Recent content by julesmountain

Definately no such thing as a quick fix. Sound is transmitted in two ways: either directly through the air or indirectly via something that vibrates and passes it on. High frequency sounds tend to travel further through the air whereas low frequency sounds can travel through things. Think of...

Completely agree with JohnD. There's a lot of myth when it comes to concrete, not helped by the fact that most people who work with it are only interested in getting it down, covering it up and then moving on to the next job. What you're interested in though is a nice job that will last for...

Need plastic pipe as conduit, metal will corrode. Choice of pipe diameter will depend on whether or not you want to try and pull cable through pipe once screed has been laid, say for future rewiring, but you talk about forking the pipe so i guess this is not on the cards. I'm assuming when...

Unless you're an experience builder, which I guess you're not as you're asking for advice, then you'd be mad to alter your roof structure without proper advice. This is definately not a diy job! Someone with experience needs to assess the roof and work out where all the loads are going, and...

Sorry to disagree with r896neo but the pressure treated timber will most definately move as its moisture content changes. This would not necessarily be a problem unless you are intending to do a fine plaster skim finish to the boards, in which case you will always be getting cracks as the wall...

Important to consider basics. Inner face needs to be dry and brick is porous, which means that water can get in when its wet outside and can get out when its dry. Next need to consider how water can reach wall, this can happen in a number of ways: rain, capilliary action from ground or...

First you need to consider the basic structural change. You currently have a suspended floor where the floor load is transferred to the wall foundations. You are looking to replace that with a ground bearing floor where the floor load is supported directly by the ground. Before you build the new...