Recent content by ginola

Thank you! It's actually cheaper than Roofshield, so would you recommend something different? Is there any felt that would help regarding insulation? I've had a few tiles off in a few places and I can fit 150mm insulation in some places, only 100mm in others, what can I do to increase the...

I've had a few tiles off and as far as I could see there is some 50mm Kingspan in there already, there is a bit of space between it and the tiles but not much, maybe there is more space under the Kingspan I don't yet know. As to why that's the case, I don't know, it was built in the early...

This may have been asked more than once, but perhaps not recently and they don't seem to have covered thermal properties of felts. I have a steeply (not sure that matters) pitched roof with fairly limited space for insulation (there's only room for around 75mm), and the felt needs replacing...

Thanks for the replies. The house is listed, so from what I've just read (that the entire property aquires listed status) I don't think combining them would be a good idea.

We have a 1/2 acre of land designated as a paddock, it was previously owned by a builder who used it to store bricks etc, this has been the case for over 10 years, although recently it has just been left to overgrow. Although our house is in a conservation area, the paddock isn't, and...

Topps Tiles rapid set floor tile adhesive

I've ordered some slate floor tiles from a well known chain, but I noticed when loading the adhesive into the car that it's for ceramic tiles, I queried this with the store manager and he's claiming that it will be perfectly ok. Not being an expert I'm a little concerned, will this adhesive...

At the moment we have the 2 open fires, and some old storage heaters no hot water, it's a new project.

What are the options available for heating our water, we do not have mains gas, or an oil tank, so electric is our only option, although we do have a couple of open fires. It needs to feed a bath, 2 basins and the kitchen sink. It is possible that we may also run a wet CH system too, but...

OK fair enough, so laying laminate in a different direction to an adjacent room wouldn't be as bad as the instructions claim it would be. We are selling the place though, hence it's useful to get other's opinions; do you think running the laminate across the long length would look wrong...

Ah, sorry, I didn't mean to suggest that this issue is anything but cosmetic. I suppose my question should have been; Do you not think that laying the laminate across room 1 for this length would look odd, or will running the laminate at a right angle to an adjoining room look odd? Which...

All instructions I've read say that you shouldn't change direction at a doorway as it wouldn't look right. Maybe I'm being too pedantic?

the only natural light in room 1 is at the very end, so that would also mean that the planks should be laid lengthways, but that would go against the instruction to keep them parallel to those in room 2. I think they have to be laid lengthways down the corridor, but then they would be 90...

I know the recommendation for laminating a L shaped room is to lay the laminate in one direction, however our situation has a couple of complications: The L shaped hall (room 1) is parallel to another room (room 2) that is also laminated, the rooms have an adjoining doorway. Room 2 has...