Recent content by PhilT1989

Yeah a bit odd as they did leave the sheet trailing out from under the wall, I don't know if it wasn't big enough to cover the area or what but the plasterer cut it out and now builder saying poly and SBR went down before screed so who knows :unsure: I don't know why they'd put a new one down or...

Turns out I misread, they said SBR and poly went down before screed, I am assuming this means a poly dpm but confirm when I see him. There is definitely SBR as I can see a half used bottle of it. As far as I was aware there was an insulated board on garage side but could be wrong. Will have to...

Thanks for the detailed response. Builders have confirmed they used a liquid DPM and SBR polymer in concrete, hopefully that will suffice, apparently was the only way to bridge between the DMP they installed under stud wall and the existing DPM that is buried in the existing concrete. We can...

Haha I will, I'm hoping not a mix up in communication as the builders got the plasterer to lay the floor to help move things along. Will double check on building control too. Can a DPM be laid over the concrete before tiles go down? Insulation I have no idea, again I don't know if they put...

We were told as it's just a partial garage conversion we didn't need anything like that... is that right if we've not changed the exterior of the house and still have a garage? We did ensure with them that the stud walls adhere to the correct fire ratings but that's about it.

Hi all, Wondering if anyone can advise please. I've attached a photo of our kitchen as it is now. The dark area round the far wall and right hand wall used to be part of the garage, which has just been filled with concrete. I have some queries/concerns with how things have been done but I don't...