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Ok, this is not another "can I do this without a professional/paying/building warrant" post. Secondly, I am only a DIYer so apologies in advance if my terminology is not entirely correct. I have included a drawing that I hope will help show what I am on about. My friend has bought a house with...

Thanks for your reply. I think the whole point behind having the vapour membrane is to keep the warm, moist air from inside the room from getting to the colder stonework where it condenses and can cause damp issues. To this end, that's why I thought to vent the void spaces to the underfloor...

Another thought that has just occurred to me, with the vapour barrier directly behind the plasterboard, it is bound to become punctured over time with nails, screws fixings etc. Aside from leaving a service void, I can't imagine how to avoid this. Would these tiny punctures be that big a...

Looking through the search function, I can see this has been discussed lots but I have some specific questions. I live in a house in Scotland with 600mm Sandstone walls, externally rendered. I'm renovating one of my rooms and want to insulate the external wall (internally). Internally there...

I'm fairly confident it's not supporting the roof as there is an original wall a few feet back which looks like the original bedroom wall (garish 70s wallpaper and everything). The stud wall I'm looking at changing fits the rest of the modifications made to the house, badly put together and all...

Thanks Gregers Could you elaborate on the double head?

Hi Our kids bedrooms have got sloping roofs that go down to a 4ft high stud wall. There is loads of dead space behind the stud wall that I would like to utilise as cupboards to free up some space. I've found some shaker doors that I can get in the correct size but my question is: How do I...

Thanks for your reply. I think I'll use Oak. Will this need any protection? Varnish, wood stain etc? I'm glad you said stainless screws, I'd figured stainless or brass but would have preferred stainless. As for the wrought iron, do you know of any coating I could use without painting...

Hi I've got a wrought iron garden furniture set which is in need of some restoration. I've decided this will be my winter project so would like a little advice. a) The wrought iron has corroded slightly but we like the weathered effect and would like to preserve this if possible. My two...