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Hello Just thought i would keep a log of my progress, just incase people can shed any advice, or people are thinking of doing the same as me, it might help....... As you can see i have started in my 'box' room as a test. its working out OK. Problems are at the moment that the plasterboard...

OK i got ya, thanks i am not sure i will go for the additional 25mm if i can help it as it eat into my space. the rooms are not all that big at at the moment :) i am hoping that by doing this work it will make a difference? do you think it will? put it this way, at the moment the heating...

thanks for a quick reply..... the ventilation problem confuses me :D the roof rafters run from the loft to the outside of my house. i was going to insulate the rafters with 100mm, i think this WILL leave a gap between the flat roof and insualtion is that OK? in regards to the walls i was...

Hello I am about to embark on a pretty major job just wondered if you could shed any experience..... To take things from the start we moved into a dormer style chalet house. In the winter we noticed that the rooms upstairs were very cold and in the summer baking hot. We can also hear a lot...

thanks for the prompt reply is it a 15mm stop cock i need to buy? Well the other pipe up into the ceiling alongside the mains and it has a drain valve on the end... i can;t really see where in the airing cupboard these are as they are behind the the tank...... i have no clue about...

Hi Guys Trying to do a bit of work on my house and get to know a bit more about plumbing..... (noob here)Trying to do somethng simple first like replace the stop cock. As you can see from this pic the stop cock has no handle and is broken.... obviosuly turn the water off outside and then...

Sorry for sounding dumb, but why is there a need for ventilation in there? I believe you can get some loose insulation, would that work? Not sure boarding would due to the location Thanks

I was going to get some standard loft insulaltion and push it into the roof space............. ad present in all my uptairs dormer roofs I have the plaster board ceiling, this gap and the the chipbaord felt roof. I would imagine this is a major problem for my heat loss? what do you think...

Hi People, This might be a but hard to explain so bare with me.... I have a 1968 chalet dormer house. The upstairs dormers come out on a flat roof from the loft space remaining. i have the usual problems, in the winter the house is freezing and baking hot in the summer! (isullation...

Hiya People, Looking at replacing my bathroom and i have a few questions.......... Basically, i have 3 waste pipes in my bathroom, one from the basin, one from the bath and the other coming in from the kitchen sink. Am i allowed to / is it possible to have these pipes all connect into one...