Recent content by obliquegeek

I'm not expecting it to be sound proof, just to dampen the whooping and yelping while he's playing on the PlayStation! Good call on the hinges, hadn't thought of that.

Sounds like a fire door with decent seals all the way around is the first step. Cheers all!

Single skin and no insulation at all. It was converted before we moved in.

Ideally want to keep the arch for now, but a fire door on the garage/bedroom makes a lot of sense.

We've got a converted garage that is currently my son's bedroom, then across the hallway we have a reception room with a big open arch (approx 2.5m wide) instead of a door. I've tried to illustrate this in the image attached. All are brick walls. Does anyone have any simple (ish) suggestions...

This makes complete sense, just having a little trouble working out how to get to it as the roof angle is narrow and space is tight! Yes, bungalow is heated when needed, usually an hour or so in the morning and a hour or 2 in the evening during the winter. And yes, it's been cleaned several...

Thanks for the replies. Not sure how we can improve the ventilation much more. Bathroom and cooker are vented outside. Clothes are usually either dried in the condenser tumble tryer or in a drying cupboard that has a dehumidifier in it. So I guess I'll need to head up into the loft and check...

The insulation seems to go all the way to the edges, but I'll double check that. Not sure on the wall construction, brick on the outside, block inside with some cavity insulation. Not sure how to tell what it is. No idea of the humidity, how would I measure that?

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any ideas why we get mould at the top of the walls in some rooms. It's a 1960s bungalow, 4 out of the 6 rooms end up with mould at the top of the walls, when it meets the ceilings. We used to have a lot more issues, but we've managed to get rid of it in...

It's all just white plastic, similar to the fascia., nothing to see without removing it I guess, and knowing my skill level, probably breaking it! I think it might be worth trying to raise it again as a temporary fix, but otherwise it's looking like it'll be better just to replace it. We've...

no idea, wouldn't know how to check. approx 5m

They're not actually doing anything, you can wobble them. They don't feel like they are attached to anything. Terhe Maybe right I think there is a similar house (attached) a few doors down with a much smaller overhang and doesn't sag. I guess a post is looking the simplest option. I'm...

No idea on the construction. I originally assumed that there would just be wooden joists running front to back, that seems to make the most sense, but seeing as the roof is completely flat until after the wall, then suddenly dips, maybe not. How would I find out?

Slightly more recent pic of the roof, it's definitely getting worse over time.

No, appreciate the bowing wasn't his fault, but he said he would sort it while replacing the roof, as part of the cost of the job. Seemed like the ideal time to do it while the roof was stripped off. Also damaged a few things, generally left things in a mess (broken tiles, broken fascia, broken...