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what do I then do with air gap etc - essentially I was going to put a breather membrane against the ceiling. Cover with board, cover that with vapour barrier, then plaster on top. leaving an airgap between insulation and ceiling. With Rockwool I assume I wouldn't bother with the air gap, but...

tbh that figure was pulled out of my arse! essentially I just want to maintain "a" temperature, rather than a specific one. Just a case of keeping if from being frozen, so when I come to warm it to a workable temperature/comfortable temperature, it's already got a head start rather than my...

fair enough, won't bother then! probably just go with some Dulux kitchen or bathroom paint in that case, least then it'll last - our bathroom one does the job well in there so should easily cope with the garage (and I have a pot left over)

Hi all, so, I've now finished the walls in my garage - used 50mm polystyrene for this. But - now I want to do the ceiling (I know, bad order to do this in however I needed the ceiling exposed for cables and the walls completed for sockets) Now, I'm only going to insulate between the...

yeah all insulated, will certainly be adding heat - that throws a question up really, do I need constant heat? I was intending to heat as and when required, but probably best to apply a constant minimum heat I assume, just to maintain internal heat. but no, not a shower room, not a kitchen...

Hi all, so, i'm part way through insulating the garage, now i've put in vapour membranes etc. What i'm keen to avoid is any condensation to accumulate from inside out rather than coming in from outside. So, with this in mind, I have seen ronseal anti condensation paint. anyone used it? any...

Hi all, so i'm working through the garage insulation at the moment, but i'll then be turning my head to the heating. What I'd like to do, is have a thermometer in the room that connects to an app - and using a smart socket, be able to turn on or off the heater. Ideally I'd like to be able...

Just to confirm: https://www.screwfix.com/p/capital-valley-plastics-ltd-vapour-barrier-green-300ga-20-x-2-5m/12869 going to get that for the vapour barrier https://www.screwfix.com/p/cromar-vent-3-lightweight-breathable-roofing-membrane-dark-grey-25m-x-1m/1349p and this for the breather...

Grand further ahead than I was so much appreciated

Ah gotcha, so I’ll need a breather membrane direct on the wall, do my stud/insulation, cover that in vapour barrier then plaster board over that? That the case?

Christ, layers upon layers.... So I need a vapour barrier on the brick, then my stud, cover that with jointing tape and vapour barrier. the go over the whole thing with vapour tape.

awesome cheers for that. Well I've just got normal boards ordered so aren't foil backed. So i'll be going: Wall (which is cold by dry - been painted with masonry paint and shows no discolouring due to damp) screw on the studs cut insulation board between the studs Chuck on the barrier over the...

somebody did not. Feel free to chime in though. To give further info. I've ordered the stud timber, ordered polystyrene insulation and ordered the plasterboard. If I need a vapour barrier then please do give me a shout (and ideally some advice) as to which layer that needs to be applied - i.e...

yeah agreed. Managed to get a decent price off my local store (who look after me REALLY well) so i'll be sticking up some stud, and putting 50mm polystyrene in between, chuck some plasterboard over it all and calling it job done. Just going to to the back corner for now, least it's part of...

Hi all, ok, so, stupidly I was suckered into the "i'll be ok" frame of mind with the roasting summer we had. Now i'm friggin freezing in the garage. Now, a sparky is coming to put in new sockets and switches. some of which will be on my external walls (attached garage) I'm thinking...

sooooo......when you're right, you're right.....it's CHUFFING FREEZING IN THERE!!!! largely down to the shoddy garage door but yes, it needs insulating. Sparky comes next week, so once he's done his thing i'll be starting with the ceiling I think, won't go nuts there though, just loft...

just an additional - did you cement the anchors in too? just seems overkill - I'll be laying mine as he has in the video, was thinking of merely levelling the ground, and laying some gravel down, lay the sleepers on the gravel then drill it all together.

fantastic, just what I was after. Thanks very much.

Hi all, so the lawn is currently being levelled and re-turfed. Once that's sorted, I intend to make a raised border all the way round. Now, laying the things down level isn't going to be an issue, but connecting them together is something I've wondered about - I don't really want to see any...

ok dokie happy to be wrong - especially if it saves me money! ok, so would you suggest, in terms of running costs, the heater I linked above, would be better to use, than my oil heater?