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I haven't yet decide to wet plaster or batten out plasterboard but if i was to go the plasterboard route would this possibly help with stopping the plasterboard getting cold? http://www.wickes.co.uk/FOIL-INSULATION/Thermal-Insulation-Foil-Roll/invt/210022

Thanks for your help roughcaster one last question tho which has been troubling me a bit about filling the gaps. if the tape is going over the gap then it will be attached to the plasterboard either side of the gap, so im assuming my filling doesn't need to be 100% flush with the...

So just so i have it right are you saying the best way to fill in my gaps (includung the larger ones) is to fill them, i asume note quite to the edge to alow for the tape. then put pva on the back of the paper tape and put over the set filler then fill over that as well? i assume it is better to...

I wont be skimming it as well, I'm making a dogs dinner of the plasterboard so i don't think I will be able to skim it as well! :) Would I be better off using the paper joining tape or the self adhesive fiber tape? I have to trim down a bit of plasterboard which i have already put up but...

Sorry to bring this old post back to life but I have decided to buy an new damp proof membrane and was wondering if I could get away with just putting it over top of the old one? or will this cause more problems?

Guys I am putting up a plasterboard ceiling and from a mixture of uneven walls and joists parts of plasterboard are up to 10mm apart as apposed to the recommend 3mm. Should i still treat them as regular joints and fill them with joint filler then put joint tape over? or is there something...

Ok, Maybe not insulation but it is an exterior wall, so I feel i still need the foil backing. I just want to know if I can do the same job with normal plasterboard and sereprate foil like this...

I have recently pulled the plaster off one of a wall in my house because it was practicaly crumbling away. It is an exterior cavity wall. What I plan to do is to screw batens to the wall then screw the plasterboard to the baten. Beceause It is an exterior wall I would like to use foil backed...

none of the other walls appear to have it just this one. It appears the dpm comes from underneath the concrete floor aswell. It is a very old DPM, it appears to be made of bitumen and is corrugated. There was no evidence of damp before I ripped the plaster off and I was wondering if i could get...

I am about to take the plaster off a wall in my convertion, it is literally just falling off at the moment. I was going to just dab and dob new plasterboard up but it appears to have a Damp Proof membrane underneath it. I have no idea why it is there as the wall already has a damp course, but it...

Cool thanks for the tips I will be making it like you suggested by moving the cut forward as aposed to cutting from corner to corner so that it looks like the corners have been cut off. Im not sure if this is going to make sense but I have a further question. I will attach uprights to...

Thanks for your help However, I have never built somthing like this before so I have no idea how to build the cupboard in the first place. Any suggestions where I can get any good references/guides to get me started? To give me an idea how to put it together etc.

Hello I have recently bought a flat and would like to do as much work to it myself. I am new to carpentry and have previously only made a radiator guard (which is basically a box). I am now looking at making a corner cabinet for the hallway to hide the fuse box and for added storage. This...

Hello can anyone suggest a way to get an old olive off a pipe? I cant afford to cut the pipe as it is short enough as it is. I have tried to use the old olive and nut already on there but it isn't a perfect fit and I can see that a little water is getting through the joint so i need to...

Hello I am just about to fit a new electric shower. the old one has a metal water inlet pipe but the new one is plastic. Cant I use a metal compression joint on this plastic pipe or do I have to use something else?

Hello I am currently in the process of replacing the old doors in my new flat and would like some advise. Because the doors and frames are old, the depth of the new door will need to be 45mm thick like the old one. the problem is that it is difficult to find doors that thick nowadays! I have...

Hay all! After recently buying my first place, and gutting it! (ambitious I know!) I have just laid the new bathroom floor using vinyl tiles. Now this being my first DIY experience laying vinyl flooring, its not perfect. There are some small gaps between tiles mainly due to the place being...