xwoody 15th March 2008, 09:38 PM Hi, I am building a shed and going to clad it with blue board, with a trussed roof, could i space studs at 600mm centres or would i be better to go 450mm centres.cheers
manoftalent 15th March 2008, 09:44 PM 450mm would cause less vibration in the walls and give you better options later for hanging shelving
Doughboy 15th March 2008, 10:32 PM Isn't there a stud in every house?:D
Pulse 15th March 2008, 10:39 PM 600 spacings, why use more wood than you need to. Fewer blueboard joins too, as you use 1200 sheets and not 900 sheets.
Vibration is not really an issue in a shed, if you were worried about noise then insulate and clad inside with plasterboard
Cheers pulse
autogenous 15th March 2008, 10:52 PM Who likes doing it standing up or horizontal? :wink:
Hardenfast 17th March 2008, 08:05 AM As Pulse has said its far more practical to set out your stud spacings to suit your cladding. Blue board needs to be supported and fixed at all joints, so 600mm works for the edge of each sheet. Spacings at 450mm may give you a little more stability, but these days its mainly used for lower storey load bearing walls etc. Six hundred mm centres is quite sufficient for a shed and I'm sure the trusses will be configured at 600mm centres as well. Be sure to work your first sheet correctly from the corners.
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