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    DIY Loft Conversion

    thanks both, didn't really have a budget as such....completely finished should come in around £25k but I've not been counting to be honest.
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    Thanks mate, yeah I've done everything except for fitting the big window (wouldn't have had the guarantee otherwise) and had my brother give me a hand here and there, especially with some of the lifting.
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    LED lighting install

    I'm not sure how these lights are mounted - do you have a router? you could cut a pocket/chamfer the edge of the strings and cap over the top, thats the easiest/quickest way I can think of. *edit* just looked at the picture and I can't see how a router would fit.
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    LED lighting install

    If you don't want them facing upwards, why not mount them sideways on top of the strings and add some scotia bead or something similar on top?
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    LED lighting install

    got any pictures?
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    LED lighting install

    not sure how wide you need the channel but either a small circular saw or router would do it - you'd set up a straight edge/guide to keep it in line.
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    Ideas for boarding eaves of loft conversion.

    as long as you leave at least a 50mm ventilation gap and leave down by the soffit clear then you can use whatever you want. If you want to insulate the area then use celotex/kingspan/etc boards which will do both.
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    Painting my uPVC windows and fascias

    looks good, fairplay
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    Well embarrassingly it's taken almost 4 months for an update! I've been crazily busy in work, the weather's been crap so I haven't been able to fit the last 2 velux in the bedroom and I stopped working in the attic a few weeks before Christmas so I could finish and redecorate the dining room...
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    Loft Conversion - 1950s Semi Ongoing

    All the best with it, I know what you're going through - I've been at mine for around 2 years now off and on, needs to start back up there now after Christmas 'off'! My thread is a couple of pages down, it may help at some point. What size are you're beams, etc?
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    Thanks, it's Superquilt, double layered. There's a lot of negativity towards these quilts but I've not even plumbed the heating in upstairs yet and it's pretty warm to be fair.
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    raising joist in steel web

    m12 bolts with 600 centres usually.
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    Expanding foam as insulation?

    Pink grip dry fix. It's low expansion, spray it on the back of the plasterboard, wait 2 mins and fit.
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    Thanks mate, it's been a slog that's for sure! I've got a week off next week so hoping to fit the last of the Velux and plasterboard the second bedroom.
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    It's hard going trying to wet the mat thoroughly before the resin goes off, it's not bad - I might sand it next summer and re-topcoat it as it's a little rough in a few areas.
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    As long as I'm not wasting my time then that's cool only there were only 2 responses from like 700 views! I didn't want a flat roof at all to be honest, I had to when building the dormer as I couldn't get enough head room! I then wantd EPDM too, the only problem was it can be very windy where...
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    plastering small bedroom IMG_1964 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:24 PMIMG_1963 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:24 PMIMG_1957 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:23 PMIMG_1956 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:23 PMIMG_1955 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:23 PMIMG_1954...
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    landing IMG_1864 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:14 PMIMG_1865 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:16 PMIMG_1869 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:16 PMIMG_1870 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:16 PMIMG_1871 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:16 PM IMG_1877 by leewallbank...
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    DIY Loft Conversion

    I've not updated this much as there doesn't seem as if there's much interest. For those that are the pics below were up until about 2 weeks ago. Dormer/bathroom floor IMG_1844 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:14 PMIMG_1845 by leewallbank posted 2 Nov 2015 at 8:14 PMIMG_1846 by leewallbank...
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    EWI trims - opinions wanted

    'acceptable' or not, that's awful, the only way to sort would be to extend the roof out over the EWI
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