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I should have called him my friend rather than my neighbour. But he is my neighbour too. He also wants my help to do his roof ... Hence the question on here. His house is semidetached but not to mine. He talked to his semidetached neighbour and said he would do the whole roof with the help of...

My neighbour is adament that he wants to paint his roof. I can hear all the naysaers already and I agree with you. Anyway he thinks it will be a doddle and he just needs to use masonry paint. I have tried many times to convince him it is not a good idea at all(and that if you did do it you would...

Yes the front is 18 sqm(approx). However I need the back done as well. Like I said before that is the best quote I have had. They all seem like cow boys to me as well. So I don't know what to do!! I'm actually thinking about doing it myself, but I just don't have time at the moment. I may...

As suggested I will have a problem with the front facia boards with 50mm insulation board. Therefore I repeat my last question. Would I get an condensation problem if I insulated the void between the ceiling and the underside of the of the plywood roof(which would now have a vapour layer...

Hello Again, It is now late summer and I still haven't fixed my roof yet.(I have sealed it temporarily) I have a quote here where they will replace the felt covering with a warm roof construction(built up from a new Vapour layer, 1 inch Perlite insulation board, 2mm fibreglass underlay with 4...

Hi I'm getting Cavity Wall Insulation installed by EAGA shortly and have heard a variety of horror stories on CWI. While I'm not put off hugely, I would like anyones opinions on CWI by EAGA. My house is approximately 40 years old and appears in reasonably good nick. If the CWI is not...

Apologies if this has been asked before, but can anyone direct me to some good guides/videos on how to replace old windows and doors with new uPVC doors and windows. Although I can turn my hand to most things, this is something that I have never attempted or seen attempted by a diyer...

When you say seal off. Does it have to be air/vapour tight? Or would blocks of wood do the trick? I suspect this is what I will do, however do I have any other options. At the moment I can tell there is a leak before too much damage is caused. With a Hot roof construction I won't know until...

I have a house similar to the image below. The apex roof space and the top of the flat sections is all as one. i.e. the same air flows in both and I can put my hand between the plasterboard ceiling and flat roof top(from the loft). I will be replacing the felt covering on the flat...

Please correct me if I'm wrong as I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to roofs, but this would require me to seal off the flat roof from the main roof. Currently they are as one. i.e. The same air is in the main roof as the flat roof. Also with that sort of roof where would the water go if there...

Can you provide some links/info on an insulated flat roof system? Thats the reason I found the leaks, because I was trying to investigate how I insulate the flat roof space better. My heating bills are astronomical at the moment! The flat roof area is basically(going upwards from the ceiling)...

Thanks for that link its a lot cheaper than some of the other stuff I've seen. I've put some bitumen based paint(that I had in the garage) on for the moment and it appears to have sorted the leak at the moment but I'll buy some decent stuff(and put that on, as soon as its dry and a weekend) in...

I have recently discovered my wimpy chalet style house has a leak in the flat roof. I have only been in the house for 4 months. On discovering the leak I went onto the roof to find that it has seen better days and has been patched up considerably already. Can anybody suggest some advice on...