Recent content by richgentry

Hi Do you mean external insulation? Roof is being checked out also. Has not been insulated or ventilated properly. Getting quotes now.

Hi There have been damp problems in the past by the looks of things. Looks like the floor of the room has been raised with a layer of plastic under a concrete floor. No damp patches anywhere now. The current external render is cement based. Room in currently not ventilated. Room is musty...

Hi all We have recently bought a house, where part of it is an old stone cottage. We are relatively high, and not far from Snowdon so receive the weather. We have a room we are sorting out to turn into a bedroom. Part of one wall is exterior and the area below the window had blown plaster...

Hi We've an old concrete yard floor we'd like to improve. It currently has cracks (happy to fill) and what looks like the remains of an old surface. What options do I have to improve it? It's only the yard so not going full bore like starting from scratch but would be nice if it was less...

Hi I hope some people will be able to provide advice and clarity regarding this and thanks to anyone who does :) My Mum is unfortunately involved in a dispute with a builder. I'll list the details as I know it below to make it easy to read The job involved building an extension to the house...

bump up. After a winter overseas I'm now home and hoping to get on with job this week. Any help much appreciated Cheers.

Hi Apologies for another loft hatch thread but can't work out exactly what to with mine from the previous. Below are photos from my loft, from below and above. As you can see the current loft hatch is pretty small and have to access with the ladder against the banister as the wall on...

Totally open to pulling down the ceiling plasterboard, Just not sure whether to insulate from the inside or outside due to reading that it should be done from the outside with flat roofs due to condensation. Also not sure what to do about providing access to stopcocks. I can build access...

Hi Cheers for the response By properly I mean to do a decent job that will give a warm room in winter and not lead to issues with damp etc down the line. Insulating externally is impractical as the roof doesn't overhang far enough. Also one wall joins a neighbor's extension. However...

Hi We've recently bought a house which has an extension to the back. This extension is single brick with a flat roof. It currently has a stud wall construction around all four walls, covered with plasterboard. It has pipes with stopcocks and has the gas meter in one corner. It has old...