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@endecotp I just had a look at some made to measure two pane secondary glazing ... about £640 for one window. They even have something called "tilt in". Is that easy enough to do, diy ?

@mrrusty thanks ... 4-4-4 ... means 8mm of glass right, which is a lot more than 3mm ... what about if I go for a 6mm acoustic pane ? no double glazing .... because float glass is almost see through acoustically and maybe that would be enough as for sash weights, my neighbours have had...

I've got some sashes that have two panes and I'm thinking of getting slim double glazed units and re routing the sashes and sticking in the double glazing - mostly for noise purposes. But because they have two panes I am wondering if I can just cut the divider out so its a single pane ? Is the...

osb is total garbage as are fibreglass roofs ... if you have watched anybody installing one you realise its a cheapo diy product that is now sold for high price ... osb crumbles in your hands how can it be a good roof covering? It is made super cheap to appeal to contractors who make a cut on...

Rush job but finished. B&Q 18mm smooth faced ply with cutting service 18mm D profile trim from Travis Perkins Zinseer Bullseye+ 2 satinwood and no sanding Bargain

You know I got a manrose "Quiet Extractor" the other day it's better than the last unit but its just a piece of plastic with a motor. Not much effort has been made. They don't even put a rubber gasket on so no doubt often they make the plastboards vibrate a lot. I put a foam gasket on...

Can anyone recommend one of the units like they had in the 90s which were almost silent at lower setting. All the modern units with exposed steel colums above them are extremely noise and even the so called quiet range are 50db or something ridiculous. And then they have added £2000 units...

I've got a load of old sag going on, I blame it on all those diy programmes in the 90s. They are 1.5 cm x 105 cm x 24 cm, attached only at the ends usually are half full of books, or lipstick and hairdryers if you know what I mean. Can someone recommend the best reasonably prices material ...

Hey, perhpas someone can tell me what I should do with this bay. The post on the rhs of the center window, I have sanded/ repaired it 3 times still peeling off. I guess it needs wood replacing. And then the sills are lead !!! Don't ask me why. Underneath looks like plywood. Maybe someone...

There is a stain 3 m above the exhaust into the chimney point, which is the ceiling of the 1st floor. With 2nd floor and loft above it. No services on that side. Also patches wax and wane even when it's 30C outside.

the floor was lifted once and its not a secret

I am sure it would be easy to do that, however it's 8m from inlet to chimney pot vertical and the result will be a puddle at the bottom I suppose. At the moment its 8m of brick that's taking the condensation.

Got a victorian maisonette and the gff has a bathroom exhaust that goes into the chimney and is causing damp patches. His pipe runs from his bathroom fan about 1 m under my living room floor into the chimney. Question is if we can agree that he needs to get a proper pipe put in, where does it...