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Hi, I have 18mm OSB laid down in a new bathroom, screwed into joists beneath. I've probably sunk the screw heads a bit much, and there are some joins where one board butts up against another. Wondering what the best thing to do is beneath vinyl flooring. Wondered about a resin of some kind...

The issue is that the extension was built to building regs several years ago. The insulation is terrible, but the room is tiny. The main issue has always been the concrete floor and so we have simply taken the opportunity to put insulation in as we were lifting the effective floor up 8 inches...

We're changing our single story extension at the back of our terraced house, from utility room to bathroom. The old room (and roof) is basically: External walls: Double cavity brick to half height (dwarf?) and then above that it is cladding on the outside, PVC membrane, some rock wool type...

I did look at other questions, but mine is a bit of a variant! I have a garden cabin I am converting to an office about 22m from the house (and where the main electrics are). There is fencing some of the way, but then it turns into hedge. And the soil is about 8inches deep before getting soil...

I am about to fit a towel rail with one of these: Amazon Link In terms of the FCU, the room joins a hallway with no good location, or a study room next door which is connected (without door) to the living room. Is there any issue with putting the FCU in the study for aesthetics? You'd have to...

Thanks all - as I have a friend of a friend doing me a favour in considering reviewing and signing off (not many want to do this which I can understand) I didn't want to make him answer those questions. And just to be clear, I have applied for building regs approval (we will sell within 2...

I'm changing a utility room into a bathroom and want to lay out the new electrics to then get them signed off (finally found an electrician willing to do so!). The room requires 5m of cabling to get from the main RCD to the room. I'd like to run an electric towel rail, lighting and extractor...

Ha, much appreciate the responses! :-) Looks simple enough, will take a look, hatch a plan and post back with an update (unless it goes really embarrassingly wrong).

Removing washing machine to new enlarged kitchen. The pipe comes into a room currently with a U bend at the end and I want to remove that. But obviously I can't get rid of the other end and leave it open! Part of me says I need to pay someone to do the proper job. Either replace upwards, or at...

Hi all, We have a 40mm washing machine waste pipe that goes into our toilet soil pipe. I’ve posted a picture too… I want to remove it - any idea what is best about how to do so? I could cut it off and seal it, but feels messy and that something will go up it etc. Is the only course of action...

Thanks again... No, it runs along two sides - so can I assume that through ties, no matter how low it is there will be some stability provided to the outer wall? I am actually removing the door you can see there and intending to block it up with a timber frame. Or that is the option I am...

Thanks Dazb - will attach a pic, but I can see in and there is nothing in there at all! Do I need to be aware of anything damp wise - can I take it right down to the concrete floor (I'm going to put in a suspended floor anyway with insulation under it...

Hi all, I have a small utility room in a single floor extension at the back of our house. Two sides of it have a half height cavity wall, with one side then having a timber frame wall above to the flat roof, and the other side has a UPV window sitting on the outer cavity wall. The internal...