Recent content by Joff-Turbo-Nova

Tyvek is a breathable membrane allowing moisture to escape the structure but not allowing it to penetrate in. Recommendations for the inner wall is a plastic moisture barrier to stop moisture from the inside getting into the structure. This normally goes between the structure and your wall...

Grosmont Bricks - hard as nails - they were manufactured just up the road from me - production closed in 1957 but had been manufacturing since 1870 - used a lot in the local railway construction and in the local houses. They have a reputation of being very very hard ! Jonathan

Would strongly recommend Bi-folds for a garden room - the bigger the better - however new costs are quite £££££ , you may be able to pick up a decent second hand set on the likes of gumtree or ebay - there's a chap in Watford who regularly sells second hand bifold kits...

Hi all, Just wanted to pick the collective knowledge bank. I am almost finished the tongue and groove in the wife's outdoor office and she wants it painting an off white / cream colour. The room is 4m x 3m with a vaulted apex ceiling so there is a fair amount of painting to be done!! Which...

I've been watching "Iron Resurrection" on one of the Sky channels - all American V8's but they really do rescue some real rust buckets - they tend to show only an eighth of what goes on but doesn't seem as "staged" as the others around. They think nothing of replacing all the floor pans with...

I don't think the Landrovers Owners Club likes this show !!!

Judicious use of Nitromors or similar??

That's a nice sized space to work in - excellent space for a Scalextric track or a train layout !!! Good effort! Jonathan

That's excellent work. I like tiling, but could never do it for a living. I like to take my time , do a bit at a time and let things go off before moving on. As you say a labour of love. Pip pip Jonathan

Good progress !!

Are you a family of midgets at your house as that opening in the second picture looks a little low ??? ;)

I am in the midst of building the wife a garden office, I want to box in the area above the veranda and create a ceiling, ideally which can be painted. Given that one side will be exposed to the elements what material would you recommend that I use - I was considering marine ply which seems to...

How to spend a rainy day - excellent vid ! I think HSE may have had some issues with the "wall pushing" :)

How about something along these lines to tie down the joists... Joff

I see you have gone for the modular approach with the floor in 4 sections - much easier to manhandle around . Are you going to tie down the frame to the piers or leave free floating?