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Converting attic to regs and ok standard. Not wanting to take tiles off, couple of questions. 1 Should I put a membrane on the inside before I add insulation between the rafters? The roof seems good and no obvious leaks in the past. 2 slightly counter to last comment, I've white spores on...

We're looking at wood, as warmer than tiles. It should say if suitable, so look at pack, ring place you got it. The ones we're looking at, engineered oak are stated as suitable for damp areas. If you're worried look at treatments and finishes you can add.

Hi thanks for the replies, apologies for late reply myself. After looking at the neighbours, the brick support is standard building practice round here, for this type of house. They use a double purlin at the front for the whole width as there are no supporting walls up to the attic (brick...

The photos below show the purlin in my attic, which looks like it has snapped a long time ago, snapping or splitting most of the rafters on that side, but has been repaired and doesn't look like it has moved in many many years. The Purlin has been bolted together and looks pretty secure (Why...

We have extended the kitchen, by removing a meter square landing at the top of the cellar stairs. We now want to put a door (bi-fold) opening into the kitchen, at the top of the stairs. The question is are there any regs about having a space behind the door, i.e. a floor level top step of say...

Plastering under the new attic stairs, double winder. I've attached noggins across at the back of each step. Have read this post http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1803140#1803140 which was very useful. My questions are: Do you just use the email on the winders and plaster...

Hi I'm insulating the exterior walls with plasterboard backed by 50mm insulation. In the bathroom I'll be having a sink hanging off the wall i.e. no pedestal. Is there any issue with the insulation? i.e. the bolts bolding the sink on have to pass through the insulation before the...

Hi We've been given a washing machine, but the rubber seal by the door is coming off. Is it held on by a circular metal wire, which uses a spring to keep it in place. What's the trick to getting the rubber seal back on? I've tried getting something under the wire in a similar fashion to...

Hi I've panelling reaching up to 7ft in the hallway. I've stripped it back with a heatgun. Removing some old 60's plastic ish wallpaper and the thick glue gunk underneath. I plan to paint it, so was thinking either by hand or something like a detail sander (mouse). What do you...

The house is a regular Semi 14ft x 14ft most rooms downstairs. As I have an open plan kitchen/diner, then through french doors to a front room with log burner would it be Kitchen - Heat Detector Diner - Smoke alarm Front Room - Smoke with Carbon Monoxide ?? What wired smoke alarms...

Something like this or this http://www.remodelista.com/products/kidde-silhouette-low-profile-smoke-alarm Would be a lot nice than the ones I have seen. Of course as long as they pass the standards and work well.

My climbing rope and harness are there to save lives too, yet the companies bring out different versions each year with different colour schemes that look nice. I don't think the purple in my harness saves me from falling anymore than a plain black one. People go to so much trouble to design...