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I hate plasterboard!
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Maybe you should have taken more than 10 minutes to look round it before buying.....
However, I do have sympathy. They don't build them like they used to....
This has nothing to do with looking at a house for more than 10 minutes, DAFT AND STUPID DUCK! :mad:
This was the 'right' house and there was no other option open to me - simple as that. The fact is that the vast majority of modern houses use plasterboard, which I find very weak and fragile.0 -
Perhaps be a little more careful?
Take the "MMA" into the garden or garage?
Teach your kids to use pollyfilla and sandpaper- family fun?
Think about stone cladding.. on the inside.Stop! Think. Read the small print. Trust nothing and assume that it is your responsibility. That way it rarely goes wrong.
Actively hunting down the person who invented the imaginary tenure, "share freehold"; if you can show me one I will produce my daughter's unicorn0 -
Building_Surveyor wrote: »I've had no problem hanging flat screen tvs, heavy mirrors etc on plasterboard. Use the right tools properly and correct wall plugs and its no different in my experience when it comes to putting stuff on the wall.
I hope this is not you in the future :
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/47932960
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