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Thanks for your reply. Their instructions show that 10mm is okay for 300mm so I was hoping 12 mm would be okay on 400mm centres laying the boards horizontally with additional noggins to fix the boards too

Hi all, I have a square en-suite which has 3 walls made of stud work and then one wall is thermalite blocks. I am looking to use insulated tile backer boards with a shower tray. I just wanted to make sure I was doing it right! I am planning to board the walls with 12mm Jackoboard insulated...

Thank you for your feedback. Could I cut a bit of ply and secure it to the wall then put the plasterboard over it so that it bridges the gap between plasterboard and aerated block?

Hi all, I have just had a shell extension completed on my house. The internal leaf of the cavity wall is aerated block which will be dot and dabbed. The boiler will need to be installed on one of these walls. I was planning to put a solid bed of adhesive where the boiler bracket will be and...

I am planning to build a detached outbuilding with partial filled cavity walls and blocks on the inner and outer skin. The external blocks will be rendered after. I have read a lot about weep holes but they only seems to be mentioned on cavity walls with brick on the outer skin, which are...

Thanks all for your responses. I will just ensure it has internal floor space of 30m2.

I have lived in my house for 9 years and when I moved in there was a very old but large garage at the end of the garden that was falling to bits so I took it down and planned to rebuild it in the future. I would now like to rebuild the garage but was wondering would I need planning permission...

I have looked at the cost of I Joists and they are quite expensive. It would still be cheaper to bolt two joists together than doing it all in I Joists.

I was looking at I-Joists last night actually, I like the fact they are stronger, more energy efficient and can span longer distances. I assume would not need struts in-between?

Thank you for your reply, not subject to building regs. Okay your advise would be 300 crs or 400 crs with two joists bolted together?

Thanks for your reply. I do need a flat ceiling inside.

I am in South East London. Thanks for your reply. What about it if I made a couple of the joists 'flitch beams' like below

Hi all, I am planning to build a garden room which will be 6.6 meters wide and 5 meters long/deep. I have managed to find joists that are 6 meters long which will give me the overhang on the front and back. The roof will then have firring strips on top, 18mm OSB board and then EPDM rubber on...

Thank you for your response newboy. I believe it is owned by Thames Water. I will make contact with them to confirm it is owned by them and see what options they give me.