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I am planning on making an exterior door with a big wood sheet as the outside face. I was thinking of using an 18mm hardwood ply (painted) - is this a good choice? I looked at marine ply but it seems to be at least double the price. Is it worth it?

I am building a room for playing and recording music so I need excellent sound insulation, the best way of doing this seems to be to build an entire 'room within a room', so stud walls covered with 2x12.5mm plasterboard (height is about 3.3m) and 8x2 rafters again with 2x12.5mm plasterboard for...

Thank you, that is very helpful. I am a little worried about the insulation compressing because I have some heavy internal stud walls that will be resting on the top of the screed. I was considering putting in some timber supports underneath where the walls will go but I am not sure if that is...

Many thanks for your suggestions. I am just wondering if I can use some sort of expansion joint and screed up to that and then the next day screed from there? Should I have an expansion joint anyway? (dimension of floor is approx 12.5m x 4.3m) I am leaning towards getting ready mix delivered...

I would happily pay someone to pump it round but can't find anyone who has a pump for screed. If anyone knows of someone who can do this please let me know. I am between Brighton and Eastbourne. Another possibility is to use tongue and groove chipboard (P5) instead of the screed, but I can't...

I have a large floor to screed, getting on for 60m2. My problem is that it is a long way from the road to my new rear extension and my girlfriend (unpaid labourer!) has hurt her shoulder so I have to do the job by myself. I think I need some 4.5 tonnes of screed so it will be too much to have it...