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thanks for all who replied, very much appreciated

thanks for the quick reply, the cheeks are done with felt and then tiled so i will have to leave an air gap. The roof is a flat roof with ply and felt on top. Would i need to leave an air gap here as well? What would be the best way to ventilate the soffits?

we have a dormer bungerlow and the upstairs bedrooms are cold so need to upgrade the insulation. The dormer cheeks and roof are built using 3x2 so this limits how much insulation i can get in. At the moment there is only a thin layer of fiberglass. My question is if i use celotex will...

Afternoon all, I am looking for advice regarding the best way to upgrade the insulation in my north facing dormer as im a bit baffled by all the different types of insulation available. Currently there is only a thin layer of fiber glass insulation in the ceiling and dormer walls which...

thanks for your reply steve, much appreciated

I have a ceiling to skim and just wanted to check my plan was ok. I can plaster walls ok but this is my first ceiling not that big though. The ceiling had artex on but this has been removed to reveal the plaster but its too damaged to paint hence the need to skim. Im planning to apply wba...

whats above the ceiling? Are you sure there are no pipes leaking? Is there a loft above Is there insulation above? if not you could have cold patches in your ceiling which is causing condensation to form on the ceiling where the warm air in the room meets the cold ceiling space.

4th vote for henry, we use them for hoovering up loads of crap, general dirt, saw dust, plaster, decorating muck, rust chippings you name it henry does it - other than water obviously

if he's a joiner surely he should know all about different blades and what not but anyway, skill saw and table saw, the more teeth the finner the cut will be so ideally you want a 60+ tooth tct blade jig saw you would need a down cutting blade for work tops or you can use any wood blade...

depends where you get it from, how big you need it, what type, how long you need it for, where you live local hire companys will almost always be cheaper than the likes of HSS and speedy hire

could you not just lift the floor boards, sounds like a lot of hardwork. 50cm of space to crawl around in might sound ok but once your down there it will be tight and soon get very sweaty

two inch 4's would convert to 3 x 50 mm in metric but you can't get screws 50mm long that are only 3mm thick they would have to be 4mm thick but ideally 4.5 what are the screws for exactly surely if your employing a handyman to builld you a shed he should have his own screws

you could in thoery use plaster board fixings but it would depend which one's you used. The main problem with this though is that plaster board isn't the strongest of materials and they could easily pull through or if the plaster board is nailed to the wall and not screwed it may pull the...

We are currently planning a new kitchen and was looking for some advice. As part of the revamp we will be re boarding and skimming the ceiling as the current one has got t&g on it which covers the old artex and holes from spots in it. Above the kitchen is a bedroom, will we be required...

probably cheaper to rebuild the wall if you know how to lay bricks

sounds like you need to get a structual engineer in, he will advise you on how to install the beam including what size piers and pad stones although i can tell you now that the piers need to go on the foundations. Its not as simple as just getting a beam and putting it in, you will need...

assuming the concrete was layed 3-4 inches thick it should be hard enough for you to be able to remove the shuttering in a couple of days. It will take about month to harden up properly but you should be able to walk on it without marking it by sunday or monday

you can leave it a few hours to firm up a bit then trowel it off to get a smoother finish or just leave it as it is.

remember though when loading the mixer a shovel of ballast will heap up more than a shovel of cement so you might need to put 1.5 - 2 shovels of cement in to get the right ratio. Alternativly you could measure using buckets hope that made sense

water first, cement 2nd, ballast 3rd then top up with water if nessacery