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thank you all - I'll do 1,2 and 4 and then fill dado gaps with gaulk and final coat the dado rail

thank you for the feedback so no nails will stick to a painted or papered surface ok?

Hi all, I have a newly plastered room and will be no-nailing dado rails to the walls but am unsure on the best order to do this as will be painting the bottom and wall papering the top....... 1) Do I mist the all walls first? 2) Draw a centre line on wall where dado rail is to go and...

Thanks st will take a look at that. 8' x 4' boards don't bend at the top of stairs like a double mattress ;-) Taught myself how to plaster and mew barroom Walls look really good but not tried a ceiling yet and not keen as room ha to be finished by Christmas and only have 1 day at weekends...

Good evening all, I am ripping out the original bathroom in my Victorian house to convert it back into a bedroom. The room measures 3m x 2.5m and floor to ceiling is 2.5m. I have removed a plastic panel ceiling which was no nailed to a laeve and plaster ceilling which has wood chip wall...

Hi oldun - it's a vaulted ceiling so 150mm Kinspan or equivelant. Not sure about the roof windows though was going to go for Velux 780mm x 980mm. Inside wall height is 2.4m. I haven't got as far as working out the radiator output yet but your advice would be much appreciated on this an the...

Hi all - the ridge will run out from the existing wall, the 5m length and the width is 4m.

Hi Tony - thank you that does help and I can now work out what I need and satisfy the BSO. All I need now is for the PD rules to be relaxed soon so I can get started!

Hi chickenlips - thanks to your helpful suggestion of using Glulam I found the below straight away and it is just what I was after. http://www.glulambeams.co.uk/hres/roof%20beams%20loading.pdf Thanks again :)

Hi theoldun & woody - my initial statement of the PD rules changing on 01/10/12 is incorrect, this date is the end of the consultation period for the proposed changes. I am fully aware of the current PD rules. I spoke to my local Planning Officer and he said that the changes could take...

Hi chaps, Thank you for your replies. From 1st of October the PD regs change and I can extend twice that of before without PC so in my semi detached it's now 6m. I appreciate the additional load from the roof will have a direct impact on the wall and foundation design but I have those...

Hi all, I am designing a roof for my new extension which is 5m out from the end of the existing 2 storey house and 4m wide. The extension will be single story and built under permitted developement and a building notice. Where can I find span tables for the structural ridge beam and...

Thank you all for the advice I have now ordered 5l's of Zinsser Gard. I managed Elvis a long time ago and the money ran out then too so I now have to do all my DIY myself! The only thing I haven't done yet is brick laying but I'll leave the extension to a brickie and I'll do the garden...

Hi - the paint is Dulux Brilliant White Matt emulsion and was very thick and gloopy, it just blobbed out and didn't pour. The over trowling is just what I have read on line. I plastered it myself and didn't polish it much at all. It was the second time I have plastered but did a very good...

Hi - the paint was very thick and I used about 60% water and 40% paint. It didn't run down the walls when I rollered it on and was about the consistency of thick hot chocolate. Are you able to scrape a mist coat off a wall?

Hi all, painted a mist coat on my plaster and it didn't sink in and I can scrap it off and the plaster is same colour as it was before I painted it! The plaster in dry and I used Matt emulsion watered down to a slighty thicker than milk consistency. What should I do: 1) Leave it to...

With out all the facts I would agree with your assumption. I am also building a single storey extension, creating a new bathroom, knocking through supporting walls, shifting foul water pipes/creating new runs and replacing existing windows which will all be under the same notice. I don't...