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Hi all, I need to insulate and plaster a single brick wall that is part of a stairwell up to a loft conversion. 50% of the wall has an unconverted loft on the other side, the other 50% is straight to the elements. Gets bloody cold in the winter. Size is 4.8m x 4.8m - pic attached. How would...

Hi all, We live in a Victorian semi. Double glazed but otherwise poorly insulated. Centrally heated with a modern loft conversion. We get pretty bad condensation on the middle floor bedroom windows and on the bathroom walls (despite an extractor fan) and this tends to grow mould. Humidity can...

Hi all, I have a small 4.5 x 3m studio with a pitched roof in my garden. The roof is corrugated bitumen sheets. They have now failed and have started to leak. The roof inside & tongue in groove boards. I need to replace it urgently to address the leak. I've had a quote to replace it with...

Hi all, Really hoping you can help with a problem with the roof of my newly converted loft. I had a torrid time with the build (over budget, overran, had to do loads myself) but it has been generally finished and has been signed off by building control. The loft conversion is a full width flat...

Hi all, I live in a Victorian semi with original lath and plaster ceilings. They are a bit discoloured and cracked, but nothing major and still flat. They look tired though and I'm planning to overboard, skim and re-paint them. I've considered pulling them down but the house is fully furnished...

Hi everyone I was referred over here from the loft forum as I'm having trouble ventilating my loft space. I have a Victorian semi-detached house with a slate roof and impermeable plastic undersarking. There's no obvious ventilation for the loft. One side is a brick gable end with the chimney...

Hi all First post here! Hoping you can help sort my loft space out. I have read several threads already including CONDENSATION IN LOFT (ANSWERS) - none quite answer my questions! I have a Victorian semi-detached house with a slate roof and impermeable plastic undersarking. There's no obvious...