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ah really... already spent more than I wanted to on it!! Looks like roofing sheets & £200 it is then!!!! argh!

Ive just built a shed out of 3x2, it is sat on a course of bricks, it is 5m x 2m, wall & roof joists are 600 centres & the pitch is around 15 degrees - will this hold concrete tiles ok?? I have left over from an extension and it will be alot cheaper than anything else I'm thinking - obviously...

Thanks Alan - never heard of mono ridge tiles, Ill have a look out for that. Thanks for the dry verge tip aswell - appreciate your time!

Hey Guys, Im just about to tile a small outhouse roof, it is a single slope roof (not sure if thats the correct terminology) So Im good with the breathable felt and spacing battens etc but once the roof tiles are on, its finishing it off was my question. On the sides Ill use undercloak and...

Stuart45 - top tip, cheers mate. I'll find something to stick in the side. Maltaron - cheers Thanks again

jeds & stuart45 - aaahhhh ok, thanks alot - that could have ended with me looking like a dick! I thought 900mm was the concrete. That makes it cheaper, which can only be a good thing! yep, I have been told by builder to fill the trench 2 blocks below DPC. (Im planning to get some steaks hit...

Jeds - the dimensions for the extension are 3m x 6m x 3m at 0.9m depth & 0.6 width - have I worked it out correctly? - I just used an online concrete calculator (The plans say trend filled foundations 900mm minimum) noseall - I think you have convinced me to go with the ready mixed...

woody - I'm just working out price of both before deciding whether to mix myself or not as budget is quite tight! 1 bulk bag = 1/2 cubic metre, WOW looms like 6 cubic metres is alot of work! Thanks alot for the reply mate! stuart45 - yeah seems like alot now, I'm just making sure I know...

So, Im starting to build my own one story extension in a couple of weeks with the little money we have saved up (Digging foundations 21st july - I might upload before and after pics if anyone is interested) my first question in this epic task is.... "I need 6.5m3 of concrete for...

The plasterboard wall, I ripped down and was left with flat rendered wall - result! The 2 patchy plastered walls, I took some time to remove the plaster, didn't take too long as it was old and most fell off, so left with 2 flat rendered walls, excellent. So now Im left with pretty much a...

What would happen if I scratched the surface to create a key for tile to bond to? It isn't a water exposed wall. ok no problem, was just thinking of ways to make the wall good once I take the plaster off to avoid putting up aquapanels! (what sort of fixings would you use to fix aqua panel to...

It was one of yours. Full explanation was there, use drywall to stick aquapanel to wall and use long fixings to screw aquapanel to wall - I'm hoping I don't need to do this though! I will try this tonight and let you know - makes sense!!! Worse case, what will I need to do if paint does come...

2 walls are patchy painted plaster/cement render - I will take off plaster, if surface is too uneven then use cement aquapanel. Just read a post from a while back to use drywall to stick aquapanel to wall and then screw it to wall. 1 wall is painted plasterboard Before you go priming it &...

1 wall is stripped back to the cement render - Ok, straight forward application 2 walls are patchy painted plaster/cement render - so as 26kg/psm is over the limit I will need to remove the plaster 1 wall is painted plasterboard -not sure what paint it is, I'll make sure to prime it...

Here I go. Completely stripped out bathroom and have just bought these tiles: http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=087711 (Porcelain, 30x60, 4kg per tile, 10mm thick) 1 wall is stripped back to the cement render - I'm...