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there are external renders designed for thermal insulation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exterior_Insulation_Finishing_System Have you thought of speaking to warmfront http://www.warmfrontgrants.co.uk/ & see if your entitled for any grants? Even if not, I would assume they would be more...

might be worth looking at http://www.earlex.co.uk/html/cps_html/pr9.htm they claim you can use almost any paint.

a lot of people seem to be putting chicken wire down between the ceiling & insulation as fire protection. I would imagine you would fall under the new Building Regs as well, so would need a fire escape.

How do I go about this? Do I butt the ends together, or should I lay an expansion gap for each sheet? Also, do I glue it to the floor? if so, What Adhesive is needed for the job? I plan to play Parquet blocks down eventually... I believe the concrete floor doesnt have a moisture problem...

as said he probably meant hardboard & not plywood. Its cheap enough & you could do it yourself - £250 is mostly going on labour It probably is worth getting done if your floorboards are quite uneven & maybe do it yourself. Hardboard is that brittlestuff like you usually find as a base of a...

Hi Folks. My property that im gutting is nearly at the stage for a new boiler. It had the old style one with a water bucket thing, etc. - all thats gone & has been ripped out. Anyway, outline of the house - its a an old Mid Terrace town house. Zone 1 2x rooms knocked into 1, 7m long...

Yep, that explains everything.. Not level, just flat is what im looking for. Its Chipboard flooring & brand new - the floorboards fell to dust when I pulled them up to replace the joists. Think thats the plan then. Plywood the uneven side, compound on top & then plywood the whole area...

Ok, Thanks. I have to have the floor level for the parquet blocks. At the moment one room is about 7mm or so higher than the other. I think I will lay plywood to bring one floor level with the other. Then screed so its all tied together & then more plywood ontop :-D Raising the floor an...

Thanks for the quick response matty. So I shouldnt finish with a latex finish if im going to be glueing the blocks, Guess that means I'm stuck to putting plywood ontop? They are old finger type parquet blocks. should I use the ardex on the whole area or use hardboard to take the lower...

Wonder if someone can give me advice. I have 2 rooms that have been knocked into one. I had to replace the Joists on one side as the beams had been eaten away - either rot or woodworm. Now Originally I was going to seperate the 2 rooms like they used to be.. But as it goes, I have...

I had been mentioned to me, that I could lay the blocks in the passage on the existing Laminate flooring as its already flay & smooth. Can someone please advice me, as I need to buy the materials to make a start the weekend

Its building regulations. They change the "rules" all the time, maybe you would have got away with it 5 or 10 years ago, but not these days. Be thankfull they havent specified a certain type that meets certain things like fire protection & noise/accustic levels. That could get expensive...

OK, I think I may be back to square one after pricing up the plywood. I need approx. 50 sheets, for downstairs & Upstairs. Can someone help me with the best way (cheapest then) so I can lay the floor? A Living room room thats approx. 25ft x 15ft that has Chipboard flooring...

Thanks for the reply. I think I'll just put plywood right through the house then. Managed to get a good deal on 18mm Plywood, which should be Ideal.

Hi, Ive purchased a property that I am renovating. its an old house built in the 1920's/30's. I need some advice on the subfloors. I have Parquet to lay on a solid concreate floor & also on a newly laid Joist & Chipboard floor. - The concreate floor currently has Ceramic tiles on that I...