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Thanks, can you just fit this by screwing into the timber?

Thanks I'll try the jet wash and try not to mess up the neighbours car in the process!

We had a side extension done to our house with EPDM roof and noticed the builders left the timbers exposed at the corner points We flagged with them and they came back and added the plastic round the edges to make a proper seal, but since then we've noticed they also left timbers exposed...

We've had loads of building work done over the last few months including external render There's loads of sand and dirt on our concrete driveway but the concrete has grooves and pits in it which makes it difficult to sweep - its pretty shoddy and I hate it but we can't afford to get it done as...

Thanks, this was interesting reading - I've checked the cabin we ordered and the wall logs are 42mm so bit under the recommended thickness for garden office thermal performance. Do you think this along with floor and roof insulation and double glazing will just about scrape it?

Thanks for the info, I'm assuming if we intend to hang a radiator on the wall after plasterboard etc. it should be okay given electric radiators are lighter weight - the non-flammable lining sounds like an essential given electrics etc. When you say hang the boards from the top rail, do you...

Thanks for the reply, I don't have any photos of ours as we haven't had it installed yet but you can see examples of it here: https://www.creativelivingcabins.co.uk/berkshire-log-cabin/ I don't really see anything obvious that points toward the inside of the timbers, especially in the cross...

We've had a complete work over on our house about 10 months ago including new windows and some internal plastering and painting - it was a bit of a rush job as we were expecting our first child so I don't think the walls were fully dried out before painting.... Since then, we also had external...

Hi all, We've just ordered a cabin from Creative Living garden cabins for me and my partner to work from as our office, the cabin itself is insulated on the base and the roof, it has double glazed windows and door and wood cladding on the walls but the walls themselves aren't insulated... They...

Thanks @flameport - do you suggest getting some more insulation and laying on top of existing?

We were thinking of insulating and boarding our loft and adding a loft hatch so had some builders round to take a look and do a quote but they said there's no need to add insulation as its already got adequate insulation there Looking at the existing insulation, it looks like the loft wool...

Hi, we are in the process of having external wall insulation installed and finished with a silicone render on top The installers seem to be doing a good job and making fast progress - We've opted for 30mm insulation on the front of the house to keep the general aesthetic and 50mm round the...

Thanks @big-all - do you mean like a bedroom door? We have one right next to the bathroom door... is it to encourage further inflow INTO the bathroom to move the heavier air from the steam etc. into the line of the extractor?

Thanks - is 50mm insulation pretty spot on or is it 50mm give or take another 20mm after scratch render and then silicone on top? Sounds like could be a better compromise than the 100m. And the edging around the window, is this done with the beading type mesh?

Yes i've checked - there's a 12mm gap bottom of the door, but we always have the window open when we use the shower etc. Should we keep it closed? No vents in the bathroom, just the extractor and it has the backdraft flaps on it too on the exhaust

Sorry but wanted to jump off the back of this topic if I may? Nope. Split by mod. We've had a bathroom fan installed by builders who did our house and found first of all the fan was set to its low setting therefore not sucking enough of the steam out of the room - electrician came back and...

Okay maybe not a mistake, but not how my partner 'envisaged' it - the thinking was to have the windows flush to the wall to look sleek and elegant finish wise. But from what I understand, to have that you'd have to have no external insulation on the wall? Thanks, I will look into window reveals...

Hello, We are looking to silicone render the complete outside of our 3 bed house - to replace the shoddy old painted pebbledash on there at the moment. House is a 30's build, solid brick with no cavity wall so we are losing a lot of heat at the moment and getting a bit of penetrating damp from...