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hi all i have already posted a topic on my damp in my walls, i used the new inovative cream on the market as they say, it is called one shot dpc. Has anyone used this and what is your feedback on the product, the reason why i am asking is that i have damp penetrating through the fresh plaster...

Hi, there is an earth to the back box from the wires, i did not put an earth to the metal switch plate as i thought it would be grounded by the 2 securing screws which hold the switch in place to the back box or am i wrong???

3rd post on this site and hope this goes as well as the others!! on a night time i have noticed that in my kitcehn i have a metal switched socket for my outside lights, when i rub my fingers over the metal switch face plate i can feel a sort of buzzing through my fingers!! does anyone know what...

chappers your a legend

here are some pics of my sitting room at the moment with the 2 doors

yep chappers that came across my mind but looking at he height of the ceilings i think it is sufficent to have a straight run up with the stairs which will come out in the loft bang on in the middle of the room like in the picture so when i come into the loft it will be the full height of...

chappers, from existing ground floor to ceiling is approx 11 feet (they are big height rooms like you get in older houses) and for the loft floor (ceiling joists) to the eves i have not measured but i am 6 foot 1 and with my arms fully strecthed up i cant get any were near them maybe the same...

yep pack of animals at that mate lol. well the lad next door who is doing his is sound and the one to the other side is sound to so i am 100% i will have no problems as we all get on!! as for the 2 years is that set in stone as i saw something on the tv a while back totally different to me as...

Sorry!! I know the building regs are there to protect me in my property and neighbours and so on but i aint paying for some nob end of a pen pusher down the council office to **** me off but i do know why they are there!!! If theres a will there is a way.

Hi pj1 thanks for the advise/guidance!! i understand what you are saying and i am trying to get together all the info to go ahead and i must say i detest paying the council anymore than what i do i.e to empty my bin and and well thats all i can say.... my back lane never gets cleaned, i...

Thanks for that chappers i fully understand your drawing and impliment when i come to do it after the winter, just one other thing, next door is doing a loft conversion as we speak and i am a bit worried on how he is resting the joists on the front and back walls ontop of the footing plate which...

Chappers that would be much appreciated, the struts dont go to the wall plate they rest on the 8x3 about a foot from the wall plate and if your sure they can be taken out and the roof wont cave in then i will give it a shot or could i get some joists and run from gable to gable toothed into the...

on the back of the tube it says cure time 4-6 weeks, so what does that mean to my wall drying out

Ok chappers thanks for the info again, so you are saying i can romve the diagonal struts which run up to the 5x1 as you can see in picture, it is supporting the 5x1 purlin at the top were the rafters from both sides of the roof meet but it is a flimsy piece of wood nailed to the big joists, are...

Thanks for the info chappers, things are starting to come together in my head to start and tackle this project but i have a few things just to clarify off the back of what you have suggested. Firstly you said you would remove the purlin supports which are currently like this . do I replace so...

Hi woody, i self diagnosed the rising damp from knowledge from my past homes. I used the new injection cream what is on the market and i heavely used it. I drilled holes in a line of bricks 40mm apart then the same in the mortar above and then i repeated this in the next course of bricks. I used...

Hi all, i have just completed a dpc on a wall in my house. i took the plaster off and injected the cream and left it for a week, the rising damp was pretty severe roughly about a foot and a hlf up the wall. When i put the base coat plaster on after the week i plastered over it 3 days later and...

Thanks for the detailed log which mostly flew over my head. lol I hae come to the decision that i will leave the purlins as they are not a major problem! you said i should "I would run a 195x 150 (3 No. 195x50 bolted together at 600 centres with M10 bolts and dogtoothed connectors)parrallel to...

Thanks for the info guys, by the way do yous not sleep lol here is a rough sketch for any advise probablys not the best architect drawing in the world but hope you understand regards Ian

Thanks again deluks!! I know that when and if we sell the house it wont be classed as a room and more of storage space but as things stand at the minute financaly we wont be selling the house, we cant have kids so its just us 2 and it is big enough as it is (but need an new project)...