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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. Many thanks

Quick question, When knocking doorways through cavity walls I.e. extensions, do you insulate the exposed cavity? There is currently no insulation in the cavity. If the cavity was uniform and large enough I would put a cavity closer in but its not straight or wide (almost touching in places)...

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 tiles and there's a load of grout still stuck hard to the concrete floor. I dont really want to shift it. I could have left tiles down but it led to...

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. I will pack around and fire seal/foam but wanted to know how I would go about finishing off the garage facing side? Obviously I don't want the foam...

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 fill the void below the celotex with a similar insulation or could I fill with rockwool/loft roll? Cheers

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+ per tub for flooring adhesive. I prefer to buy my own as I can usually get it for cheaper but was wondering if anyone could recommend a good value...

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 to. Therefore, I could reduce the size of the wall plate to maybe 5". Then there would be a 2" square gap at either end of the joists at floor level as...

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 floor. I'm planning in running some utilities through it. To add another issue, my garage floor, as solid as it is, does run out on a slope slightly and...

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 construction to put underneath. Obviously I don't want any movement whatsoever. Its something to have a look at. Thanks

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 floor with DPM and 22mm chipboard with 100mm celotex between joists. When I thought it was originally going to be suspended, I was going to fit wall...

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 can just position the plate to allow for these (they will be removed eventually) I just wanted to know if anyone could see a problem with a joist...

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 hanging them flush at the top in the garage section, it would enable me to leave a gas pipe run in the void! Getting a gas engineer out at the moment is a...

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? Or does it not matter? Thanks Jack

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 soffit as I wanted it to match in with existing house. I want to install a fascia board and render up to it. My question is, as there will be no soffit...

Hello, I want to paint my window sills of my house. They are made from roofing tiles but not the porous clay type. They have a smooth, shiny surface. The old paint is beginning to flake off, painted before I bought the house. Could anyone please advise on a suitable primer/paint to use? I have...

I had 8x2 left over and would only go to waste otherwise. Might as well use it. I'll stagger the bolts trying to get them into 2 different courses. I will check which way the frogs are as there is a section of wall exposed elsewhere. BCO requested connectors, truss clips and 2 birsdmouth cuts...