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I had a couple of doors made for me and the carpenter insulated between two layers of boarding in the big panels and this seems to have made a big difference. The membrane requirement probably only applies to the structure of the main wall and not to the openings (doors and !windows). Thanks...

Yes. This is not self-levelling and hence is only as accurate as a bubble in a sight glass (Spirit level) which with the best will in the world is not that accurate over 5 - 10 metres or more. I use water level on foundations/first courses as I am OCD about it. :) Robin Self-levelling is only...

Don't know if this is allowed but I do have a laser level for sale at the moment as surplus, ebay price of £29 not sold due to a timewaster, so if you wanted it for less than this, say £25 I would be happy. Laser level complete kit (161675999916) Regards Old_Robin

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cjard. Many thanks. Very helpful comments. Old_Robin

Thanks for the comment. I will do some research. It seemed to me that the structure of the wall will be warmer than the outside air so the only issue is when there is 100% humidity (i.e. raining) No? I will see where the vapour barrier is, but when I built the walls on an extension seem to...

John, Many thanks. Just the sort of advice I was needing. I will troll off to the Planning Dept and see if they want me to make a formal application or not. Cheers OldRobin

I have a timber framed house - half way between a pre-fab and a Scandinavian property. Wall are 95 mm wood stud filled with mineral wool with plasterboard inside and 19 mm Cedar cladding outside under concrete tile. To improve the U value of the walls (presently 0.4 about) I was planning to...