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    Convert sunroom into habitable room

    I am hoping that someone could give me some pointers or ideas on converting an old sunroom into a habitable room. The house was for some time used as a doctors surgery and this L shaped room built at the back was used as a waiting room. When we bought the property it had been converted...
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    Flashing and felt upstand against stonework

    Surely there would be capillary action between the lead and the capsheet if the upstand was so low? Water would surely rise into the joint?
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    Flashing and felt upstand against stonework

    Thanks If I understand correctly what you are saying is that no part of the lead should overlap the uppermost part of the 75 x 75mm fillet where the felt leaves the wood and comes into contact with the stone. I have done a quick sketch [/img] I have put the positions where the lead...
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    Flashing and felt upstand against stonework

    Thanks everyone for your comments. I am going for the mortar line below the window ledge as I would rather not cut into the stone. Next dilemma is the size of flashing, 150mm or 240mm. The window ledge is 240mm above the roof and not 280mm as I originally stated. If I use the 150mm that...
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    Flashing and felt upstand against stonework

    I am looking for some advice on how to fit a felt upstand and lead flashing against a stone wall. [/img] The original flashing is shown following the mortar line of the blocks in the middle, then it goes under the larger blocks at the end. I have attached some temporary stick on flashing to...
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