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Ah I was wondering how they managed to do the complicated patterns & stay water tight, not that I was thinking of attempting anything like that my self!

Finding a reliable & half decent roofer full stop has been my problem for the last several months, to the point where I have gave up trying as starting to run out of summer time now & it's holding up other renovation work I need to be getting on with so I'm biting the bullet & doing it my self...

Hi I'm struggling to find any info on the subject of making cuts to slates to for patterns, especially from UK sources so was wondering if anyone on here could shed some light? I'm sure everyones seen photos or actual roofs with these patterns, I like the look of them but the thought of having...

I've seen some nightmare videos of the fibre insulation ringing wet being removed from cavities although I don't know if these were treated etc. I hear people say the beads in the bonded bead type insulation don't absorb water them selves but others say they can still come with potential...

I've just spent the last week or so cleaning out the 90mm wide cavities in an old cottage (aprox 100yrs), it took some doing as the crap was as a metre deep in some places. I'm now thinking of how to insulate, obviously CWI would be by far the easiest route although I know it can be a...

Cheers for the replies! I wasn't really trying to source solutions from US sites but Google seems to bring up loads of US sites even after selecting "UK only" in the search the options so I always end up seeing a few weird ideas & was just curious if anyone was familiar with this one as it had...

Hi I'm about to over board an old battered T&G floor that I have re-patched which is still a bit bashed & dinted etc. It's a complete house renovation so can use pretty much any thickness ply as no need to match any other heights so was thinking maybe 12mm or so ply? As well as fixing the ply...

Interesting read, I was just about to start looking at what's best to use as a vapour barrier but I think that answers my question.

Thanks to everyone for the further replies. I'm going to try & do a bit of research to see if it's an option as this would do nicely IF it is. Cheers that was an interesting read & I'd not thought of foil backed plasterboard Nah fill your boots mate.

Thanks for the replies, I've only just realised I had some. I've spent eons looking on manufacturer websites but so far only ever found the usual warm roof above deck or ventilated cold roofs, which is why I thought I'd ask on here to see if anyone had experience of the one in the diagrams. I...

Hi wondering if anyone could give their opinion on the diagram bellow? I've built a standard style flat GRP warm roof with the insulation above the deck & joists etc in the past. I now need to build another flat roof but this time I'm EXTREMELY limited for height so I was thinking of resorting...

Just a quick update for anyone who's interested, I got the surveyor out who completely agreed the path was breeching my damp proofing & will ingress of water to my property. In fact the house already smells damp so he took readings on the wall which showed to be damp, to be honest you can feel...

Yes I definately want it resolved now rather than wait until the walls are wet through again & like you say who knows what may have changed by then. I don't want to sound dramatic but my house is only a small single storey 1 bedroom cottage with one open plan living area so when that gable end...

Would the fact theres concrete right up to my wall not be a problem? I know water runs off the surface but I've always presumed if its wet for long enough (& the path in question is damp all winter) it may absorb some water which would pass through to my wall or is this incorrect? I've not been...

Yes I agree & think she must not have ever been happy with the strip of gravel running down the side of my house in small side alley. Obviously I discussed what I would be doing before doing it to get consent as well as having the odd chat with them every day whilst carrying out the work. When...

I could do the job my self even though I don't really have the time right now but I can't see me being allowed to do that without some sort of expert getting involved to prove the builder hasn't actually got a clue what he's talking about because at the moment its just a case of an old...

Your probably right there, unfortunately as I expected the builder has assured my neighbour that there is absolutely nothing wrong at all with the job hes done. I'm guessing he will have also told her it'll cost more money to do the "unnecessary" extra work to rectify my damp proofing which...

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I hate to say it but I don't think theres any chance of the builder re-doing the work, he's adamant the fact that hes put the fall of the path away from my house (which I have not checked yet) that there are no issues at all with his work. He also told my partner the DMP I put in wouldn't have...

I hope so Richard as it looks like things are going to get messy :( Unfortunately I'm out at work all day today because the builder decided to call round & no surprise he wasn't exactly his usual cheery self when talking to my partner. He basically said exactly what I thought he would in that...