Recent content by nordita

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.

Ive poured a concrete slab floor awhile back and unfortunately it's not entirely level with it declining around 30 to 40mm over 5m. What would you recommend for levelling it? I have a half ton bag of ballast and half ton bag of builders sand left over I was hoping to use. I'm tempted to use...

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Title says it all. It's time to fit a window in my single leaf concrete wall. The hole is out of square so I plan to correct this with 100mm treated timber on just 2 sides. I'm not sure how the sills go in and how do I waterproof the window? The exterior is cladco roofing sheet metal with...

Hi all I'm getting a bit confused about fascias. It's a flat cold roof (OSB, Firring, Joist, Wall plate and Mortar) which will have an EPDM rubber top. I have "Kerb Trims" (that sit on the top edges) being delivered and they come down around the face of the roof by 80mm~. 1. How do I figure...