Recent content by BrianClarke

Thanks for the response. This is interesting because I had come across this material before but was not sure if it was appropriate for this job. I may follow this one up but would still first fit a sheet of outdoor ply to provide a firm surface to mount a light. Not sure how to finish off the...

Thanks for the response. The plastic covering is something I had not considered, but I want to avoid packing the floor space above because it is so busy with cables.

That was my first idea but the void is very busy with electrical cables, so that is why I am now thinking of fixing to the underside.

I have an unenclosed porch integral to the house, such that the upstairs landing floor extends over the top of it. The porch ceiling is lath and plaster and is a source of draughts under the upstairs floor. I want to fasten new boarding on top of the existing lath and plaster (screwed to...