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I have had a garden office built. its all up and plastered, windows and doors are installed. I am wanting to put carpet tiles down on the inside, but still have the cavity open of the floor, can I fill this so that my carpet tiles can go right up to the door rather than have a wood or...

ok I can do 400mm that's not a problem, id rather it be strong. there is two things bothering me.. 1. will my builder finish the 2 courses of brickwork, internal external at the same height, and then I fit the wall plate on top of the internal blocks to extend the height, or should the...

what is the vapour control layer, it is like a membrane sheeting that you can buy from the merchants, and how do you secure it, screw the above insulation/boards through it? thank you

hi, my builder has almost finished building the shell of my garden office which is 3 metres wide x 5 metres long (slope is going to be 3m direction) I am going to install the roof and joists myself to save on money, I am a tradesman but not in this line of work so I just wanted to make sure I...

PS: its not a garden shed, its my work space, i will spend a fair amount of time in it so will have heating, tv, carpets etc, also will have some moneys worth of equipment in there so don't want a crap job.

yer i will definitely fit level with firrings as suggested, thanks again

I am an amateur when it comes to building as it's not my trade but saying that my standard of work is excellent and i don't like cutting corners, I will see which way is cheaper from the wood yard, larger joists cut down or fittings, at the end of the day it's not a huge problem but thanks for...

yeah i no about the fascia board lol not the best... whats joists...150mm x 50mm every 400mm centers plus 18mm board and 150mm insulation.. 320mm board haha it is a decent size but i would rather put decent insulation in now than regret it later as it will be heated with a wall fan...

i see the foil backed plasterboard mate, ill grab myself some of that for what its worth. just one more quick question, ive been offered some celotex 150mm insulation at a decent price, if i laid this on the joists and then put 18mm swb board directly on top, mechanically fixing through the...

Waterproof layer? is this the foil that is on the insulation... is VPL, vapour control layer? above plasterboard i see you can buy moisture panel plasterboard from wickes and probably all merchants, would this be the stuff your talking about? Its literally a garden office, but i want...

whats a boon? a **** job lol

ooh i see, i was going to get the joists cut with the angle built into them from my local wood yard... im kind of getting a bit fed up of not been able to find the right materials, i looked into the roof board that i supplied a link to and the board attached is only 5.5mm thick, for the...

http://www.insulationgiant.co.uk/p/celotex-flat-roof-thermal-laminate-insulation-board-td4126-126-x-2400-x-1200mm/778089 is that what you suggest?? its fairly expensive. my office is 5m x 3m so will need around 6 boards.. £496.80 inc Vat ....and what are firring strips mate? I...

Is 100mm thickness enough? and do i fix it down straight onto joists or onto 18mm osb board

one more thing... Would you need to use the recommended Kingspan TR26 foil backed insulation or would Celotex Insulation Board XR4150 150 x 2400 x 1200mm be better..... So many different materials its difficult to find which ones you require, I know its rather annoying but your help is...