Recent content by Bonni

Caulk.

If on a new roof I'm building, I double up the rafters on either side of the rafter that's cut and trimmed because of the velux. With existing plasterboard and roof tiles in place, doubling rafters would be nigh on impossible without removing plasterboard or roofing material. Would not doubling...

Those quotes are astronomical, but I live up North. I would have thought £1,500 to £2,000 tops would cover. At worst, hire a scaffold tower, but most roofers and builders would just sort that from a ladder and roof ladder. If you're planning to sell, I would just hire the two ladders and pop up...

Before and after any works to gas pipes, you need to do the relevant tests on the meter. I suggest a Gas Safe registered plumber.

No budget and expecting a miracle solution? Is it a solid wall? A solid wall needs lime mortar. If there's cement, your wall won't breathe. It needs lime mortar inside and paint should be clay based. Solid walls are never damp free, but moisture needs to breathe out, so lime mortar everywhere...

Render, flat roofs, and box gutters should be banned by law. So enjoy your dilemma.

Rule number one, never insulate something/a room that you don't heat.

Below dpc and on a roof, 3:1 is the correct ratio. Above dpc, 5:1 is adequate. A repointing mix has to be drier than a bricklaying mix, otherwise you will smudge your bricks. If you use a mortar gun, follow the guidance on using lime, otherwise the mortar won't come out. I won't supply exact...

It's a catnic box lintel

Pour the concrete in, it displaces the water.

I charge £65 for ceramic, porcelain Mosaics and herringbone £110 per sqm. Just all down to ease of tooling, cutting and drilling. That's North England.

You can cut out below a window and fit a window to the floor or a door/doors. Either way, that will need to obtain a FENSA certificate or building regs. If you wish to touch the lintel, or do lintel work, you will need building regs and building regs will want a copy of your structural engineers...

Technically you're right and wrong. Although you don't need a wall plate on a flat roof, you can fit a wall plate. The advantage of doing so is that it makes securing the roof timbers down easier and much more resiting to uplift. I only know because of my structural engineer and what was...

Sounds like no vertical DPC installed

Sit the joists on a 4x2 wall plate https://www.practicalarchitecture.com/blog/how-to-detail-a-wallplate