Recent content by aaront

Its on a slate roof on a 110 yr old property the roofer has suggested this today after quoting for the job in lead.

My roofer wants to fit pre formed GRP valleys instead of lead as "its now standard practice". 1. Is it standard practice? 2. Are they better than lead or just a cheaper/easier to fit alternative? TIA

I'm getting a new front door hung and the carpenter wants to fit the hinges onto the door without recessing them as the frame recess is quite deep. AFAIK he should be packing the hinge out on the frame a bit??? As I see it he is taking the easy way and not bothering to recess the hinge on...

Does anyone know of any companies that will repair misted windows & generally repair and fix pvc window units? I also want the exterior cladding updated and fixed as it is loose and tilts the wrong way. I have had one quote from the "window doctor" in harrow but he wasnt very convincing. I am...

Not sure this is the correct forum, if not - I apologise! I have just removed my lathe and plaster ceiling in my front room. I now have the ceiling/floor joists exposed. I am on the ground floor and have a flat above. If I just attach plasterboard to the underside of the joists I will be just...

I am about to remove my original Victorian lathe & plaster ceiling. This means I will be left with a bare set of joists onto which I have to attach my new ceiling with halogen downlighters. Any tips on easy & simple ways to soundproof the ceiling? Does the Gyproc soundproof board work & is...

Cheers Boys - thanks for all your help!

Presumably I fit a lockshield to the left side of the first rad and to the right of the last (a TRV) and just join the 2 in the middle together ....

Lockshield?

They will be 2 smaller ones (roughly 600mmx 550mm) with a larger one (roughly 950mmx550mm) in the middle...how do I balance them? Thanks in advance again.

Hi I want to place 3 indvidial rad's under my bay window and have them operate as one. Is this possible? ie have one thermostatic valve to operate all 3 as one? Any info, advice or experiences appreciated. Thanks for any help. Aaron

Masona - thanks for the link, thats what I was looking for Felix - yeah, heavy clay too here, thanks for the tip. Am I right in thinking I can use any old rubber hosing to make the drainage holes with?

I am going to build some raised flower beds in the garden - 3/4 courses high. What dimension foundations so I need to lay for a wall that small? ta

I went through this process about 12 months ago. There doesnt seem to be any hard and fast rule to say that gallows brackets will technically be sufficient to support 1 story & the sub roof levels of the chimney. I was informed by by a structural engineer that strictly speaking gallows brackets...

Have dug out the hearth in front of my (bricked in) fireplace as it was not needed and bridging the dpc. I have dug down to bare mud (approx 8" below the floor joists). The rest of the sub floor is bone dry concrete. The mud is about 4" above this. I want to concrete over the hearth like the...