QUICK GUIDE
INTERNAL WALLS & FINISHES
What you need to know about building, insulating & finishing your home’s internal partition walls
Stud wall partitions ready to be plasterboarded and insulated (we used Knauf acoustic roll) at the Build It Education House
Your internal walls will be constructed at first fix stage, marking your first opportunity to see how your rooms will be divided (and probably your last chance to affordably change them). Most are built with studwork, as it’s cheap, space-saving and quick to put together, plus offers an easy place to run services. If necessary, stud walls can be beefed up to do some structural work, too. In some cases, however, you’ll need to switch to standard blockwork masonry to achieve the required strength in a reasonably slim profile (options such as ICF are great for external walls but generally too thick for room partitions – find out more about this structural system on page 92).