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Hi, I am looking at putting a metal stud wall up with a doorway. I am confused on the lining size. The studs come in two widths 50 or 70 mm. Assuming 12.5 mm plasterboard on either side plus 3mm for plaster. I think that is a wall of either 81 or 101 mm. Standard door linings sizes don't seem...

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Hi, My Premier Elite 48 alarm has started flashing up a power loss fault. It is intermittent. From reading on here I believe it is a problem with the switch mode PSU. I have spoken to Texecom support and they agree with the diagnosis so I am about to order a replacement. Can anyone give me any...

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Hello, I need some advice on how to join new plasterboard to existing plastered plasterboard. I have had to remove a 1000x300mm of plastered plasterboard which was dot and dabbed to wall and now I want to make good. My plan is to fix a new piece of plasterboard in the hole using dot and dab...

Can you expand on the thermal bridging please. I plan to put solid insulation between the joists with a 50mm air gap between the top of the insulation and the board. Seal the gaps between the PU board and the joists with mastic to try and stop moist air getting to the cold side. Where do...

Thanks for the reply. The roof minus velux is 7.5 square m. 100mm celotex is under £15,per m at Wicked so £100 for extra insulation will cover it. Any re roofing is required to have insulation anyway. The 100 was to put thicker on. I am not sure I agree the main advantage of a warm roof is...

Hi, I have just had a flat roof recovered. New board, added a Velux and EPDM. When I was getting a price I also asked that it was well insulated. I was clear about this. When the price came back I again raised insulation and said I am happy with the price but can you upgrade the insulation...

We were planning to not cut the joist ends until we had proven it worked. We thought we would chisel out above the pockets, use three props and large timber to prop multiple joists and walk the room up together. If that proved successful then we would pack under the joists whilst getting ready...

Thanks loply, I am picking a laser level up on hire tomorrow and will check if the joists are straight this weekend. I am fairly hopeful the joists are not bent but i can see why it would be a problem if they were. I had hoped to complete the jacking without removing all of the floorboards...

You can fit insulation backed plasterboard anyway you would plasterboard. Onto battens or dot and dab, as long as you get the right board for the application.

I am no expert but have been googling this plenty in the past and the current chemical systems are all into the mortar not the brick as this can be done without pressure. I have my doubts over the need for a DPC (leaning towards good ventilation and pointing) but have had a chemical DPC...

If it sinks any further we will be in Australia.

I am not a damp proofer but modern chemical damp proofing is injected into mortar. Are your holes in mortar or brick? If 20 years old I suspect they are into brick which would rule out the majority of chemical DPC's.

I have a house that has suffered settlement to the side elevation. The upstairs rooms along this elevation have uneven floors, the side elevation is about 2" lower than than the other wall. I want to level the floors. Had originally planned to remove floorboards and bolt level 2x4 alongside...

Thanks for the replies. I think I will end up sitting on this until the structural engineer comes back to be safe. As I while the week away and ponder the way forward can anyone offer their opinion on the Thor helical bar system, also sold under the Twistfix brand. Thanks.

Unfortunately the engineer is on holiday until the end of the week and I was hoping to get this done next week to be inspected the week after. A week isn't so bad but the day the engineer comes back from his holiday my builder goes skiing for a week! Has anybody got any thoughts on...

Hello, I have a house that has suffered movement. This is believed to be long standing and non-progressive however to improve the structural stability the report recommended; • Inspect the cavity wall ties. • Strap the side elevation wall to the first floor timber joists at 0.8m centres...

Gregers - It isn't a cavity wall, it is single skin. It is a typical turn of the century Coronation Street terrace. Woody - You might be right, it might be nothing to worry about but I'm rarely that lucky. The bricks that are damp are those with the DPC holes drilled in them, the couple of...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what is causing (and stop) a patch of damp bricks on the outside of my house. I have a single horizontal row of about ten bricks that appear wet when all the bricks about them don't. It is at the centre of a bay window. There is a vertical...