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I have just redone the insulation in my loft which previous to this work was less than 75mm. HOwever after installing it all I came across a document that said about reflective foil buildingpaper and brown paper. It said that I should put paper under my loft insulation to stop moisture. Is...

Strength wise do yo think I am safe to add 4x2 timber twice on top of the current 3x2 providing I cross them at 90 degrees as suggested earlier?? IN oder to fit the 270mm of insulation required this seems to be the only way if I want any boards down

I was informed that if you squash 200mm insulation down ie to fit in with 3x2 joists you will lose some of its insulation properties and put undue stress on the plasterboard ceiling below or so I was told,

If my joists are 3x2 and I need to get 200mm of loft insulation in I need to raise the joists by another 4" approx. what is the easiest way to build up the joists safely without adding too much weight

If my joists are 3x2 and I need to get 200mm of loft insulation in I need to raise the joists by another 4" approx. what is the easiest way to build up the joists safely without adding too much weight ________________________ lynda, moderator please note forum rule 1a

Can I just ask, people talk of simply adding timber on top of joists. I have 3x2 joists in my loft and need to raise one half to cope with 200mm insulation before I board. My concern is if I simply add timber to raise the boards I will add too much weight to the original joists. Anyone got...

I have recently put up some lining paper and painted it but found that some of the joints despite my best efforts are still quite noticeable and wondered if anyone had an easy tip to get rid of them, I thought about filler and trying to skimover the joins but not sure oif this is best or not.

Despite some damn hard work sanding I put up lining paper and still incorrect levels of plaster show through, is there anything i can do to save this? I have put up 1000 grade lining paper, first vertically and then when I realised it did not adequately cover the imperfectiosn added the same...

I am wanting to put laminate flooring in my conservatory. Its approx 10m squared. (4.1m * 2.6*) I have lookied at the usual suspects Floor master at B&Q and also Homebase stuff but also found a place called Laminate Flooring Direct. B&Q seems a good price and can be anywhere from £5-£10 per...

I have had a conservatory built and it has a standard concrete flooe, with damp proof membrane underneath.... I am wanting to lay laminate flooring but some have said that I might have to get something specialised as it will suffer damp more than being in the main house and also with regards...

Looking to prepare some walls I have paint stripped but there is still some very old paint on there which when you try and paint over you can se quite badly, also I have plastered some cable chases in too and its not flush, am I better getting a belt sander to it or lining paper?

I keep seeing these buying channels advertising paint pad sets...can anyone tell me if they are better than using rollers and brushes especially if like me you're no expert at painting. I find brushes leave streaks or bristles everywhere, rollers are messy. any advice or experience of using...

The crack is about 1 inch abovethe start of plaster so its gonna be damn messy as for lintels I am not sure. Thanks though will get a friend to have a butchers who has more experience I think than me.

Had a new radiator fitted a few months ago in our bathroom. the copper piping going into one end of the radiator keeps aving green goo build up on it after a few days, the other side is fine. It is simply a copper pipe going into I presume a steel fitting then attching to the rad. Can...

We had some new windows put in at the beginning of the year with no problems and I am sure the problem I am about to describe is not directly related however..... I have just found some cracks above the window. Almost the full length of the brickwork above the window, with another crack...

Anyone know of anything like thre al insuatlnio that wil have the same heat keeping characteristics of 200mm loft insulation but be a damn sight thinner??

Are your original joists capable of holding the extra 4 x2 you've put in? I want to raise mine so I can fit 200mm insulation and the only way I can do this is by adding either 4x2 or 5x2 on my current joists and I am not convinced t will take the weight.

My concern is because my existing joists are only 3 x2 at the very most I am a bit nervy about putting 4x2 on the top because of the extra weight but I have no idea how else I can arrange it so I can have 200m of insulation. My only choice seems to be have 100mm under the boarded part whichI...

I currently have a loft part insulated well about 1/3 of it insulated with 100mm loft blanket. I want to raise this to 200mm loft blanket but my joists are only 75mm high. Now I want to board most if not all of the loft, I have no tanks in there whatsoever. So as not to lose the properties of...

I am a tight northern git, my poiint is he's coming back anyway sdI do it myself and he before actovate it checks it and says yeah or neh...so not killing anyone for £50....lets cut the drama. I have an aversion to trademen generally with part p and the likes they are in the main throwing...