that. Is that likelly to be enough for a ~400sqm house? Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 6Jan 11, 2010 7:39 pm borg looks like 60 batts at 6.1 meters each. 22m shold be 22mm and refers to the width of the batton. 22mm is more likely the depth of the batten... Electrical Engineer... Don't hold that against me... And keen owner builder... Mainly the building part!! Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 7Jan 12, 2010 6:35 am 60/6.1 = 366 lineal metres. Are these steel battens as timber battens would need to be thicker at least 35mm thick and the 6.1m length is not a standard timber length. It may be enough, depending on how many rooms need the ceiling battens and what size the actual rooms are - if you post a floor plan we can have a quick look for you. Builders are people too.... Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 8Jan 12, 2010 8:49 am builda 60/6.1 = 366 lineal metres. Are these steel battens as timber battens would need to be thicker at least 35mm thick and the 6.1m length is not a standard timber length. It may be enough, depending on how many rooms need the ceiling battens and what size the actual rooms are - if you post a floor plan we can have a quick look for you. Thanks so much for that! Yes, the battens are steel. The floor plan is on page one, first post: viewtopic.php?f=38&t=21015 Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 9Jan 12, 2010 11:12 pm You will need more than a calculation for 600mm/450mm widths, as a 900mm hall/corridor will require a batten at each side and one in the middle (i.e. 3 not 2 as per the calculation). It’s always better to use more than less (e.g. make 450mm your maximum span and add extra wherever you need to exceed this) Remember to set aside an area for manhole covers (usually a minimum of 600mm) and brace all 4 sides. If possible use excess roof battens to create a walkway (2 or 3 battens wide) down the middle (on top of the bottom cord truss) of the roof to ease movement in the roof for insulation/electrical/storage). Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 10Jan 13, 2010 5:57 am Looking at your plans it is likely that the battens are only required for the upper storey, hence why the quantities are a lot less than our (very rough) ballpark guide. While it is arguable that it is better to use ceiling battens under the upper floor joists you can easily get away without them if need be - and most people do as it does save costs. Builders are people too.... Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 11Jan 13, 2010 1:41 pm chuth77 borg looks like 60 batts at 6.1 meters each. 22m shold be 22mm and refers to the width of the batton. 22mm is more likely the depth of the batten... hey chuth77 i think your right. I was thrown off with the 22. As the stardard depth of the batton is 16mm. Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 12Jan 16, 2010 2:26 pm Thank you all. Have checked with a few steel suppliers re price of ceiling battens... and looks like the place where we ordered all our steel framing from has ripped us of. They charged us $950 for the ceiling battens but only sent NOT EVEN $450 worth!!! Not happy Jan!!! Re: Ceilling battens - a rough guide? 14Jan 17, 2010 9:31 am Dylan What do they use to batten the walls these days for plaster? Steel or timber? Do you mean for solid plastering - dont see much of that anymore, its all gyprock now. Usually the gyprock is attached directly to the studs (steel) with glue and screws. |