Recent content by barr96

I recently fitted kingspan for my 1901 house, easy to fit and already seeing a big difference witht he warmth of the top floor.

Hi guys, I didnt go for the TRISO in the end, instead i bought some 50mm rigid isulation boards. But before fitting them i had to take off the existing plasterboard, and lath and plaster (right pain!) then fix batens to give enough ventilation behind the insulation boards. I also got a...

Hi woody, thanks for your advice I found these guys www.lease-advice.org who provide free (residental) leasehold advice, so im going to give them a call and run over my concerns Thanks again

Hi guys, im going to insulate my two attic bedrooms this weekend but need some advice. The problem i have is there isn’t much if any room behind the plasterboard and between the rafters (about 2 Inches) so i have decided to buy some TRISO 10, staple it onto the existing plasterboard then...

Hi Symptoms, Ive just had a builder out who quoted a solution which is practically indentical to yours - steel strip. He hasnt given me a price just yet but will let me know in the next few days, so thanks for your advice, much appreciated! PS You wrote "Also a good place to fix the...

yes the lease is very messy, but i have quoted a few lines below. "the lessor (freeholder) will maintain and keep in repair the whole of the lessors estate including the building but excluding the flat" "(The leasse (me) The outer walls thereof (other party walls) and the roof space, the...

Hi Woody, the purlin and roof is my responsibility, although the damage has been caused by my downstairs nieghbour (the freeholder) not fixing the failed lintel (well 2 years after it deflected, dont get me started on that one) Ive rang round this morning for quotes on getting a new pine 8 by...

Hello all, i recently bought and moved into a flat on the top floor of an old house. The survey picked up a cracked purlin in one of the bedrooms which was from a failed lintel on the ground floor (since replaced) The cracked purlin has had a metal casing screwed to it from the previous...