Recent content by kycrout

woody, I get the increasing the insulation. As soon as it warms up a touch I will be boarding the floor of the loft, and at the same time renewing or touching up the insulation. What I am missing is the "opening the laps - Bitumen felt sitcks together" bit. I have a tiled, pitched roof...

Hiya Thanks for your input ... I'm afraid I do not understand the crucial sentence "Increase the ceiling insulation and then go along and put your hand through the joint where the felt is lapped to open them up - a small bit of timber can be put in to keep them open in various places. This...

JohnD - Thanks for the link, I have read your post, and following most of it ... still to do are the downlighters (but in fairness we do not use them at the moment) Xenon - Im in epping. I had the local roofer over today, who took one look at the loft and said (what I expected)...

Hi Guys Firstly I have read all the post of condensation and have been following this for a few months. Let me explain A few months ago I found condesation in my loft, and you guys gave me some great advise - install roof/tile vents - I got a roofer in, he did this and the problem seem to...

Appreciate your input. I shall follow your advice, and remove the bottom plank and try and protect the ply. May I ask is there a wood treatment you would recommend ? whilst I expose the plywood I might as well spray it with something or other before covering it

Thanks for the reply ... The summehouse is raised off of the ground (on stilts). The floor of the summerhouse was built with treated wood. Howver their was a gap in the middle (of about .5 inch), so the constructor put ply down across the whole floor (but from what I can see left it...

The misery continues ... I have just noticed now that the WBP plywood that was used as the floor of my summerhouse is getting wet .. It was not treated (as far as I can tell) and I cannot reach the edges to seal it.. I will be putting a vinyl floor over it, so I am not too worried about...

Hi Guys Im at my wits end. Had a new summerhouse put in, with the hopes of cladding it and putting a pool table in With the rain over the past two days I noticed that the water was coming through the knots in the wall (Rood seems sound enough!) Although the outside of the walls has...

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Good Morning ... I was wondering I have a summerhouse with a waterproof plywood sub floor (just laid it). It is level and secure. I know would like to put down self-adhesive vinyl tiles (nothing special economy range from B&Q) Do I need to treat the plywood in any way to ensure the...

Can you tell me what i use to insulate it ? and protect from rats etc ? thanks ky

Cable is going it at 18 inches (in sand) with the electrical warning tape ... this part me and my sparky have covered ... its the water pipe that has me flumixed Can anyone tell me once the pipe comes out of the ground towards the summerhouse if there is a product to insolate it thanks

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Hi there I am currently digging a 30 meter ditch to the bottom of my garden to the summerhouse. I am intending to put a 16mm armoured cable in it. BUT one of my friends suggested putting in a water pipe at the same time (and he is getting it for me ... blue something or other). My...