Recent content by cjb1971

Due to yhe electric cables and pipe work going through the roof void fitted 50mm cellotex (100mm joists) Cross ventilation fitted into the air gap. 25mm cellotex fixed onto joists before plasterboarding, all cables running through the void and pipes in the insulation,hell of a lot warmer now

Refurbishing the kitchen which has a flat roof, ply covered by felt,what is the best way to insulate from the inside? First thought was insulation roll but the bits i put around the edge have caused damp where in contact with the ply, so i guess that idea is a non starter. Now thinking cellotex...

Can see from where the lock catches are that theres no reinforcement at all,but i guess it is sturdy enough. Deffinately no hidden drainage im guessing that door has to be out to drill drainage holes from below before fitting it to the cill, think i will have to just live with it, not worth the...

It being taken up and redone, was a complete bodge.

Had a composite door fitted with rehau edge profile frame and side panels with a filler strip about 1mm wide. When doir is closed there is movement in the frame around the lock area. I driiled 2 holes ti fix it to the lentil above the door to try and steady it to discover it has no steel...

Yes thats what i thought might be the case, turning into a nightmare. Was even a sugestion of tiling over it and biilding the dip up with the adhesive

Just had old concrete floor slab removed/ground dug out, stone/sand/dpm/100mm concrete/insulation/screed/levelling compound. Fist sign of problems slab was not level, out by 35mm but thought ok screed will level it off. Screed installed yesterday, today levelling conpound. Got home to find the...

The leaking pipes were under the dpm, the pipe work shown in pic is just a temporary fix so we still have water for the washing machine/sink. The insurance surveyors have been made aware now of the cracks, if approved they will pay out for a new slab,if i get an estimate which is more than they...

Looks like its basically split into 3 sections

Discovered a leaking water pipe underneath the kitchen floor. Had to remove kitchen units and dig up part of floor to locate it, walls behind units are damp, insurance accessor been out today agreed to cough up for walls and floor to be filled in where i dug it up and whole floor re-tiled...

With them being fensa registered, they are supposed to do do all the notification etc,but the way other parts of the job have gone(faulty lock, damage to the frames of the side panels,size of door not as stipulated in contract.... list goes on) I dont have much faith in the work carried out

Recently had a front door replaced, was originally an arch frame but had it made square with side panels euther side of door. On the outside a concrete lintel was used, but on the inside a wooden one has been usee, do building regs allow this?

Sorry meant normal bulbs not led

I have bulkhead security lights in garden fitted with 200v ES led bulbs that do exactly what i am looking for,but even those seem unavailable now,all lighting now seems to be led.

I wish to have installed 3 downlights on the underside of my canopy on the front of the house,have them come on at dusk on a low light and go full brightness when motion is detected. I know you can have security lights that do just this but is there a seperate pir what could be connected to...