I bought my house last year and one issue i could see immediately was that the back patio which runs the length of the house was slightly above...
I cant see this being asked before. I have spare PIR offcuts and a couple of boards. I would sell them on but they are a bit too tatty. I'm...
Thanks for replies. As I said I will struggle to get anything substantial in the cavity. I might just push some celotex in and foam it up....
Quick question, When knocking doorways through cavity walls I.e. extensions, do you insulate the exposed cavity? There is currently no...
I'm installing a timber floor using joists and plywood which will need to be lined up with an existing tiled/concrete floor. I've taken up the...
I'm installing a fire door between my new garage and utililty room. The opening is larger than the frame by around 100mm width and 150mm height....
Thanks for the response. I'm just coming back to this post as I'm about to start constructing the floor. On your suggestion, would I need to...
I was going to screw down and as a belt and braces approach, considering to apply a bead of ashesive along joists.
OK great thanks. I will take a look. Does the timber floor need to be primed before the adhesive is applied?
looking at around 50m². Was hoping to find something in screwfix that might work
Im purchasing some glue down LVT planks for my new kitchen. It will be stuck to a new SP101 timber floor. The flooring company wanted around £50+...
I'm thinking, as the joists won't be suspended then the wall plate wont be bearing any weight. Its simply there to frame the joists and fix them...
thanks for the replies. I originally was going for a concrete floor as it seems the simplest and most solid. I didn't want a hollow sounding...
Thanks for the reply. The room is going to be a kitchen and will have a substantial island with granite fitted so I was wary of what floor...
I'm installing a timber floor in my garage conversion. I need to raise the floor 200mm to existing, so im going to lay 175mm joists straight onto...
No, as the wall plate hasn't been fixed yet. There are a couple of pipes in the way and rather than waiting for a gas engineer to re-route, I...
Its an extension for a garage and utility. So ceiling in one part and open in another. I've just marked it out and if I could get away with...
Quick question. My 7" joist are going to hang from a 6" wall plate with joist hangers. Do I leave the extra 1" above or below the wall plate?...
OK great, thanks for the advice
I've started to install my mono-pitch roof with 6x2" rafters. I'm now thinking of the gable ladders at either end. I don't want to install a...
Separate names with a comma.
Visiting from the US? Why not try DIYnot.US instead? Click here to continue to DIYnot.US.Dismiss Notice