Recent content by Aaron Cabrele

Does that mean all trays installed on legs (and approved by MI) come under the “might crack” category?!

Hehe, I just like the sound of your singing voice. Thanks for the replies. No actually I didn’t seal the ply. I re read the instructions and it doesn’t mention it, just 18mm ply minimum. I’ve just noticed in the “materials required” it mentions an anti crumbling additive, however it doesn’t...

hoping I’ll get sing replies to this one in tiling since I’m guessing a lot of tilers have had to fit trays. A couple of days ago I laid a 1200x800 Stone resin shower tray, the flopping heavy type. It went on a completely level 25mm ply base screwed to joists. My instinct was to lay it on...

Morning chaps Today i'm taking out a section of supporting stud wall (made of 6x2's). It's supporting the ceiling joists only but that's not really relevant. The current archway opening is approx 900mm and doesn't have a header at all. I'm widening it to 1.9m with 3-8x2 coachbolted at...

I found my answer from building control: " The requirement for kitchen extraction is:- 30 litres per second if over the cooker 60 litres per second if elsewhere in the room. It can be any extractor achieving these extract rates and does not have to be a hood type." So while the grease side...

To what part of the suggestion does "No" relate? The humidity switch part? So let's change that to a remotely control one or switchable on the wall near the hob.

Hi Building regs have told us we need a externally exhausted fan in the new kitchen. We hadn't planned for this, because for whatever reason we thought the 4 large opening windows would be enough, and the design is such that we don't really want a cooker hood dropping down from the ceiling. We...

Hi I recently did a small shower enclosure wall finish with beton cire and was really impressed with the finish. We chose to DIY it after getting a horrendous quote of £2500 to have it done (Venetian plaster that was, very similar). Now I'm going to experiment more and do the kitchen Worktops...

Hey Woody Can I pick your brains again. I've basically done all the framing apart from over door openings. Due to the ceiling height, door height and leaving room for the 50mm insulation, the gap over the door is only about about 5.5 inches. If I do the 3x2 with 9mm ply my cripples will end up...

Yeah I don't want to play with the roof, I have 50mm to play with really. If I do EWI that thick it messes up how this extended part joins to the rest of the house, would look a bit odd.

Thanks, yes since original post I realised this. So my buildup Fromm outside to inside will be: 1.Cladding 2.Batten (no eps infill else wall can't breath??) 3.Breathable Membrane 4.Block wall (existing) 5.DPM where battens are & 1m up from floor as additional rising damp protection (continuing...

Wow awesome picture, i didn't consider that, and it allows insulation between too. I was planning on packing it against the ceiling joists there too so will assume it takes some of the load, but there is already a twinned 6x2 over the opening and bridging the external (single skin) walls...

Thanks for your reply woody, i'm tackling this at the weekend. I'm planning on using 2x4 studs. between the studs I will use EPS, then over the whole lot i'll use 50mm insulated plasterboard. I'll also double up the headers and pack against the roof joists for a tight fit. One wall has 2...

I found this now which basically says you can do it any which way you fancy. Unfortunately it doesn't mention pro/con for each type. http://www.xtratherm.com/wp-content/themes/xtra/downloads/publications/Xtratherm_UK_Drylining_Guide_11_3.pdf

Thanks but that's kind of why I posted. There are dozens of ways to do it. Treating it as a garage conversion doesn't change the fact you can read something that confirms one method and another directly contradicting it. For example, some say leave the cavity so it can breathe in between...