Hi all,
I have a newly plastered room and will be no-nailing dado rails to the walls but am unsure on the best order to do this as will be painting the bottom and wall papering the top.......
1) Do I mist the all walls first?
2) Draw a centre line on wall where dado rail is to go and...
Thanks st will take a look at that.
8' x 4' boards don't bend at the top of stairs like a double mattress ;-)
Taught myself how to plaster and mew barroom Walls look really good but not tried a ceiling yet and not keen as room ha to be finished by Christmas and only have 1 day at weekends...
Good evening all,
I am ripping out the original bathroom in my Victorian house to convert it back into a bedroom.
The room measures 3m x 2.5m and floor to ceiling is 2.5m.
I have removed a plastic panel ceiling which was no nailed to a laeve and plaster ceilling which has wood chip wall...
Hi oldun - it's a vaulted ceiling so 150mm Kinspan or equivelant. Not sure about the roof windows though was going to go for Velux 780mm x 980mm. Inside wall height is 2.4m.
I haven't got as far as working out the radiator output yet but your advice would be much appreciated on this an the...
Hi Tony - thank you that does help and I can now work out what I need and satisfy the BSO.
All I need now is for the PD rules to be relaxed soon so I can get started!
Hi chickenlips - thanks to your helpful suggestion of using Glulam I found the below straight away and it is just what I was after.
http://www.glulambeams.co.uk/hres/roof%20beams%20loading.pdf
Thanks again :)
Hi theoldun & woody - my initial statement of the PD rules changing on 01/10/12 is incorrect, this date is the end of the consultation period for the proposed changes.
I am fully aware of the current PD rules.
I spoke to my local Planning Officer and he said that the changes could take...
Hi chaps,
Thank you for your replies.
From 1st of October the PD regs change and I can extend twice that of before without PC so in my semi detached it's now 6m.
I appreciate the additional load from the roof will have a direct impact on the wall and foundation design but I have those...
Hi all,
I am designing a roof for my new extension which is 5m out from the end of the existing 2 storey house and 4m wide. The extension will be single story and built under permitted developement and a building notice.
Where can I find span tables for the structural ridge beam and...
Thank you all for the advice I have now ordered 5l's of Zinsser Gard.
I managed Elvis a long time ago and the money ran out then too so I now have to do all my DIY myself! The only thing I haven't done yet is brick laying but I'll leave the extension to a brickie and I'll do the garden...
Hi - the paint is Dulux Brilliant White Matt emulsion and was very thick and gloopy, it just blobbed out and didn't pour.
The over trowling is just what I have read on line. I plastered it myself and didn't polish it much at all. It was the second time I have plastered but did a very good...