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What's the width of an external door opening on a new build with a cavity wall & UPVC door to allow regs for wheel chair access? Standard 215mm face bricks to be used. 2100mm high x 900mm wide brick opening wouldn't leave enough clearance by the time the UPVC frame is added.

thanks swliss, i'll look up the info you suggested. I wasn't aware there were thermal breaks in the frames that do that, i thought they were basically hollow extrusions and done little to prevent heat loss, thats why i wanted to know if theres anything better on the market i should be looking at...

I was unaware of the thermal breaks in the frames, I'll try and keep a look out for frames with the foam in if available, tried one company but they don't offer it. I think personally for my budget it will have to be UPVC for all the windows, ground floor will be face bricks and the window sat...

Few queries... I'm looking for info. on windows for a new build later in the year. Black anthracite outer with white inner, no trickle vents because of air tightness for MVHR. Is there such a thing as insulated frames in UPVC windows? I seen some of the high end windows at a home show having...

Thanks, we have 2 local that can design them but I thought it would be good to ask if there's other options, or does anywhere other than local just cost a fortune because of delivery and transport arrangements.

Where do people source their metal webbed posi joists. Do people only use local or is there somewhere for NW England/South Scotland that can provide quotes for these? Do people have them treated or untreated?

So you just attached the metal sheets to your rafters direct, then insulation between them with thin mdf backing attached to the inside of the rafters instead of adding the sheet and osb to the top of the rafters like most do? Why was the insulation wet? EPDM over OSB is a good choice for...

Having looked at various metal roof sheets, is there any good brands that last longer or brands to avoid? I've came across one called master rib which seems good but possibly expensive. I've read loads on this and there doesn't seem to be any solid advice, everyones experience is different...

It still looks solid:D few years left in it. It's just a storage shed not a workshop so the sound inside it shouldn't bother me, its 3m away from the house. It's just making sure it looks ok and lasts a long time. I knew many add ply underneath but didn't know if it stops the condensation...

@Old Salt, was there a reason you chose them sheets instead of metal? I thought metal would of lasted a bit longer. Have you not had any issues with the wind blowing rain back up and it leaking in from the ridge? I priced up doing it all in bitumen and it came to £900, slate would be £1000, but...

There seems many ways to construct a roof using sheets but it's which causes least issues. If the trusses are sheeted in ply first then the metal sheets added on top, will this stop the condensation inside or will moisture just form between the ply and the metal sheet causing rot? I take it the...

I'm going to build a large detached storage shed constructed from solid block and externally clad in fibre cement board onto battens. 6.3 x 3.6m external. The roof will be dual pitched at 36 degrees. My options are to slate it like the house or to use some type of corrugated sheets which would...

If I do what @flameport suggests, would the towel rail would heat every time the boiler operates to heat the water cylinder, despite my CH being turned off during the summer? The plan is to have 2no. 2 port valves, one for downstairs UFH zoned system, and another for the upstairs radiator system...

I'm going to fit wet UFH downstairs to a new build and radiators upstairs. Most of these rooms will be zoned in the house. Because the downstairs bathroom is small, 2.35m x 1.85m, I'm not sure it will provide plenty of heat even with 150mm pipe centres. I'd like to fit a towel rail to the wall...

I'm sure I seen someone fitting new roof trusses running a board around the inside of the rafters where they attach to the ceiling joists to prevent any isulation being pushed into the eaves and maintaining the air gap for the thickness of the rafters. Not sure if this is over kill or good idea.

The roofer who fitted it was also one who works alongside a local building company who won lots of awards. Won't be using him again if it's fitted too tight. I seen some of them cheap plastic things that slide down the laps of the membrane so i will buy a couple of packs, add a couple more...

I've not actually checked it to the touch on frosty mornings but will do. It's on the hip side of a 2 storey extension. Theres 3no. 70mm soffit vents to each face of a semi detached house. So 9 soffit vents in total. The old part of the house has bitumen type felt but is fine. The insulation...

By a slate vent or more soffit vents?

I had a roof extension added 10 years and the side which is exposed most to the elements, the breathable membrane has some dark patches inbetween each slate lat. The outside is slated, large at the bottom getting smaller to the top. Is this anything to be concerned about?

I need to see how hight the trees are, been a while since i looked. So he used the digger for a full tree, no cutting first? they sound quite big, some of these are a good size but i don't remember that tall.