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Thanks for your reply. I'm not keen on slabbing the middle area. Will just be too much I think. Unless it was done in a different type of slab. Either way the drainage problem for the upper section remains the same. As you say if covered then I will make sure it has adequate guttering, but...

Evening all. I'm hoping the community can offer me some advice, and maybe an alternative, to a patio drainage problem that I am going round and round in my head on how best to solve. I am re-landscaping the garden and as part of the work re-modelling an old decking area, and introducing a 3...

ok, thats clear. Have since spoken to Lecol about their range, in particular Z520. Seems a better bet than the Arditex NA. More info here for any future reference: https://lecoluk.com/levelling-a-bitumen-sub-floor/

Thanks for the reply Johnny. This is only a small area ~10m2, so not a big space. A number of the parquet sections are loose anyway, and a few that are not, can be lifted without much effort. So clearing the space should not be too difficult. Certainly something that I would do myself. you...

As @Ivor Windybottom has said, the sub layer has sunk over the years so its well out of level, and flatness. So will need to be pulled, new subfloor, and relaid. However, we have laid engineered oak throughout the rest of the downstairs, so we'd like to continue that into the last room, the...

Thanks, didn't think of asbestos in it. I was hoping I could just put a damp proof/primer on top of the bitumen. Is this not acceptable?

Afternoon All, We'd like to lay some engineered oak flooring in our entrance hall, but the current floor is the original 1930's parquet flooring that is far from level, or flat. It's clear that I cannot just lay a levelling compound over the parquet flooring, so it looks like I need to lift it...

Yep ok, understood. The term 'deck' confused me! Any felt is better than EPDM for self sealing?

Deck boards, as in decking boards? Felt on top of that? No batten, other than that above the felt to support the tiles?

ok, I understand. However, can you provide a layman's explanation of the structure of the flat roof build up?

Hi Woody, on he off chance you are still on this forum, any chance of a bit more explanation on your proposed build up discussed above? I'm wanting to do a very similar thing to the original poster, and sounds like this would help

It was worth a try! Any able to elaborate on the build up of the roof mentioned here though? A simple sketch would be great, I just don't follow the proposal.

Thanks Daz. I do need to speak with the local building control to understand the requirement. That looks a neat product you have suggested there, but for me it just doesn't look right. I much prefer the look of a real tile.

Hi, appreciate this is an old thread, but sounds like you had built something along the lines of what I am looking to do. An outdoor seating area with as shallow as possible roof, using clay pantiles purely for the aesthetics. Are you able to share the final solution you went with, and whether...

Hi, Hoping for some inspiration for a outdoor seating area I am planning to build. The main structure will be timber, but I am struggling to find a nice looking and suitable roof covering. The height at the house wall side is ~2.7m, and the projection from the wall is 6m. I would like to...

If the cables weren't tightly bunched together I could run multiple widths of the 63mm. But as it is, the cables are neatly run with a total width of 160mm. Therefore i'd need to unclip and move the cables, which is extra faff. Of course, if no wider channeling is available then this is an...

The cables are clipped down neat enough. The channeling is to cover the cables before plastering and add a bit of protection should someone choose to drill in this location. I do appreciate that its still possible to drill through this channeling, but it does act as a first line of defence.

Morning John, Yes, all cables run vertically out of the consumer unit (housing the RCDs). The box is 450mm wide, and the cables are bunched to a width of 160mm, running to the ceiling.

Hi John, The cables run vertically directly above the RCD to feed the whole house. The cabling was hidden behind some wooden paneling, which has since been removed, awaiting plasterboard and skimming.

Thanks John. Appreciate this is the case, but if I can get hold of some channeling, then i'd like to put in. I know it wont stop an avid DIY'er with a drill, but its at least a barrier that may make them think if they come across it when putting a picture up. Not the end of the world if I...