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I had a guy do some work on my house including installing wet underfloor heating before the screed in my extension went down. I have a hetta system with two zones. I zone for the conservatory and 1 zone (with 2 pipe runs) for the lounge. The guy who did it did some other work for me and he...

we are just finished off an extension that has cavity wall with 75mm gap between block and brick. We would like to add a balanced flue fire but the one we like is 36cm deep and so with a false chimney breast and the fireplace surround would stick out too far into our room. Does anybody know the...

Hi All, I’ve been stripping wall paper and some of it has some very flaky paint underneath. I used a razor blade scraper to remove all the bad stuff and then a bit more and basically left with half a wall of good paint and half stripped back to a grey smooth type plaster. I’m wondering what my...

Hi, could somebody advise me on a conservatory base. My builder was supposed to build a 500mm deep trench around the outside for a 600mm dwarf wall to be built on. Ground conditions are sand which apparently is good. I saw the trench along the front and one side but have returned today and he...

Hi all, After a bit of advice as I have a few concerns regarding some work I am having done. In an extension the trimming around the staircase looks pretty bad to me and I’m after some opinions as to whether it is acceptable. My understanding is that joists should be doubled up around the...

I need a fire proof dormer cheek on a loft conversion as it is a semi detached house and therefore within 1 m of next door. I think it needs to be 30 minute resistant. My plan was to have tiles, membrane, 18mm WBP plywood, 100 mm stud with celotex insulation between studs, 25mm over studs and...

I am about to start a loft conversion in my 1950's semi and have a question about the new floor joists i will be putting in. Currently there are 100mm ceiling joists and i will be running 200mm floor joists alongside. The property has brick built cavity walls. Presently the ceiling joists...

I want to put a staircase into the loft of my 2 story house. There is a gap between the staircase from the ground floor to the first floor and the landing on the first floor of about 12 inches. If i don't want my staircase into the loft to be 12 inches wider than the staircase below it i need to...