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not sure I get the joke and I didn't mean to be offensive. This is a 5y old house and the number of cut corners I've found and had to fix myself is incredible. That's why I'm pretty confident I may have some of those gaps exposed to open air. Are you suggesting that this is a normal behaviour...

Why not? I'm confident the sloppy builders haven't cared to make sure that rockwool is properly covering all those gaps... I feel there shouldn't be a gap to the inner wall - what's the purpose of the insulation then?

Hi there, Anybody? Can I go ahead and seal the gaps?

Greetings, While working in my loft I have discovered something and I'd like to check it with the forum before I go ahead. My house is a timber frame building. The loft is covered with glasswool but I can see a gap between the below ceiling and the main wall. This gap is covered by glasswool but...

uhm.... thank you! Very good point which I overlooked. I was thinking of using OSB because it's more tough than plasterboard but I would end up with a massive fire hazard in what is supposed to be a garage. I guess it would be more appropriate to go with what you suggest.

I understand the double garage was a car port at the beginning, with a partition wall (why!). The previous owner installed the roller doors. I hired a structural engineer to confirm I could remove the partition wall, he gave the green light with some minor recommendations - such as leaving a T...

Hi there! Just a follow up. I have now completed the ceiling with Celotex 75mm, it just needs some boarding. I am thinking of 9mm OSB as if not mistaken it won't need any coating. In the end I had the roller doors replaced with insulated ones. I thought I would never be able to do a decent job...

I read somewhere that the Celotex would degrade to the same level of Polystyrene in 5-7 years while Polystyrene would not degrade. Then Motorbiker confirmed that Celotex would degrade so I assumed that what I read was correct. I'll do some research.

Yes, I understand that the blue option would leave me more space but to be honest I won't be using that space too much and I can still use it if I put an access door as you say. What's the amount of degradation that I should expect from a Celotex-type material over time? I did not know about...

Air leaks: Absolutely. Even though it may be tricky because of the way the roller works. But I'll sort that out. Polystyrene: it's a good point. I've also read that Celotex will slowly lower its R value to match the polystyrene one after several years! Anyway for 25m2 B&Q would ask £347 of 100mm...

thanks Motorbiking that sounds like a good idea. I'll see how it goes with the ceiling and then I'll move forward. I may decide to replace the shutters with insulated ones. Ok, thanks for all your inputs. I guess I'll go with the ceiling joists option - maybe boarding the top as well so I can...

thanks all! Motorbiking, No, green and blue are two separate options. I am going to do either green OR blue! Could you please elaborate the door screen further please? That sounds interesting! Tomfe well, the budget is whatever is required to be able to work in that place without spending an...

Hello all As many others on this forum I'd like to go ahead and insulate my garage. However, I am going to use it as a DIY workshop - I do not intend to live in there. The garage is a double garage single skin brickwork and it's currently as cold/hot as the outside temperature. I am not looking...

The amount of noise it introduces in my powered speakers is beyond any tolerable compromise. I can hear it from the other room. I'm using it till I find something better - that is, the Ethernet cable! :)

Good suggestion Simon. We have cat6 at work (I work for a cinema company) and that should be good quality - I'll double check. Not sure about the screened advice though. If the screen is connected to the shell of the plug, shouldn't that be working well?

Simon, Yes, I am aware that cat7 is probably overkilled. I don't know, I'll think about it. Probably a shielded cat 5e would be enough. Thanks for your input. I think I'll buy a stud finder and I'll come up with a plan once I know where the noggins are.

Motorbiking, as I said I can barely reach 50mbit with my netgear power line unfortunately.

Thank John I am not familiar with this type of construction, I thought there was a more universal way of running cables around the house. Where I come from houses are all bricks and blocks and we use corrugated hoses to fit all the cabling. If your cable fit one of the existing hoses, happy days...

so my question stands: how to I run the bloody cable? :) Indeed an ethernet socket by the wrong corner could be a compromise.

Indeed one of the soil pipe runs behind the kitchen and if I remove the kick boards I can see the pipe - the plasterwall behind the kitchen was left a little unfinished. My question is what do I do next. I need that cable in the living room which is by the kitchen. The soil pipe ends up in the...