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Well its up to you, but I would recommend taking the floor up and re concreting. Take out 6" of the old concrete/earth below your damp proof course (DPC) height. Put down a thin 10" layer of sharp sand directly on the soil. The get some damp proof membrane (DPM) and lay it on the sand...

Yes, but the price went up. Sorry its the buggerance factor, it takes longer it costs more, and some sparks are going to walk because most people dont want a helpful householder getting stuck in. Also, its not always that easy to pull cables through those conduits, so they might just get...

1 man 1 week 2 men 2 days Roughly, it depends on access, cable runs, floorboards etc But if your doing the donkey work cutting the channels, and the house is empty (or nearly empty) then its not a major job.

Forget it, adding roofing felt from underneath is a bodge and will haunt you. The felt is there to back up the slates if a slate breaks, if that happens the water runs down the felt and into the guttering, because the felt laps into the guttering. IF the felt is inside where is it going to...

Thats what I thought, mus make a much tidier job. The stagger can sometimes start on a Thursday :oops:

When crimping cables together, do people recommend staggering the crimps, or having them all in line?

MY house has just been roughcast, and I have the wonderful job of painting it. I was going to use Dulux masonry from the Dulix center as I get good discount from an old schoold friend working there. My questions are, whats the best brush and technique to use, or can it be sprayed on (wind...

The vents through the wall should have a sleeve/liner in them that seals them through the cavity, if not you need to fit one either the plastic or clay ones will do. Seriously question whether you need them, if you have resolved the drive breaching the DPC and restored some ventilation under...

Can you post a picture

A couple of points. How amicable was the attempted resolution? Are the neighbours nightmares, fighters, or just chancers? If you friend is confident that there is an infringement, then prepare the case for the prosecution strongly. 1, issue a letter sent recorded delivery to the...

Think of a triangle when removing the bricks. In practice by removing a triangle of bricks you create the same effect as an arch. So to get a reasonable opening try removing 3 bricks on the 1st course, 2 on the 2nd and 1 on the 3rd, so the opening is a nice neat triangle, then the forces above...

Construct a french drain around the extension, run it to a sump and then pump (or store and reuse in the summer on the garden)

You have forgotten the obvious "Hi Honey, Im glad your here cos DIY makes me really horny"

How long should I leave it before I paint, any ideas? And what products would you recommend? Snoz

Water and concrete are best friends. Its not drying out that makes the concrete hard, its a chemical reaction started by water. I have regulary cast concrete in water for boat moorings. When I poured the footings for my house, the trenches were full of water, we just poured the concrete in to...

Excellent point, although is it building control that deals with emergency egress?

Or if you cant get the same bricks, set them back 25mm and make a feature of it, works a treat

put the vent on the outside wall. If you dont vent top and bottom you will regret it. Why not vent right at the bottom, cover with insect mesh and then skirt over having drillled a dozen 10mm holes in the skirting

All the free world I want, I get about 6-8 sacks a week of the stuff, so it piles high in the winter and we really rip into it Nov-Feb

Thats the problem, both flow & return have to go up via the loft due to the nature of the property. Methinks it will have to be pumped. Would a y-plan valve and pump triggered by a temp stat on the back boiler flow work. My thoughts, pipe stat reaches temp, triggers pump and y-plan...