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For resilient bars to work on a wall they need to be fitted to 75mm battens that are themselves lined from the wall by 5mm thick neoprene. Then you infill with rockwool and double plasterboard line the wall - you should stagger the joints to reduce noise further. You end up loosing about 100mm...

I have found a very helpful pdf from Wavin UK who make chimney components if anyone else is ever interested the link is https://environment7.uwe.ac.uk/resources/constructionsample/Conweb/heating/hepworth%20chimneys.pdf Taken from that pdf here is what I currently have fitted in my home...

The flue is a proper class 1 and if you lie on the left hand side of the fire you can see all the way through. It has passed smoke test last few years so I'm not going to use a liner as it will save a few quid. The fire states it must be converted to rear vented by sealing off the flue liner...

Im trying to install a new 'Hole in the wall' type fireplace into my old chimney. The new fire requires an opening in my chimney like this (Studio 1 dimensions in left column) The current chimney is quite narrow 1025mm wide, the opening is currently 560mm wide by 590mm high. Having...

Sorry if I didnt make it very clear, but that is what I am intending on doing. The link you posted shows an apex truss that is equal on both sides with a 'W' shaped 3 beam support. Im wondering if I can get away with building a lower sloped roof with only the central support. More like this...

Hi I am currently building a workshop at the end of my garden. The frame size will be 5.8m x 2.6m when complete. The tops of the wallboards are all nice and level - now comes the snag. I am hoping to build dual pitch roof with gable ends. Ideally the apex should be offset ( for aesthetic...