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    Insulating pipes tight to floor (NOW WITH PICS)

    Do you think there will be enough room for 'Thermawrap' pipe insulation? I've used this for my exposed pipes in the garage which are placed v close to the wall. You could also put some insulation fibre roll around the wrapped pipes but try not to compress the fibres too much as this would...
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    radiator for stud wall

    Hello. I have a single panel radiator on the stud wall in my master bedroom. The radiator BTU is too low for such a large room, so I decided to replace it with a double-sized radiator of the same size - 600x1200. I bought a radiator from B+Q but noted just how heavy it was. Does anyone know...
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    Conservatory and internal wall damp

    Thanks JerryM! I asked a builder friend to come and have a look at the problem. He made a startling discovery - the people who constructed the conservatory before I moved in had not folded the top of the lead flashing between the bricks! All they had done was to fix the tops of the flashing...
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    Conservatory and internal wall damp

    Hello! I have a conservatory on the south-facing aspect of the house (catches most of the rain). I had cavity wall insulation installed a few months ago. I recently note a damp patch on the bedroom wall above the conservatory, and patches running down the conservatory wall which is adjoining...
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    garage ceiling insulation

    Thanks for the replies. Would like to add that I already have over 270mm roll insulation the attic as well as cavity wall insulation. The joists above garage could only accommodate 100mm insulation and they now have a plasterboard and plaster covering as the garage ceiling. There are no...
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    garage ceiling insulation

    Hi! I have an integral garage. The rooms above were v cold, so I insulated between the joists (approx 10cm thick roll) from below and had the garage ceiling plastered. Despite this and already having cavity wall insulation, the rooms above the garage are still v cold. I am trying to decide...
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