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The Christmas decorations option is not an option for me as I want to use the space as another room. I have actually started to put 50mm Celotex between the rafters, leaving a 50mm gap to the roofing felt, ( rafters are 4x2s ) and plan to cover the 50mm Celotex and the rafters with a further...

The photos show that mortar has been used to finish the top of the wall into the eaves space in my dormer bungalow. I have seen in other houses where this has not been present and air has drafted through that space. This, I believed, was the required ventilation for the eaves space. In this...

Thanks both. cdbe, you mention strengthening existing joists. Do you mean fixing same size timber as/to existing joists in the same plane, or at right angles with fixing brackets or something different ? Also, given the crawl (storage ?) space already mentioned, would I only need to strengthen...

Better late than never.... I am still looking to do something with my loft space. I take the point about the crawl space, but its the larger pieces in the middle that are preventing me progressing. I have attached a pic to help the response. Thanks again

So are you saying that they can now be removed ? 1990, you said that yours "had them". Have you removed them ? Maybe you converted your loft space and did it as part of that project or maybe you just removed them as JobandKnock says, as they were temporary during the house being built. I would...

I am an enthusiastic, reasonably competent DIYer, with a passion for only spending money on what I have to. I have a dormer bungalow and either end of the house has eaves space which you might refer to as loft space. It is walk into space with some floor boards that have been installed at the...

Ø Input Voltage: 110V-240V Ø Output Voltage: 6V/1000MA This is the only info I have !!!!!!!

220v. Standard kit you can buy from B&Q, EBay, etc. They will be everywhere this Christmas.

I have an ornamental street lamp in my front garden. Light switch in the hallway operates it on/off. In the glass enclosed lamp part is a standard circular galvanised junction box. I want to use a laser light projector at Christmas to light up the front of the house. Can I connect this to my...

Thanks, NTB. I appreciate the reassurance and the additional advice.

Hello John. Thanks for responding. How would I know if the loft needed more ventilation ? It has been very warm in that area in the recent good weather we have had and it was suitably cold there during last Winter. Apart from that I see no indications of concern for me in the loft area. There is...

I moved into a 1970 dormer bungalow 1 year ago. 1 downstairs room has had a damp problem. I have noticed that in the eaves space (loft ?) there is no gap around the edge of the building where the air, usually, I believe, comes into the loft. When I peel back the loft insulation I see the inside...

Hello, I intend making my own picket fence. 4x1 pickets with 3x2 cross pieces. 4x4 posts to support the 4 sections I will make. A key point before starting , however, is what kind of wood to use. I am thinking of pressure treated wood as, I am led to believe, this can last for 15 years under...

I have a granite lintel above an upstairs window in my 1949 semi. I can see a crack in it in the centre slightly diagonal and top to bottom of the lintel, approx. 12 inches (300mm). It has been there for at least 20 years and I have no reason to suspect anything is wrong. However, it is...

Hello, I have searched the 'net for how to replace my old fluorescent 8' single light unit with a double 6' LED version. I have this simple thought that the present light fitting is connected to the mains by a single cable with several wires in it. In principle, therefore, I should be able to...

John D, thanks for your reply. There are 3x2 flags all around the house which could be lifted and the ground sculpted to have the water run in a different direction. Ultimately, however, the water is not being taken away by the surface drains as they are often full when there is heavy rain...

How would I know if I had a massive excess of ventilation to the sub floor ? The internal dampness is to the plywood lining of the cupboards. It goes green and mouldy and I sometimes even see small amounts of water on the floor of the cupboard (1 or 2 teaspoons worth). I would have to take them...

Hello. Recent heavy rain has highlighted a problem in my house that I moved into 6 months ago. Brickwork below DPC did have tinges of green when I viewed the house but I put this down to a spell of heavy rain that the sunshine would fix. Recent heavy rain leads to pools of water that does not...

Hello cAtLeYx. Thanks for the advice. I think I get your meaning but where can I get the C section channel from ? What is it made of ? How and what does it fix to ? How does this give me the same effect as the 15mm gap to the skirting ? Is it visible when fitted ? Don't I need underlay ? The...

The bulbous fluted design of these switch covers is what I am looking for and the price is right. Basic white switches with these covers gives me the most cost effective solution for the look I want to achieve. Why should anything go wrong if I have been given the correct information regarding...