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The brown paper is most likely a breather membrane you can maybe get away from doing on the inside but tape around the edges. Any insulation like cellotex or kingspan give it a 25mm air gap. Not sure if your plasterboard is fixed to the. Dormer studs or there is another 25mm insulation then...

Interesting read I've not seen either. I've seen wooden light switches from old houses

Why did he not scribe it down to the flooring sounds rubbish. Something like decorators caulk or flexible sealant will help

To me the price seems a fair price for a days work be allowed for. He did what was asked within the agreed price didn't start making up extra jobs and charging double. OK he was there a shorter time than you expected still don't change the price. If he had taken twice as long as he allowed for...

Your loft ladder should be fine as long as it's positioned, that in the unfortunate case that some one falls they don't fall down the stairs. Your idea does seem a bit unusual. Not sure of your ceiling heights or budget, but personally I would go for a Ramsey loft ladder they do up to 3.66m...

Out of curiosity are posts sat on concrete pad foundations. If there not I would underpin the poles by using several across props to support the house where the poles are then dig a 1m square hole 500 deep and fill it with concrete just doing one at time. Then I would laminate the the posts by...

If you want to do a loft conversation get a a structural engineer to assess things you will properly need to beef up the joists. There is a product called tele joist which is expandable is a good way to to go. Ideal you want the stairs to be in the center to the front or back wall, you will need...

You can lay tiles on chipboard as an option you can get insulation for laying tiles on top of like warm up available from tops tiles

If your roof is a hipped roof and that is the corner of the house it has to be be a hip rafter so don't cut. For your spacing don't go more than 600. If the cladding thickness is 9mm do no more than 450 and 12mm do 600 centers

What thickness is the the flooring.

In the areas where the feet are go to be fix some 4 x 2 to the for then using adjustable kitchens legs fix to the required height. The top of the in it has to be fixed back just a couple of simple angle brackets will do the job. Kitchen legs are not designed to be adjust up to 8 inches.

You need to get professional advice from a timber engineer specialist. A lot of engineers only understand concrete or steel. I guess you want to safe the teak house. Extra footings will help, but its specialist work

Timber floors in a kitchen are not a problem as long as you don't have a leak. If you lay the floor on battens then sand with a hard durable floor finish you should get many years service out of it. When you lay the floor just make sure around the edges leave an expansion gap 9mm around the...

What depth do you need to build up. Let's says it's 150 mm at moment I would lay 100mm insulation then a 50mm screed. If you fix ply on top of the insulation it will cause bumps and hollows as some parts will squash up more than others. You can put ply on top of the screed thats one way. Or...

You'll be driven mad pre drilling every hole and will take a long time go to a jewson or any hire center they will hire floor nailer cost roughly £40+ vat and a deposit with copy of driving license. Here is a video of the work get done by the manufacturer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16zTghY6v84

The roof is of a modern engineer construction and uses what we in the trade call W trusses. You will perfectly safe laying chipboard flooring down the center and screwing to the ceiling ties pack the flooring up so you maintain the insulation thickness and not reduce its thickness the insulation...

Solid timber flooring can be fixed to chipboard using a floor nailer. The nailer uses special nails which are like cut nails and have serated edges so they don't work out. Around the outside edges leave a 8mm cap to allow for expansion and movement. Don't glue the boards to the chipboard it will...

Just out of curiosity is the external walls below the eaves insulated and also the between the floor joists to the walls of the cupboards. If not you will get what is called cold bridging. When i insulate the combs I will put the solid insulation like cellotex or kingspan leaving a 50mm air cap...