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Yes because if you sold your property regulatory compliance adds £ value. The more insulation the better but not crucial if not complying. Either run cables around floor and go up (leave battens short of floor to do this) or come down and go back up to the ceiling (notch out battens if you...

Permitted development application doesn't cost anything & fairly quick as if going to the expense it adds £ value to home (Building regs fee is applicable of course) but if not then there are no insulation regulatory requirements so whatever you do will be fine but I'd insulate the block pier...

If it’s their extension wall and within the boundary on their land then it’s their wall on their land and I can’t see your chances being very high

Google ‘garage conversion celotex’ and you’ll find their very useful advice on how to do walls with battens and insulated plasterboard which is of minimal thickness. If it were done with building regs the floor would need 75-100mm pir insulation which, if you have the headroom would be a good...

Looking to re-roof a brick rendered garage as part of garage conversion project. Existing corrugated (likely asbestos) sheet roof on minimal timber structure to be replaced with 400 centre 150x47 C24 rafters. Garage attached to next doors, a mirror version of mine and forms half the pitched...

Could be a minimum delivery charge involved but assume that's inc VAT. All you can do is phone around, I wouldn't personally want to hand mix it I'd go volumetric lorry every time, if that is a premix price then try a volumetric supplier, they might be more flexible on price as they deliver part...

So long as you can get a decent fixing in for the new skirting should be fine. Tape all joins to reduce risk of liquid in the concrete getting through/past or sheet over the insulation as a second membrane.

I'd put upstand it all the way around it, minimise cold bridges and holds the membrane up too if its a tight fit. Weight of concrete should flatten the celotex but you can put concrete blocks on while you wait for the concrete to arrive if you wanted or just cut it across into more pieces. I...

I'll have a look tomorrow at adjusting the position of the triangle bar under the tiles, work gets in the way during the week and nights draw in too fast but work from home so will take a break to have a look as that's a good shout on the lead idea, I've some original 50's lead that was pulled...

Using interlocking marley moderns, loaded roof then ran eaves on both sides, for the verge I did whole tiles with underlaps cut off and half tiles cut (14.5cm). Decided to work backward from verge on right side so set the verge out with a 40mm overhang using a timber fence I made and completed...

Tomb of the last builder who mentioned needing an air brick with a timber suspended floor to the previous owner perhaps? DPM insulate and concrete it :)

I've opted for dry ridge kit, manthorpe i think was the name or something like that and I bought plastic soakers too but for the verge, all the plastic covers I see on new housing estates just look plain naff.

Read a few options regarding cement for verge tiles concerning mix and additives. Wondered if any roofers here can share what they do. Should a waterproofer be used for example and at the moment temperatures are around 5-10 degrees so is frost admix a good idea? Mixture of x2 Building sand x1...

Was thinking to ask these https://www.underfloorheating.co.uk/

I'll look at the UFH supplier you used

Hi, no calcs as yet, going to have a chat with them after Christmas holiday and send them drawings to design it. I say vaulted but it's not like a cathedral roof, just low pitched and 5.25m x 5.7m space, maybe 3m at highest.

Probably right on the floor insulation of the future, hopefully a more economically priced solution for it too! Nice idea on conduit , hadn't thought of that one. I'd have to run 2 - 3 pairs as intend to join into a detached garage / workshop with 2/3 zones. 'why I'd considered a second manifold...

Which pipe, PEX AL PEX, Pert al pert, Pex al HDPE all the different suppliers offering different pipes, choices of manifolds and controls. Trying to decipher the best option or supplier for my install. Does anyone have any knowledge, experience or recommendations? I will later extend ufh further...

I'd guess the units/bases were not installed level by the fitter and assuming the worktop fitter was a different person, they just had to work to what was there. Check to see if the top is level in both directions though. If you paid for the installation take it up with the fitting company...

When we did our new workshop/garage extension room I put 25mm inside the dpm to limit any cold bridging. Concrete, if you tell the supplier what it is for and how much is needed they will advise but usually it is ST3 for garage floors. Find a local volumetric supplier as no waste because they...