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Our kitchen extenstion has a room underneath it as the garden is about 9-10ft below back door height and we built up from ground level. The floor is block and beam, am I correct in thinking I can use 50mm celotex etc inbetween the beams and attached to the blocks by low expand foam stuff then...

Our master suite(offical title) is currently not in use but the plan is to start using next month. The garage and master is all new build What insulation can I use under the floorboards? I would like some expanded urethaine type stuff Then I'm assuming fire resistant plasterboard, poss 2 layers...

Our solid wall possibly lime motar 1930 semi is currently having a large extenstion added to the back and side, the new bit is concrete block external, insulatiin and thermalite internal. My wife has seen a colour render she likes So far I have found K rend in granite which I think is about the...

Thank you very much Ray

It has varnish type stuff on it, I will remove this first

As we can`t find the correct shade bed for my 7(and a half) year old, we are getting a plain, unpainted one, what type of paint would be best for this I`m assuming the manufactures spray the wood Ta Ray

The stuff i used was £2 for a 10x 4 sheet, it's ex frozen food factory walls I will foam everything and see from thertq Ray

No, I cut everything so it was a tight`friction` fit, would it be worth doing that then using my shiny bubble stuff? Ta Ray

We have a 1930`s solid brick wall house that is on a hill, the front of the house is level with the road out front and the ground level of the garden is about 10ft below the back door, so we have a large void under the house. I have fitted 100mm of solid urethane type insulation under the...

Thanks for the replys, the underfloor insulation made a huge difference , we turned the boiler down to about 50% of its out put I have always wet my had to find draughts, will try the candle Thanks very much Ray

Hi, I have a 1930`s semi that is built up so has a 7-12 ft gap under the floorboards I have put about 100mm of expanded urethane board cut to fit inbetween the joists but the house is still draughty in places, would I be able to cover the area below the insulation wit building paper or a...

Thanks ladylola, I will try that cheers Ray

Thats the problem...my plastering is poo, hence using plastic to cover it up. I have some soffit that should do, its just cutting 8 29cm bits with the right(or wrong) angles now Ray

As per title I fitted a octagonal window yesterday and now I am stumped as to what to do internally. Each edge is just under 29(11.5inch)mm and the window is set back just over 15mm(6inch) If I get some were local to cut the wood/upvc for me what angle would I ask for? Cheers Ray

nothing at the moment, still at the drawing/how we going to affoard stage

Thanks, I have had a lot of time to google stuff-night shift-could notfind quite what i wanted. Cheers Ray

Where should I look to research the vialibility of a internal timber frame extention with brick face outer? also can it be built onto a sold wall 1930`s house? Cheers Ray Btw, I`m on nights so wont be responding till later-a lot later(just so dont think i`m rude)

Assuming the expansion vessel is knackered, is there such a thing as a universal expansion vessel that could be fitted, possibly externally. The replacment is between £120 and £200, and would a non standard one be cheaper? The spec is 8ltr and 1 bar. Cheers Ray

I do have water dripping from the relief valve, this morning i went around the underfloor area and checked all the joints for leaks, then i repressurised the system to 1 bar on the dial and switched the heating on, after 10mins i had 3 bar and the valve had been releasing water. i reduced the...

Work up this morning to zero pressure water in the boiler, I think i have a sticking relief valve. are these easy to strip and clean and rebuild? It looks almost accessiable, any thing to watch out for? do they have easily available seals inside? I`m at work so no boiler name and number...