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I finished my shed build around October last year but I seem to have some cracks in my mortar, in the step formation, on both walls in the center of the building. The cracks are on the interior and exterior but show more on the internal with the gap being wider at the top. Does this sound like...

Hi :) Finished my build a couple of months ago and everything is now water tight. It's a double skin building with floor, wall and roof insulation (warm roof). The floor is comprised of hardcore, sand, DPM, celotex insulation then the concrete floor. During the build though we had a lot of rain...

Hi, Just finished building my brick shed but I'm having a problem with condensation on the inside of the cavity lintel for both my window and door. DSC_0002_zpsa1aay5kk by Shinogi posted 25 Nov 2015 at 11:56 AM How would I go about stopping this from occuring? The shed is brick and block...

I'm looking at insulating my sheds flat roof. I've already bought some 18mm and 11mm OSB3 and 100mm Celotex insulation as it's going to be a warm roof. Everything will also be mechanically fixed and finished with an EPDM sheet. I'll be fitting the 18mm OSB3 first and I need a vapour control...

Hi :) I've just about finished my double skin brick shed and I'm about to do the roof. My plan is for a warm roof so I'm going to lay the 18mm OSB3, then a Vapour barrier followed by 100mm celotex insulation boards. I'm thinking about putting another layer of OSB on top of the insulation...

Hi, I'm currently doing a cavity build and I'm not sure if to use cavity closers or not. My cavity insulation is Celotex 75mm and was wondering if I could just cut a 100mm slab, my cavity is 100mm, and use that to close the cavity around the door and window. Having a search on here...

Hi, Could someone give me some advice please? i'm after building a single row, 100mm medium density block wall which will be just under a meter high and I need to lay a foundation. The problem is that I have a manhole cover close by and I'm not sure if I'm allowed to put a foundation near...

Hi, I'm just starting a brick shed build and I need a little advice for the foundations. The brick shed will be 30m2, roughly 4.50m(w) x 6.50m(L) x 2.50m(h), cavity insulated wall with brick and block and a flat or slightly pitched roof. The ground consists of 0.42m of top soil in which it...