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Replacing 18mm plywood sub-floor in kitchen due to a leak (was a slow one so went mouldy before it was noticeable). Whilst it is up, are there any worthwhile upgrades I can make to the existing sub-floor (without pulling up the T&G layer on top of the joists)? Current structure is as follows...

Just the area where the washing machine is for now. Had a leak so some of the tiles and plywood sheets are already up

Sadly no trapdoor

Our 1970s kitchen has a suspended floor, gets cold in winter and supports a washing machine and tumble dryer that I want to use at night on our cheap rate. It has a very deep cavity with a lot of builder's rubble at the bottom, so access from underneath is a last resort. Floor make-up is as...

I have come across some random plasterboard in-between a few of our loft rafters. The previous owners had a two-storey extension built 10 years ago with some new roofing that joined onto the existing roof. There is some overlap between new roof felt (beathable) and the old existing felt (the...

I want to secure some brackets to an internal wall hold some heavy things. I'm looking to get some strong fixings for this (I know which ones I want to get How do you work out whether it is dot & dab or studwork (with cavities) behind plasterboard on the internal side of an external wall?

Given the massive rise in energy bills coming, insulation is going to lead to much bigger savings on energy bills. Yet our loft is low and so I have a rather unusual issue - I can't insulate it to 270mm. I have just a 100mm cavity between the joists in our loft and insufficient height to raise...