turning seperate garage into office

alocacoc

hi I have a prefab concrete garage at the bottom of my drive

its a little old but seems dry with no leaks etc

Id like to turn into office space on a budget

it has electric and is concrete walled/floored

so far Ive been told to build a wooden frame then plasterboard up that
what next

thanks for any help

Plasterer

If its only the walls you are doinig then the following applies:

Ok, assuming your wooden frame is up (and assuming you have spaced the studs 600mm apart you are ready for part B - Insulation, put Rockwool (brand name, any would suffice) between the studs. Then choose your boards wisely, I assume you cant plaster, therefore you will need "tapered edge boards" (They are the same price as normal plasterboard, I suggest 2400x1200x15mm boards. face the boards "upwards" Ie when board is stood up it should measure 1200 mm wide. Put a pencil mark right down the middle of the board (600mm from each edge, this is to know where to fix to the stud. Push board up to ceiling height and screw fix with "drywall screws" Make sure the width of the board is halfway across the right side stud (so you can get the next board on the stud) put a screw fixing in every 300mm up. When fixing the screw make sure it only just goes into the plasterboard paper without peircing the paper so the screw is only JUST indented. DO NOT board all the way to the floor leave approx 1 inch of the floor to stop any damp going up through the new wall (skirting board will hide this). Once you have fixed all of the boards it is a simple case of "tape & Jointing" Tape the joints all the way up the boards then it is a simple case of filling the indents where the two boards meet with jointing compound using a wide jointing knife. Also cover all of the screw heads with the same compound. Once The compound has gone hard simply sand (using fine sanding paper) until happy it is smooth with the boards. Once painted it will look as good as any office wall you have ever seen. Hope this makes sence!!!!
Good Luck