Recent content by Cellophaneskies

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Apologies for my scrawl but basically I want to know if a two brick high wall sat on mortar would be fine, or should I dig deeper and put further bricks into the ground. Won’t be supporting much weight or anything. Other consideration, i could make it two bricks wide too, so that it may have a...

Hi all I’m making a garden path with leftover limestone flagstones. I need to have a step in the path. Imagine a straight path made from 600x900 pavers. Along the way there needs to be a one brick height increase in.. height. My plan was to lay pavers on mot and mortar bed. To make the step I...

I’ll get some posted. I don’t think there is any rules around it but it doesn’t make it ok. This is why I’m thinking about taking steps to trying to move it away from the party wall. The location I’m thinking of will be 2.5-3.5m or so away from the party wall. It’s the front of the house...

Yes, when I mention permissible, I’m referring to the manufacturer guidelines for performance! If I run between joists at site of extraction it’s going to come out this weird brick column. If I go 4 inch it MIGHT be ok but I think it will be touch and go whether the bricks spall and fail. Not...

Hi all I need a new kitchen fitted. Currently only have a useless recirculation extractor and I’m dying for real external extraction. Of course the room layout doesn’t make this easy. I’m looking for some advice or opinions. I’m maybe over complicating it.. but basically the external wall is...

Hi I'm looking to have a extractor hob installed. A standard hood can't vent outside as the floor joists run the wrong way and there is also a lintel in the way! Al the stuff online I see demonstrates the routing for the ducting as either going back under the unit and out into the room as...

Coming back to this.. My plan before putting down new flooring is to apply arditex DPM and then NA. I can’t bring the level up much, I have about 1cm to play with before the door wouldn’t be able to open. So I plan to do a thin film as per instructions of DPM. then 3mm of NA. This is under...

To confirm, it’s sound insulation slab, not just normal insulation! Rockwool Sound Insulation Slab - 50 x 400 x 1200mm Non Combustible

I have a modern Baxi combi boiler in my hallway. When it fires up, it is loud. It has a cupboard built around it with a floor to ceiling door, and the frame/side panel made from MDF. this dulls the noise a little but not as much as I’d like. Between the side of the boiler and then MDF side...

Ok gotcha. What a ballache, argh. I’ll do some more investigation.

Thanks. No gutter issues here and nothing an issue on the outside wall.. Options are limited but what would the best one be - any recommendations..?

Good evening party people. I’m replacing vinyl floor in a crappy extension. It was due to be installed tomorrow. Tonight I lifted the existing vinyl floor and found lots of mould in one corner, black and reddish. It doesn’t feel wet or damp. A cheap moisture meter suggests ‘borderline’ wet in...

Extra info - I’m finding that every 3 to 4 days the gurgling gets worse. The rad at the highest point then has a cold top and I can get about 4 seconds of air from it. After this it seems the whole system gets hotter. Interestingly I haven’t had to add any extra water to the system to...