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Mums having some work done in her 1960 detached house. Went round to have a look today as the builder has removed a downstairs wall. Bit shocked to see that ALL the upstairs masonry walls are built right on top of the floor boards, not even directly on top of the downstairs masonry internal...

I understand ventilation is the reason mould is growing. But unless someone can explain how it's possible to provide adequate ventilation *behind* a fitted wardrobe without having it a foot off the wall then the obvious solution to me seems to be to stop warm air getting to the cold area. (ie...

Just removed a wardrobe that was fitted in a chimney recess on an external wall. It was fitted flush up to the wall. There was some mould growth on the rear of the wardrobe. The hardboard backing wasn't nailed brilliantly and there was some gaps around the perimeter. Am I right in...

Where exactly would the condensation form if he didn't use insulated boards?

warm void and no membrane?

thanks for your replies. I would put the vapour barrier between the plasterboard and the studs, I assume this is where you mean as well. Same idea as foil backed boards.. Punching holes in the existing ceiling seems like a good idea. So much soot and muck in the loft though, not a nice...

No need for the rolleyes.... My post was about loft insulation sizing, not why I'm dropping a ceiling. My apologies if I didn't post enough information concerning the later.

I was going to install a vapour barrier on the ceiling and external walls. No spot lights and I planning on installing a insulated loft hatch so I can keep an eye on the void.

true but I have to drop the ceiling. No point doing the room and having the existing ceiling ruin it. I'm not lying when I say it's 3 inches out from one side of the room to the other.

If I don't insulate the false ceiling and insulate the loft above, surely all the warm air is going to get trapped in the void in the false ceiling? I always thought you insulate the lowest part. Hence the reason why you don't insulate the roof instead of the loft floor.

I'm lowering a ceiling. Had to get 1800x900 plasterboard as 2400x1200 wouldn't fit up the stairs. Anyhow, I'm planing out the timber spacing in the false ceiling. Was planning to do 450mm centre's for the joists. Problem is, all the loft insulation available seems to be either 370mm wide...

Bought some 65mm ROCKWOOL cavity insulation. Hopefully should be good. About £100 for 22sq metres

Just dry lining an external wall of a solid(non cavity) wall, bedroom, Basically, building a stud wall in front of it. Can't I just use loft insulation? :oops: It's much cheaper

Is 50mm slab insulation(rockwool) ok to fit in between 3x2" stud wall, built in front of an external wall, or would 100mm be better, compacted in. I can only find 50mm and 100mm sold locally. Not 75mm(3")

There is no history of sulphate. We own the neighbouring houses and no such issues. Houses are pre 1900 terrace. It seems the mortgage lender is demanding this survey because of the initial surveyors reports, end of story, it must be done. :( Just one big long money making scheme.

I'm re-doing a large bedroom in a old house (2 skins of bricks on external walls, no cavity). No major damp issues in the bedroom, just the odd bit of condensation on the chimney breast. The ceiling is in bad condition, it's bowed and taking it down is not an option as I don't wish to have 10...

We're selling an old house that is in need of complete renovation. The ground floor is yorkshire stone laid on soil with laminate over the top. Just looking at it you can see it's like the waves of the ocean. It needs a new concrete floor no 2 ways about it. Got a buyer who had a...

The thread part of the tap is firmly secured in the tap body. perhaps i explained wrongly. The tap body sits onto a base plate. The taps have levers that move left to right, so eventually this movement results in the tap body(and thread) moving slightly.

After a few months use I find that out bath taps become a little loose and I can move them. The backnut isn't moving. But the thread of the tap spins within while the base plate and backnut is stationary. Tap --- Base Plate --- Bath --- Backnut There's only so much tightening i...

The wall where the door is, is an exterior wall. Exterior ground level is 50cm below interior ground level. The other wall where the bad damp patch is next door. And on their side it was taken back to bare brick and then dry lined with timber I know for a fact in 2008. The highest patch...