wow 2 items I need like NOW!!! Studbox & Spacer Connect

[shanky887614]

That studbox is fine if your studs are 450mm apart! Generally they're 600mm though!

in other words it will only work on refurbs?

plaster board sheets are 1200 wide so if it only works on 450mm (old boards of 900 im guessing) they wouldnt get a lot of use

 

[Carlosfandango]

Bingo. Or you could save time in putting a dwang/noggin in and instead put a stud in!! Total useless product imo! If you can't use fastfix boxes why not side fix metal boxes?

 

[arm239]

in other words it will only work on refurbs?

plaster board sheets are 1200 wide so if it only works on 450mm (old boards of 900 im guessing) they wouldnt get a lot of use

All the new builds I do use 400 centres, which use 1200 mm boards. You use 450mm centres for loft conversions and jobs like that where you can not carry a 1200mm board up a staircase, that's where they use 900mm boards.
Wouldnt buy a house built with 600mm centre walls , dodgy

 

[Andy78]

The plastic is recycled waste material. This then saves good timber being used for noggins.i emailed the website and they sent me a sample. Don't use anything else now.

Then it's a waste of recycled plastic....

 

[Mick.Tiley]

I found this link of the spacer connect on youtube, looks decent to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ7TuuDRInA

 

[grandfortune]

how much are the stud boxes. compares to 3 metal boxes?/

 

[Corbs]

how much are the stud boxes. compares to 3 metal boxes?/

£3 + vat for the box

 

[Rockingit]

I saw these at my wholesalers for the first time last week - and they said that opinion has been a complete love/hate divide marmite scenario. Personally, I think it's a great idea - 3 boxes first fixed on a timber frame newbuild in the length of time it takes to put two screws in. No trudging around looking for some scrap for a noggin, no sawing and nailing, just job done. No getting the boxes bashed and knocked out of true when your back is turned, either. OK, there's always going to be times when traditional methods will be better, but I'll race you to a kitchen layout......

 

[uksparks]

Those spacer things for back boxes look cool.