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Thanks for that - I see what you're referring to when talking about the frame. Nice construction by the way! I was referring more to the frame that the floor will sit on, as it will be off the ground (fixed between trees). So it'll need to be stronger than the frame the walls and roof will be...

Thanks for the replies. The longest span between trees is around 4m. I was actually planning on using 6x2's for the long beams between trees, and less bulky beams/joists for spanning the beams themselves. My concerns really are around using materials that won't rot over the long term. I...

Hi all, I'm currently in the process of chopping 4 very large (as high as the house) and 3 medium conifers down at the bottom of the garden. My plan is to cut several of these trees down completely and reclaim the ground. However I've decided to leave 3 of the stumps in place up to around...

Probably not practical or affordable! Thanks for the answer. So basically looks like I'll end up studding the internal wall in these spots and filling with insulation. Resulting in a loss of around 100mm which narrows the walkway plans I had into the extension. Back to the drawing board with...

Thanks for the reply. That sounds like good news. If the insulation isn't in the cavity between the skins then what other techniques class as "thermally insulated"? Ideally I don't want to add insulation on the internal wall as it would make the gap in the knock through upstairs narrower than...

Hi all, I'm in the planning stages of a 2 storey rear extension. It will be rectangular in size, extending the kitchen on the ground floor and adding a bedroom on the 1st floor. The property was built in 1938. The external walls are 2 (both brick) but there's no real cavity. The...

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I've just realised that your drawing was spot on and it just didn't include the front bit of the house which is irrelevant anyway (probably because I haven't included a picture of the front). How much roughly do you think the roof on the extension would cost? Cheers

Thanks Woody for the pics, I appreciate the your efforts. Out of interest which software are you using to generate them? I'm not sure I can join them as you've suggested as they'll still be part of the house which is on a single storey. I probably didn't explain that very well in the first...

Thanks Woody. Would that be a hipped roof in it's own right though or would the roof on the main house need modifying too?

Hi all, I'm planning a 2 storey extension on the back of my house. If you see the attached picture then the extension I'm planning will replace the lean to conservatory. My intention is to pull this down and replace it with a slightly deeper extension which will measure approximately 5m wide...

Hi, I did check the flashing on top of the chimney last year (to resolve the bedroom patches) and did end up re-cementing the flashing into the brick work. But it still looks like there's damp somewhere in the chimney brick work. I'll have a look at the window. It has been replaced in the...

Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure they are all dry or will ever be fully dry. The "greasey" darker likeness of some of the patches is very much like the bedroom above on the same chimney breast. I guess it must be very small spots of damp from the breast (even though the breast is capped...

Hi all, I've recently gutted, replastered and redocorated my lounge. This included pulling off hollow patches of plaster above the fireplace and replastering, as well as having the whole room skimmed. There was several small patches which weren't completely dry when I started the mist...