Recent content by mrwood777

Hi, I’m upgrading a conservatory to a flat roof extension and have dug the footings and all ok for the structure but I’m not sure if the concrete floor is suitably insulated. Is there any way to tell? it’s pretty new (10yrs) and reportedly ‘properly’ done. I won’t be too happy if the BCO...

Just a quick update for anyone tackling this job in future. I prised the plastic covers off the supports and with the top centre cap of the conservatory removed and sealant cut through the panels can be lifted out. The biggest panels were approx 600 x 2000 and I’d guess at 25-30kg

Not a clue but I’m anticipating somewhere between ‘super’ and ‘hernia inducing’!

Hi all, I’m removing a glass roof conservatory on my own this week and get the general concept for removal from some vague online tutorials/references. It seems you remove the end caps and prise out seals/bars and then slide the panels out. Does that sound right? The only issue is on the...

Hi all, I’ve removed some rotten timbers around the edge of my concrete floor and found that the DPM doesn’t go up to the wall edges as in the below pictures. What would be the best way to improve this and prevent as much moisture coming through as possible. New piece of DPM before...

Perfect, thanks!

Ok thanks. Do you mean the insulation? I’m just using rigid celotex type so I’ll cut it to fit the voids snugly if so

Thanks. What would you use to block it off with? Insulation and then vapour barrier?

Hi all We have a flat roof garage that is being changed into a liveable room (all building regs approved we intend). We want to render the outside of all 3 sides up to a thin flat roof edge like the below. How do you finish off and seal up the ends/side of the joists ready for rendering...

Hi all I’m just replacing my poorly ventilated and badly installed flat roof with a new warm roof. On doing this the rafters from the adjoining pitched roof will end up in the voids between the joists (they both sit on the same wall plate). The rafters are insulated between, with no ventilation...

Thanks. So fill the 200mm void completely? I’m presuming no venting at all with this approach?

I can’t vent on the A side as there is no roof vent or suitable voids. The question is what can I do to ventilate the cold roof as C to A isn’t possible and C to B is only going to vent around 20% of the roof (the joists stop any further air movement)? Or am I wasting my time and forget about...

Hi, we had it done earlier in the year and the roofing company are no longer around (in that name at least!). Everyone who has seen it says it was not fibreglassed correctly. There is no gutter fitted at present but it will be on wall C. The falls are formed by the firrings as you guessed...

Hi all, I had a really bad job done of my flat roof and since then it has leaked and no come back on the so called professional so I’m going to EPDM cover it myself. It was setup as a cold roof by the roofer but after learning more and checking the work I found that it looks to be poorly...

Thanks. I’ll have a good look. Any other suggestions gratefully received