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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...

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Thanks for the reply. What's the alternative to bonding? My plan is to sit it on a bed of mortar and then clear any mortar out around the edges leaving a 1cm approx lip so that I can tuck the carpet under it. I'll have it around 1cm high off the floor too. Cheers Jon

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Hi all, I've removed an old brick fireplace. The inside of the chimney breast has been plastered. I'm putting in an electric stove (Dimplex piermont to be exact) on top of a solid piece of Quartz which I've had cut into a T shape so it fits into the chimney breast nicely. My question is...