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Hi For external renders, do people tend to run stop beads against the window & door frames? Or is the normal to run the render up against the UPVC frames and then run a bead of silicone down the joint? Thanks in advance. Regards

Hi I've started a DIY garden room build, preparing for the foundations. I will be complying with permitted development for outbuilding and there for have a maximum roof height of 2.5m. The usual floor detail I see is DPC at 150mm above external floor level. Top of internal floor at DPC level...

Hi I'm planning the build of a garden room / office space which will be used year round. Therefore comfort will be a significant factor. The building will not be subject to building regulations although I plan to have it conform to a traditional house build. I have looked at 2 structural...

Hi I have recently had some plastering work undertaken to a small area. To be honest i'm not impressed with the final finish for the following reasons - Number of areas where tape can be seen - Number of area where the beading can be seen - Number of areas with defects ie lumps or areas of...

Hi I'm looking to apply external render medium dense concrete blocks. What are the options available to me? I've had lots of tradesmen mention a system called k-rend. There is also the traditional sand & cement. I've also come across a product called OCD one coat. A bit lost with it all. Can...

Hi everyone Is anyone able tell me what the concrete strip is that sits between the external wall and the paving slabs and its purpose? The property is 1952 post war. The property barely has a foundation under it.

Hi I have noticed 1 - 2mm of movement in the top hinge of my composite door. This is causing the door to 'catch' at the top edge. See photo of position of movements. The middle of the 3 metalic pins moves to the right. So the nut you can just see is moving further into the cashing inline with...

Hi First time plasterboarding (dot & dab) a small area. Should i dot & dab the widow reveals first and leave the required overhang so that the wall boards meet flush? The overhand would be 12.5mm + 10mm dab = 22.5mm (25mm) Thanks!

Hi I have a low threshold composite door. Should it be fitted onto of a cill unit? Or can it just be installed directly into the opening of the brickwork. Thanks

Hi Anyone got any ideas on the best way to retro fit cavity closers? I have good access to the inner blockwork leaf. The windows are fitted and foamed up preventing fixing to the external leaf as you would usually do. I'm thinking it's now best to leave them out and tack some vertical DPC upto...

Hi Can anyone help me with what my "kick up" height would be for my roof for the eaves tiles. I have the pitch at 49degrees and will be using small format Redland plain concrete tiles. I will be installing the top surface of the facia board above the top of the rafter to provide the kick. I...

Hi I have a Dewalt 18v strimmer model: DCMST561N-XJ Does anyone know if a brush cutter adapter is available? There certainly is not an official Dewalt version available so looking if there is a universal adapter? Regards

Good morning. I'm currently looking at my options of having a garden room built for use as a office & home gym. I would like to use the building year round so would have it built to a specification equal to a new build / extension. The building would measure 3.6m x 4.6m in plan. The maximum...

Hi Please see image attached. Looking for some general discussion and recommendation on the roof type and gutter detail to a proposed rear extension. The extension will be constructed tight up against a boundary. Nothing is constructed the other side of the boundary and we want all guttering...

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Good afternoon. Looking at my options to altering a proposed rear & side extension. I want to increase the side extension to the rear to form a modified wrap around build. The constraint is the position of the existing manhole which serves my own property + the 2 adjacent neighbors. I would...

Good Morning I'm in the processed of constructing a double skin block work porch and have now come to the roofing element of the project. I would like some barge boards fitted to the front elevation / front gable to create a finish like so. Unfortunately at the time of having the roof rafter...

Hi, So i got a bit carried away and decided to build myself a DIY porch (no planing or building regs required). I found porch was difficult to set out due to the corner of the building protruding past the building line. Anyway, I have now learned a few lessons and have discovered that my...

Hi, So i'm removing some trees left to grow wildly out of control by the previous homeowner. I have some problematic stumps lefts which have grown between a garden boarder and the fence line. The concrete boards are bowed. Any recommendations of how i could go about cutting these below the...

Good Morning all, So I rushed the installation of my DPM membrane to make use of some available concrete. Lesson learned.. As a result the DPM has a few messy corners & untidy folds. Generally OK on the straights. Anyway I now need to salvage the situation. Current build-up. 150mm stone +...