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i'd get it off straight away. i'm not 100% on it but i think white mould can lead to dry rot why i say this is i normally only see dry rot when it hits u in the face. only once have i seen a mild case but around the area there did seam to be a white powder. i think the blanket must be...

i've not come across saddle boards. can u describe them as i guess others are struggling on it to understand what u are getting at.

it's quite a big job and u need to be sure a repair etc won't do if you need to go ahead then best to do through building control as u will get a completion cert for selling on. it's quite a simple job but hard work and u will need to hire a concrete mixer or get readymixed. i believe most...

a good man to speak to on planning but not on build questions - only the building inspector will do (the bco) and they are quite different people. the other posts seem to have sorted anyhow/hopefully

u need to separate the vermin aspect from the insulation. u don't wont vermin full stop. the only real answer is to stop them getting in. if there is any indication that they are their ie droppings then u need to inspect the whole of the cavity area to block off any potential entrances...

Mikell, the main thing is your making progress and that's pretty much all that matters. i've found its well worth buying the right tools for the job (or hiring). also you will find u speed up. doors are a pretty hard job to start out on as well.

i'm not familiar with the foam insulation but have been looking into having cavity wall insulation fitted myself. the guarantee would have been an indication of the quality of the product used and the methods to install it. i can't imagine that u will need to do anything with it. they are...

Mikell, have a look at that other post (duzzer). it has good pictures of how the joist hangers fit.

Duzzer, might be worth checking the insulation detail out with BCO. i'm not 100% on this but believe there should be a 50mm air gap between the felt and the insulation over the roof slope. the idea being that air can flow over the insulation and minimise condensation. what i'm not sure on is...

southerners always been richer 8) ps have banked your way of measuring for future use

Duzzer, ace pics, really impressed. couple of clarifications for my own use. is there a gap between the insulation and the felt going up the pitch. do the beam splices have to be above a structural wall support.

I would expect that the floor has no damp proofing. new build concrete floors have a plastic sheet "dpm" underneath. what to do depends on how bothered u are and how stable the floor is (is it still moving/sinking or pretty well compacted and not going anywhere). you could dig up and put...

not come across this before. however i would just go with your 1st thoughts and use plywood. i would pilot drill the fixing holes and then fill with silicon sealant before putting the screws in. i presume you’re upstairs so the weight of cement and the like does not site well for me

i do feel your agony. having tried very careful pointing myself i'm amazed how difficult it is and now only use kiln dried sand or a dry mix poured/brushed in. i would have said try brick acid. given this has been tried then a 2nd go does not hold much promise. i'd probably say leave it for a...

the difference between them is really only the thickness that can be easily applied. typ thicknesses are concrete 2" & greater, screed 1", self leveller 1/4" (5mm). they are usually poured in that order. depends on thickness of overcoat ideally a dpm sheet. certainly ok for concrete. no good...

More often than not i've found them to be 4". Nice way of checking Shytalkz. I tend to look up in the loft but not always visible.

Mikell, wow. have always found the bco spot on myself. those 60kg beams would have been quite something (just on the 12ft to the supporting wall gives 200kg). even the new spec is quite heavy @25kg per meter ie the "little" 178x102x25kg over the 12ft span works out at 90kg i'm...

i'd say the clothes are causing it. do the drying in one room upstairs for a while (try to keep the window open a bit as you say u do already - a trickle is best if poss rather than gaping for a short time). scrape off the existing paint in a test area, leave it a week to dry, then repaint and...

Mikell, pls give a bit more detail on the rsj business. were they for 60kg /m load or beam weight before b/regs and what was reason for chg. i ask as the steels bit is probably the no 1 putting me off based on getting them in and handling them (soil pipe no 2). for this reason i was...

paint becoming powdery and flaking off