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Hello all. We have a house with an old Upvc conservatory put up by the previous owners. We intend to replace it and the wife wants to use wood, not dwarf brick walls and plastic. 

The idea is to put in a new strip foundation and concrete block footings to about 6" above ground...

Hello, I have a good, sound and dry concrete floor to tile. I need to raise the level to meet an adjoining floor (also tiles). The easiest way for me is to screw down WBP ply. Simple question for the experts: Provided I use top quality adhesive and grout (Bal flexible), will I get as...

Hello all. We have a house with an old Upvc conservatory put up by the previous owners. We intend to replace it and the wife wants to use wood, not dwarf brick walls and plastic. 

The idea is to put in a new strip foundation and concrete block footings to about 6" above...

Hello all, Thinking of buying a lovely old Edwardian house C1913. Very neglected but the brickwork (solid brick walls - quite hard bricks, soft mortar (assume sand/lime - and roof look fine. No sign of damp and the cellar is dry. Not got as far as a survey yet but would be glad of any tips...

Hello all, A couple of years ago I installed an (expensive) solid oak (French) half glazed back door in my house in France. I have had nothing but trouble with the door and now intend to replace it with a quality door from the UK. The issues are (1) the door frame has to be set into an...

Good morning all, I am thinking about buying some oak veneered doors to use as sliding doors in cupboards and wardrobes in a barn conversion. Wickes have some in a "Geneva" range which are the style I'm looking for and which seen good value. However, they say that the doors are NOT suitable...

Hello all, I need to make quite a few (9) large sliding doors for cupboards to match (as far as possible) some very old L & B existing doors in a barn conversion. The best match I can find is good quality 20 mm T&G heavy character oak flooring boards; properly seasoned and kiln dried...

Hello all, Advice from professional roofers would be appreciated. I have read as many previous posts as possible but thought I would ask for some really up to date opinions. I have permission to build a studio/workshop/office as a lean to inside a walled garden. the garden walls are...

Good morning all, I need to reduce a door opening in an external, single skin block wall by around 8" and try to match into the existing external render without a join that is too obvious and unsightly. The easiest way would seem to be 4' x 2" stud clad with 12 mm wbp plywood. I have some...

Hello all, I intend to lay a new solid oak floor (John Boddy Timber) onto concrete. The concrete has been laid above 8" of well compacted hardcore, 2" polystyrene insulation slab and a top quality DPM. The concrete was laid 12 months ago and is bone dry. The concrete is flat and level...

Hello all, I have a barn conversion in France with around 150 m² of flooring to install. The floor is 100 mm concrete over 200 mm well compacted limestone, 50 mm polystyrene slab and a top quality DPM. Laid more than a year ago, solid and as dry as a bone. The floor is perfectly level but...

Hello all, Apologies if this is the wrong forum but I cannot find a more appropriate one. Multipanel: waterproof panels for bathrooms and kitchens. Quite expensive but sound excellent. I am considering using these for some new bathrooms and would be most grateful for any comments, views...

Hello all, Have a large open plan barn conversion in France nearing completion and thinking about wall and ceiling surfaces. The main room is 130 sq. m with a 6m high ridge. The walls are new, block cavity: bone dry. In order to 'break up' the huge walls, they have been 'framed' with 4" x...