Building bulkhead for bathroom

[boatgoball]

Hi

 

I am fitting the bulkheads for the bathroom on my new narrowboat

 

what is the general procedure for fitting a bulkhead

 

i plan to use 18mm wpb plywood

 

what do I screw it to

 

will i need to fit battens to screw to

 

 

help

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

Ian

[Richard Bustens]

I fitted a batten where it was going then cut to the size of the shell fastened it to the batons then trapped it with another batten from the other side

Floor and roof will trap it when fitted.

Edited January 26, 2005 by Richard Bustens

[Big COL]

I fitted a batten where it was going then cut to the size of the shell fastened it to the batons then trapped it with another batten from the other side

Floor and roof will trap it when fitted.

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Richard

 

Your taking your bulkheads through the floor, how are you supporting the floor where it meets the bulkhead?

[stuart]

I intend on doing the same on my new shell/fitout. The bulkhead plywood is trapped between two battens either side.

 

The bulkhead will not cut through the floor - but probably just be connected to using "L" shaped steel brackets hidden behind a cupboard or under the shower etc. You could always use glue.

Edited January 26, 2005 by stuart

[Richard Bustens]

No Big C

the 18mm ply floor is down then take the bulkhead from it then on the bathroom side there will probably be tiles and a solid wood floor on the other side trapping the bulkhead

[john b.]

Theres a section in Graham Booths "The Narrowboat Builders Book" explaining different ways of fixing a bulkhead.

Worth a look.

 

John

[John Orentas]

Ian.

 

As is the general consensus here always complete the flooring and lining out before thinking about bulkheads, you will probably be tiling the bulkhead so don't use anything less than 3/4" plywood, shutter ply is a good, low cost, waterproof material but it must be covered both sides.

 

The accurate cutting is a bit of an art which may be better dealt with separately but fixing the bulkhead in place is one of those jobs that is far more easily accomplished when you come to it than you anticipate before hand.

 

You will find that other fittings and fixtures brace thinks up at a later stage but fix a one inch square or triangular beading around the joints on both sides, screw these in place around the deck-head, walls and floor but not onto the bulkhead which will be then allowed to float a little.

 

Avoid using glue on jobs such as this, you never know when you may want to disassemble things and anyway things are better when left to float a bit.

[Richard Bustens]

I have made a template to the side of the boat, i made the first one out of hardboard but it flopped about to much, and ended up making another from 7mm ply.

[monito]

We got the bulkheads in our sailaway lined done by the builder.

They use 3/4" vaneered ply.

They are trapped ceiling and walls by the lining.

At the floor they are held with screws angled into the floor at approx 22.5 degrees from vertical. Seem pretty solid.