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Technical writing for the people who buy the work

Finish levels, partition performance, crew output, subcontractor paperwork and panel-house series - written around the questions that actually come up on site.

Articles

The number is publication order. Every article cites the public sources it leans on and ends with a concrete next step rather than a general recommendation.

A filled plasterboard wall in an unfinished room, sharp raking light from the window picking out the joints

Finishing and the contract

Q1, Q2, Q3 or Q4: which drywall finish level your project actually needs

Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4 explained from the site side: the coats each level requires, the finishes it sits under, and what happens when the contract names no level.

May 26, 202610 min read

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The gable wall of a five-storey panel building in daylight, with the joints between the panels and a row of balconies visible

Panel buildings

1-464, series 111, the brezhnevka: what each panel-house type actually needs when it is renovated

1-464, 1-464A, series 111 and the brezhnevka in Estonian panel buildings: how to identify the series, what each type needs, and why the survey comes before the scope.

June 9, 202611 min read

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The steel frame of a plasterboard partition with stone wool in the cavity, one face still unboarded, an empty room under construction

Partitions

Fire-rated and acoustic plasterboard partitions: what EI 30, EI 60 and Rw actually require

EI 30, EI 60 and Rw on a plasterboard partition: why the class belongs to the assembly rather than the board, five places the number disappears, and who owns the measurement.

June 23, 202610 min read

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A work area on an office floor closed off with sheeting: a temporary dust barrier, protected floor and a finished room behind the barrier, no people in frame

Phased interior fit-out

Business as usual, works as well: phasing interior fit-out in an occupied building

How to plan interior finishing in a building where people are working or living at the same time: stage order, zones, dust, noise, escape routes and the client decisions.

July 7, 20269 min read

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Half-boarded metal stud partitions on an open floor plate, material stacked on the floor, an empty room under construction with no people in frame

Output and the contract model

How much does a drywall crew get through in a day: what actually sets the output, and when to buy scope instead of people

The daily output of a drywall crew is not a constant, it is a function. Seven variables, a take-off from your own drawings, a mobilisation list and the choice between subcontract and labour hire.

July 21, 20269 min read

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An empty floor in a building under construction in Tallinn: the framing of plasterboard partitions in place, daylight from the windows, no people in frame

Subcontracting and site admission

What an Estonian subcontractor has to have in place on a main contractor site: MTR, TTKI, insurance, safety

MTR, TTKI, the worker card, liability insurance and occupational safety: what a subcontractor in Estonia closes off before mobilisation, and how to verify it.

August 4, 202610 min read

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