soffit

Hi, Just wondering what is considered best practise especially from a visual point of view. I have some existing wiring and lights exiting in my soffit. I want to install some PIRs and move the existing lights. Should I run cable clipped to soffit or clipped to fascia under gutter or should...

Hi All, I'm a first-time poster here and just about to buy my first house. One of the properties I am looking at seems pretty ideal for us but does have some issues with some broken floorboards (which I know I can fix relatively quickly) and some other minor issues; one problem I have come...

Does anyone know how much (if any) difference spray painting wooden soffits makes compared to painting with a roller? I originally got quoted £1.3k to get my soffits painted, and was told the paint should last around 5 years before I need to get it replaced. I thought that was a bit pricy, so...

Hi all, I've bought a house and the wooden soffits have clearly seen better days (I've attached pictures of the worst bit, just outside the bathroom window). My question is: can I get away with simply getting someone to repaint them, or are they too far gone and need to be replaced? Any advice...

Hi, A month ago we have been scammed by a bogus tradesman and then we have to find someone who can do the job as quickly as possible. We went ahead with a firm that was recommended by a colleague and neighbour. Now that we have been scammed I'm not sure I can trust anyone yet. At the moment...

Hi, Pulling my own head off with these lights for my soffitts ouside. Question? LED lights for under soffit, should I go for sealed/integrated or normal where I can change the bulbs? under soffit no rain will get them. Unsealed...

We have recently fitted soffits with 80mm vent grilles every 2metres on our recently converted cob barn. in the double height interior space we can feel a strong draught where previously there was none, the draught is coming from high up, the cob walls are 6m high. This draught wasn't here last...

Hello I'm looking for some advice for how to remedy what appears to be a bodge by a previous owner. I have a standalone single story garage which I'll soon be renovating into a workshop (new plasterboard, insulation, flooring...) but I want to be sure the structure is sound and secure before...

Hello! DIyer here.. however this job seems beyond me.. I'd really appreciate some opinions on what you guys think would be a reasonable solution - some context/knowledge/insight, before I'm swamped in quotes. Or in the event I decide to do it myself. This is my mum's house, and the diagonal...

Hello I am hoping to build a extension on the side of my house that I will use as a garage. I have been reading about building regs on the roof and was wondering do I need to vent the roof space as suggested? I was going to have a warm roof, as I was hoping to fill the voids between the roof...

Hi, I’ve got a fairly unusually designed house in that we’ve got a smaller lower roof section with soffits above the ground floor( see pictures) The house is cold all the time ( especially the hall way) and I’m convinced it’s due to the shear number of ventilation holes we have in lower soffit...

I have got installed new stair and now need to get ceiling up. I have no idea from where to start with batten. I have attached photos below. Any advise would be appreciated

I'm rebuilding a flat roofed garage and am wondering what the point in fascia boards are here because the rafters don't overhang the wall, instead they finish flush with the edge of the wall. Is there any reason I shouldn't clad right up to the roof line? A rubber roof will be installed with a...

Sorry, think I posted this in the wrong place in "Building" and here would be more suitable. Wondering about the logic/sense of providing ventilation through the fascia boards. I realise that usually you would vent through the soffits or have some over-fascia ventilation but I have neither...

So every year we have birds that nest in either the the corner (or thereabouts) of the gutter or the roof. Its starling birds that come every year without fail and nest. I think they must have started coming at some point after 2007 which was when the PVC guttering was installed as I do not...

Hi. I am nearly ready to start the roof on my extension and just wanted to get the installation clear in my head. I'm fairly confident about installing the wall plate, trusses, strapping and even things like membrane, battens etc. The part i'm trying to get my head around is the detail where...

Building a shed and was going to clad it with uPVC white hollow soffit board applied horizontally. I will be using the secret nailing technique to fix it to the frame. I am planning to install a breathable vapour barrier onto the exterior 4 by 1 inch frame and then install the soffit. In the...

Hello please look at my attached pictures. My ceilings keep getting damp. My insulation has already been pulled back to make sure this isn't blocking the eves. The plastic on top of the plasterboards is collecting water underneath. Is it safe to cut this plastic and remove it or will I...

I'm looking to convert the existing cold roof in the kitchen to a pitched warm roof. Ceiling joists are already out and I'm moving on to putting in the roof insulation. Existing roof is 15 degree pitch with Sarking boards onto 150mm rafters. I understand the requirement for a 50mm air gap...

Hi, I've got the roof joists in place now for my out-building and just wanted to check next step for fitting the Fascia Boards. Am planning on putting 100m celotex / kingspan ontop of the joists, then OSB3 boards on top of the insulation then finish it with either fibreglass or rubber roof. I...