Recent content by damson

Please? Anyone? Should I overhang the soleplate directly onto the concrete or add a one brick high wall for the sole plate to sit on or something else entirely??

Ok hoping my project hasn't got lost in the new forum .... and that someone has some good advice. Concrete foundation is now laid but slightly larger than I wanted and not square :(. DPM goes up the sides of the slab. How should I best build on to it if I want to make sure water doesn't pool...

Thanks for all the input so far. I've gone the concrete route and am having a foundation installed as I write: 6 piers of concrete (cast in the ground) and a 10 cm thick reinforced concrete slab on top with DPM underneath. Looking at Noseall's drawing, should the DPM underneath the concrete...

Thanks noseall and sorrt for late response Trees are a problem so that woukd suggest no french drains. Coukd you point me to a good buikding a strip foundation post? I've never used concrete before - im pretty handy at DIY - should i be ok if i take my time and follow the indtructions...

Thanks Noseall and thanks for the sketch too! So in any and every case I should build a sole plate and make it the same depth as my floor materials? If I used strip foundations would I then just build a suspended timber floor? What do you think about raising the walls as panels or toe in...

What about building the walls? Is it best to build as separate panels and raise them individually or best to toe in each upright as I go along and then clad afterwards? thanks for any thoughts Tamsen

OK I think I understand your point about the rubbing. But I think the idea is that you level the ground before laying the grid (using pea shingle etc if necessary). I was basing my research on rmwebs who posted his project here...

Hello everyone After doing a lot of reading on here and elsewhere I've got a plan on how to build my garden office which I'd really like DIYnot input on. Sorry this is a bit of a long post. Here goes: For a variety of reasons the only space for the office is in an area 7m deep x 2.5m wide...

Thanks Foxhole Do you think standard kitchen cupboard hinges would work? are the ikea ones ok or would you recommend getting better quality? Given the likely height of 2m, would 8 hinges be sufficient do you think? Yes, the cupboard is narrow/shallow but pantries work well when they're...

I want to build a pantry to fit into a specific area in my new, yet to built kitchen. But I'm not sure if the plan is going to work (see below). Ideally to make the space in the pantry most accessible I'd like the door to the pantry to contain shelves too but I'm not sure if the weight...

Thanks Aron that's very helpful indeed.

Thanks again Aron So, are you saying I could use something like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHMiaVmQOLA Celotex PL4000 to insulate the dwarf walls inside both bedrooms and that should make the rooms both warmer in the winter / cooler in the summer and less prone to...

thank you Aron Would leaving the windows open in the day be sufficient do you think - or do you think we should leave them open at night too? I wanted to build a fitted wardrobe along one of the dwarf walls - do you think this is now advisable? Or would it be OK if I fitted insulation...