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Ah, sorry, I meant when dealing with standard framing lumber like 2x2's and whatnot, although this is handy to know as well. I'll add some additional screws where a couple went astray in that case. Although from what you are describing even if it does cause issues it seems to be quite rare...

Fair enough. The screws are in there tight as hell as I went over with a manual just to make sure, just that one or two did end up penetrating a bit deep for whatever reason, but they weren't going to go any deeper. By the by, is driving screws in fairly deep on construction likely to lead to...

Thanks for the info. One or two of the screws did end up countersinking fairly deep (what would you consider too deep?), so I guess I should probably put a few more screws around where that happened at the very least.

I've seen those kinds of SPAX screws before, would have definitely used them, but 20 quid for a box when I'd use a handful of them is probably stupid. Maybe if I was doing a whole room. The 'decking screws' I mentioned are basically like the first ones you linked, unthreaded shank at the top...

Thanks for the detailed post. The main reason I put in noggins tbh was because I do not trust chipboard flooring whatsoever! Would've used ply if I had it, but just had to make do. Additionally, there were floorboards put down under the hearth, just cleated in and sitting at the bottom of the...

Hi, In the middle of a job where a new stud wall is going up with PIR to replace the old lath and plaster one that did bugger all. Had to brick up a fireplace behind said wall as well as remove an old slate hearth in the floor, which left a great big gap as there were no floorboards around the...

Hi, let me try to explain with one of the pictures, easier that way. I have confirmed that the inner (orange) channel is not connected to the outer drainage channel (blue), and that the inner channel is responsible for the leaking (I tested it after my last post by injecting lots of water...

So, I finally got time to get around and testing this. I injected a few glasses full of water into the drain hole, avoiding the lip. I made sure to do it in both, seeing tons of water pour out of the weep holes at the bottom of the window. What happened? No leaks whatsoever. I stopped there for...

There are no screws in the bottom of the frames other than espags ones, fixing screws are on the top and sides instead, which holds them together (you can observe this on the picture I scribbled the purple arrow on). So there wouldn't be any punctures there. As for the weep hole exits, in these...

Hi, I took one of the screws out (it holds the locking mechanism for that tilt and turn window) to see if they were maybe too long and had pierced something - they had not, and it did look like silicone was used as it was present in the threads. The bottom of the screws also looked brown with...

Update: I'm still having issues with this window. I thought I'd solved the above, but apparently not. I'd gotten around to opening up the weep hole on the left window frame, and carefully sealing all around it, which stops any outside water ingress but allows the weep hole to drain. Job done...

Well, I did more searching and found a picture of how the window would roughly be constructed, and it makes more sense now. So that gap pictured on the outside indeed shouldn't be there, and the windows weren't installed correctly all those years ago. The question is, how do I go about...

Evening, gents. Got an issue with a recurring leaking window frame on a bay window that I have yet to solve, but think I'm on the right track now. This has probably been happening for years, but I only noticed when I ripped off the PVC window board during a redecoration in order to replace it...

Yeah, I'd read up on Toupret and like what I see from using it so far. Dries to a nice rock hard cement. Dunno how well it will take to re-drilling as it claims though. Maybe I'm just not experienced enough at filling screw holes all the way to the back. Always feels like I just coated the...

Hi mate, cheers for responding. When I would wipe the lining down or when peeling the backing off, it was fairly obvious that the old flake paste was reactivating. I didn't want that weaker adhesive interfering with the wallrock adhesive, so sealing it and essentially making the lining paper a...

Hi, Began doing a room redecoration project not too long ago, just doing a few bits every day and slowly making my way through it. It's an old house with lath and plaster walls, so the walls aren't in the best condition. I've opted to replace the old paper with newer paintable paper (so it can...

Hi, Looking for the best way to do this, beyond 'don't do it', as the alternative is going to be a lot of faff for a room that can't be emptied and worked on all at once. I was hesitant to even bother but both my parents say they have done this, and it has always worked fine in reality. To...