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Hi We’ve recently dug out a large parking area (18m x 7m). We still have a lot of landscaping to do outside and as such we don’t want to spend money on our finished topping i.e. gravel/tarmac etc until all the work has been done. We need something that is usable (to park and turn vehicles on)...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice. I live in an electric-only cottage in a village with no mains gas, it has been refurbished and insulated etc and now I am the point where I need to decide what heating we have going forward (we have nothing at the moment, just wood burner) I don’t know...

I'm struggling to work out the right alarms to fit in our new extension - we have a large kitchen which has a woodburner fitted, I know we need a carbon monoxide alarm but not sure what to put with it. Our plans say a heat detector but looking online they say not to install in a room where the...

Getting a bit confused regarding downlights and whether they can/can’t be insulated over. We need to install 15 downlights in the ceiling in our new extension (in-between the joists of the ground and first floor) so we also need acoustic wool to fit inside the cavity. Originally I was...

We have recently had a two storey extension built and we are on the first fix stage. Downstairs is one big room, upstairs will be split into two bedrooms, an ensuite and a hallway. The upstairs is partly in the roof with sloped ceilings which will have insulated plasterboard on the rafters...

Hi all, New kitchen being done at the moment - we are having a traditional range cooker (induction) 110cms built into an alcove. I have seen lots of traditional kitchens like this but I can understand what extractor I will need for this. I have searched for built in cooker hood and...

Hi all, I might be on the wrong thread here but want to see if there's anyone out there that can advise. We have recently laid some mid/light grey limestone flagstones and used Cementone Wide Jointing Compund to grout inbetween. All great so far and the finished look is just what we...

Hi, We are currently at the insulation stage of our two storey extension (doing it ourselves) and just want a bid of advice/clarification before I go ahead a get it all wrong! Am I along the right lines installing the below? Roof PIR in-between rafters: cut the boards slightly smaller...

We have just built a new chimney on our extension with 150mm pumice flue liner running up the inside with leca insulation. My question is - does it matter what size chimney pot you put on the top? i.e. diameter? We have been given a standard roll top pot with 265mm internal diameter and...

Hi Looking into getting some insulated plasterboard (need Celotex GD5040 to get my uvalue) but can only seem to get in packs of 22. I need only 9 sheets so would prefer to not pay the extra, is it possible to literally used 40mm celotex and fix plasterboard over the top or am i missing...

We will soon be ordering our blocks for our extension. Spec says Thermalite Shield (to give overall uvalue of 0.20) and the building merchant has suggested the cheaper Plasmor Fibolite (giving overall value of 0.21) Overall the Thermalites are £250 more expensive than the Fibolites, what I’m...

We are due to build a new chimney on our new extenision in the next month. We will be buying the Isokern Pumice flue liner (not the DM system) but I am wondering what size to buy. We will be having a stove with a 150mm flue but there doesn't seem to be any guidance on the flue liner diameter...

Hi We are soon to build a two storey extension at the rear of house which will incorporate a new chimney and fireplace. I am currently trying to design my fireplace and I want to have a wood beam across the opening. Does anyone know what the rules are regarding distances from the fire that...

Hi We have received our full plans back from the architect and we have endless amounts of Celotex needed. They said: 70mm Celotex CG50000 cavity wall: 0.19 uvalue when finished 70mm Celotex FR5000 ground insulation: 0.20 uvalue 150mm Celotex FR5000 roof insulation and 40mm...

We are just starting work on our two storey extension at the back of our cottage. Approx. measurements of the extension are 5.6 x 6.6m internal. Plans have suggested a steel beam across the first floor to support the joists for upstairs, 5.6m in length (as far as I can see this is hidden in...

Hi We have just had our planning permission granted for two storey extension and will be building by notice. Quite a few family members are in the trade including my husband so will be doing all the work (apart from the bricklaying) ourselves. I am trying to do all the research/prep...