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Dry Lining Subcontractor — Manchester & North West

Metal stud partitions, shaft walls, fire-rated and acoustic systems, MF and grid ceilings, tape & joint and skim — priced from your drawings and built to the British Gypsum White Book. For main contractors and fit-out companies; not domestic.

What's included

The full package,
from track to skim

One subcontractor for the whole dry lining scope — priced as one figure against your drawing numbers.

  • Metal stud / I-stud / timber partitions
  • Shaft walls and risers
  • Fire-rated partitions (30/60/90/120 min)
  • Acoustic partitions (Soundblock, twin-frame)
  • Moisture-resistant systems
  • Jumbo stud and high walls with deflection heads
  • MF and lay-in grid ceilings, bulkheads
  • Encasements (steel columns, services)
  • Tape & joint, skim, plaster finish
  • Hoardings and temporary walls
Systems

Systems we build with

LOGO: BRITISH GYPSUM
British Gypsum

The baseline — Gyproc, Soundblock, Fireline, Duraline, Gyptone. Built to the White Book.

LOGO: KNAUF
Knauf

Tested equivalent where it meets the spec and saves on the valuation.

LOGO: SINIAT
Siniat

Tested equivalent for standard and fire-rated partitions.

LOGO: LIBRA [CONFIRM]
Libra [confirm]

Equivalent system with full datasheets. [Name to confirm — §10]

LOGO: FERMACELL
Fermacell

High-impact and acoustic floor boards where the spec calls for them.

LOGO: ROCKWOOL / PIR
Rockwool / PIR

Insulation to the acoustic or thermal target in the drawings.

Example build-ups — from real projects
Build-upApplication
70 mm C-stud · 2 × 12.5 mm Soundblock each side · 50 mm PIRclassroom partition
Twin 70 mm frame · 3 × 100 mm insulation · ply + 3 × Soundblockmusic room wall
Double 15 mm Fireline encasement · fire strip · fire masticsteel column, 60 min
70 mm stud & track · 12.5 mm wallboard · tape & jointstandard office partition
70 mm flex track · 2 × 6 mm boardcurved corner
Where the detail comes fromBritish Gypsum White BookKnaufSiniatRockfonZentiaSAS InternationalBuilding Regulations — Approved Documents B & Emanufacturers' current system data
From frame to finish

What it looks like on site

Frame — Twin-frame partition, insulation in the void, first layer of board.
Finish — Same wall — boarded, taped, skimmed and decorated by the following trade.
FAQ

Something not covered?
Call Peter directly.

07593 008415

Questions about dry lining

Send the drawings, the spec or performance targets (fire, acoustic) and the programme dates. We come back with questions first, then one figure per package — usually within a week. [timing to confirm]
British Gypsum is the baseline (White Book). Where a tested equivalent — Knauf, Siniat, Libra [to confirm] — meets the spec and saves money on your valuation, we propose it with full datasheets and leave the decision to you.
Tape & joint and skim to White Book standards, inspected under a halogen lamp before we call it done. If a coin fits in a joint, we haven't finished.
No. We work as a subcontractor on commercial projects for main contractors and fit-out companies.
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FOTO: Peter & crew on site — black & white (to be taken)
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Area
Manchester / Chester · North West