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ive got a flat roof extension want to knock through into open plan kitchen, diner, living room, i want to put long sliding patio doors along the front but the floor is higher than the patio, id like them the same height but dont want to raise patio, is there a way to lower floor below existing...

i have ugly single extension flat roof with bay window, looks like pill box, all green and cladding at edge. Thought might put dummy pitch on, would need to raise edge of roof to get pitch over bay. Firstly any other idea to make it look better? If not what is best way to build dummy pitch and...

i may have made a wrong assumption with my garage roof. I have a thick flat concrete roof that was leaking like a sieve and couldnt seem to stop by adding more bitumen. The roof was lumpy with minimal run off, so decide to build a new glassfibre sheeted roof on top.with a wood and block frame...

I am laying a low pitch fibreglass roof on leaking garage. The garage has some sort of parapet round it and i want to lay roof inside it. I am ok waterproofing the ridge, with an overlapping copping stone, but am struggling on how to secure the sides and waterproof where it buts up to a block...

hi i have old concrete garage roof covered in bitumen which leaks i am building single pitch roof with roof sheets. want to build one layer block work round edge, can i build on top of the bitumen, as tried to scrape off etc but nightmare. any advice? thanks jon

thanks for replies, i think mine will be a bit of both existing foot print, existing half walls single storey (i believe footings ok), reuseale windows, internal doors radiators, etc, but big chunks of glass and i expect need for some steel. cheers jon

I have a flat roof extension area approx 9m by 9m, i want to knock out the internal walls to produce one open plan living area, and build up one half second storey with bedroom and ensuite, and have double height in other area. The front wants to have as much glass as possible, i intend to have...

thanks so much, few quick questions, where do i put felt protection tray, and what pitch do you suggest, rafter spacing and size and spacing battens, garage is 4 m across and 8 m long. thanks jon

thanks would condensation be very much as i have concrete roof underneath and a small void between that and new roof. If i put membrane under the tin would that run condensation off to gutter? Or should i use plastic sheet instead? cheers jon jon

i have a concrete garage with a solid 4 inch concrete roof with rsjs inbedded. The garage leaks badly, there is bitumen on the roof and ive tried adding more to no avail. The roof is very uneven with hollows and bumps and no apparent run off. Any ideas on best way to fix, had thought of removing...

building some mdf wardrobes want smooth as possible satin finish, ive got some mdf primer, what top coat to get best finish, any particular brand I can source easily thanks jon

boilers about 12 years old and no problem to now. now the red light above heating display flashes and lose heat and water. I tried holding in red button for 5 secs, worked, then tried switching off power, but it works for while and then happens again. if I switch off and leave for hour or so...

haven't got too drawings yet but yes it would be lounge and would put sliding doors on building wall, architect suggests planners would allow a balcony outside this as long as not able to sit on it, which would give me sliding windows and a small platform outside front wall, does this seem...

I live in a flat in a converted building. I live in the roof (3rd floor) and have an existing dormer overlooking a great view of a river and I previously had planning permission to extend it but let it lapse. I now have put in a pre application to extend it and put balcony on. Planners said they...

thanks, boiler fires up, how would i do a continuity test? and how would i know if caapable of switching mains voltage? do you know of a simple thermostat rthat i could wire in easily. thanks for response jon

i have worcester cdi 28 boiler, it was run off siemens wirelss that couldnt reach to lounge. i wanted to replace with simple thermostat control hard wired in. i took out the siemens base station which was wired into mains and to ls and lr on boiler. i connected ls and lr to l and sl on altech...

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i have worcester 28 cdi and it has a siemens rdj10rf wireless thermostat, it has never worked very well range to lounge from boiler too far, now its stopped entirely, want to replace with a standard hard wired thermostat. questions is it a job i could do? what thermostat would be best, i laid...

i dont know the difference between working pressure and static pressure. i put the pressure gauge on the washing machine feed and it measured 5.5, when i fitted the prv on the mains feed into the flat the gauge showed 6, i then throttled it back until it showed 4.5. the bath fill is fairly slow...

thanks everyone have fitted prv and although bath takes longer to fill it has stopped screaching at me which is a vast improvement.