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Thank you guys Have asked the builders to add a 25mm under-draw layer and tape it

Thank you, The 150 is already inside between the rafters and the builders said the BCO is happy with this. Do I need some layer of vapour control, or do I just tell them to tape everything, including the rafters?

Hi Guys, I am having a loft conversion done. The insulation is going in between the 170mm rafters. 150mm Celotex and 20mm gap for breathing. Do I need a Vapour Control Layer on the inside? Some polyethylene sheet before attaching the plasterboard? Thank you

Thank you guys, I was under an impression that this Hybrid Roof setup is "acceptable" although not ideal?

Hi Guys, Having a dormer built in the loft. Due to the height limitations need to go with a Hybrid roof. Where does the Vapour Control Layer (vapour barrier) go in this scenario?

Hi Guys Planning a loft conversion, the Architect's recommendation is to place the ensuite loft bathroom on the opposite side of the house from the boiler and the waste pipe. Is this OK to do, are there any implications of doing this? Can the pipework just runs under the loft floor? Or does it...

Thanks guys, Have moved the toilet away and there seems to be enough space to work.

Hi guys, Here are some photos

Hi guys, Toilet Flexi waste pipe is leaking, the toilet water tank and pipework is boxed in. What is the easiest way to replace the waste pipe without removing the box and all the tiles on plywood? Thanks

Thanks guys, The brick wall is a cavity wall with a ruberoid membrane in the cavity, do I still need an additional membrane between PIR and brick? Thanks

Hi Guys, I will be insulating a garage wall. It is a brick wall, I will screw 2"x 2" studs to the wall and then will attach Cellotex and the plasterboards to those studs. See picture. Do I need a vapor control layer in this situation? Maybe between the plasterboard and Cellotex? Thanks

I have built up the difference with 7N concrete blocks and placed the lintels on existing footings. BC is happy. Thank you guys.

Thanks guys, will use some blocks

Just some 7.3N concrete blocks?

Hello, Doing a garage conversion, Building Control wants a lintel foundation in the garage door opening. I did the excavation, and the footings are at the different depths, the wall next to the house has a deeper footing than the opposite wall. What is the proper way to approach this, how do...