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Yes there are 40mm thick studs but excluded them as I won't be able to drill through all of them. Blocks are solid dense 7.3N 20kg.

Yes there are 40mm thick studs but excluded them as I won't be able to drill through all of them. Blocks are solid dense 7.3N 20kg.

Question I want to hang heavy gym stuff off this wall. Do you know what's a sensible amount of weight I can put on there? Wall The wall is 18mm osb -> 40mm celotex ->100mm dense concrete block. The wall was built within 2 years and has been kept dry with cladding. Loads The barbell rack can...

Hi all I have a garden room I'm making into a gym. I want half the floor to be laminate wood and the weight area to have a rubber base and a carpet overlay. I don't think I'll be able to find the materials to keep both zones flat so will The current floor composition from bottom to top is...

Hi all, I've celotex'd the walls of my room as well as taped all the joints with silver foil tape. The entire surface area of the room is silver. Is a green vapor barrier necessary?

This is something I built from scratch in the back garden so there was nothing there before. Is your comment about the celotex in reference to my picture? I planned to place the celotex in so that the ventilated gap is the top of the celotex and the underside of the osb. I will staple a...

Thank you kindly for your detailed response. Mold is fine as long as it doesn't rot the roof away. It's hard to tell if the airflow is adequate. The other end of the building is against a fence. I also think I installed the soffits the wrong way round ? I have some leftover primer (mapei...

Hello all Can anyone identify if this is mold or a left over of the manufacturing process of the OSB? Whilst fitting insulation board between my rafters I noticed my osb has some mold like marks on the under side. The room at the moment isn't heated but has been kept shut most of the time. The...

Yeah I was planning to spray foam the gaps and then cover everything exposed with silver foil tape. As for the electrics my plan was to cut channels in the insulation for wires and then foil tape that as well. The wall undulates a bit hence the discrepancy. And the wood wasn't exactly cut as...

My insulation stands equal to or a bit proud of the battens I plan to fix plasterboard to. In the picture below the insulation is somewhat loose and I can push it so its equal to the batten. 1. Is plasterboard pliable enough for this not to be a big problem? 2. Is this a problem for wiring...

I forgot to add. Do I need to use any damp proof membrane / course material if I'm installing it into a single skin block wall?

I'm installing a UPVC window but there are gaps up to 30mm since my block work wasn't even. 10mm __________ | | | 25mm | 25mm (30mm from outside just on this side) | | | | |__________| 0mm Is expanding foam suitable otherwise I was thinking of cutting a...

I've done a bit more work today without concrete and I'm almost done. I'll finish the rest with sand cement and then buy some self levelling material.

I've reached the point of my floor which the depth to make up is at least 50mm. I have half a ton bag of ballast left over. Any problem if I coat the first 25mm with mixed up concrete and then finish the top with the sand cement screed (immediately after the other)? Will save me £££, a trip to...

I haven't decided yet. Probably something like laminate wood flooring. Yes I will likely load my car up with sharp sand.