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I’m looking into the possibility of installing an internal window in the stud wall opposite the bottom of my stairs My stairs are 180 switchback stairs (6-1-6) Can anyone confirm please if this is allowed and if so, are there any regs regarding window size, height from floor, overall height...

Can anyone confirm if pressure treated timber can be painted please, and if so, is there a particular type of primer that should be used first before glossing ? Many thanks in advance Sean

thanks Rusty the boards are t&g but I’ve left a few mm where the boards meet the walls of the houses each side so hopefully that’s sufficient

Can anyone confirm please if there is a rule of thumb for spacing between screws ? I’ve used 18mm osb3 on my flat garage roof using these screws as they adhere to the x 2.5 rule which seems to be an accepted standard for length, but I’m unsure on spacing between...

All, Thanks for the quick replies and apologies for the delay Thanks have been registered !) I've literally just come down off the roof (well, at 22:00 much to the annoyance of my neighbours) So after drying the felt and then ripping it off, the evidence (photo1) and reason (photos 2 and 3)...

So today was the day for ripping off the old felt roof and boards, laying new OSB3 T&G over my new joists (where the DPM is at the top of the photo) and the originals before laying an EPDM rubber. By the end of today, a brand new roof....or that was the plan ! A day or so ago, i took off the...

So i've just been on to B&Q's site and can see that they have 4 x 18mm options : https://www.diy.com/departments/building-supplies/timber-and-sheet-materials/sheet-materials/osb/18/_/N-8tuZ1z0niir Description : Smooth OSB3 board (2440 x 1220) Smooth OSB3 board (1690 x 645) - TGV4 Smooth OSB3...

cheers guys for the input...still deliberating as want the kudos of saying i did the complete job top to bottom and cost wise there seems nothing in it but just conscious that ripping the old felt and boards off, boarding it all and laying the rubber in a day seems a big ask on my tod especially...

I saw elsewhere that to decide upon the screw length, to multiply the board depth that you are fastening (OSB3 x 18mm), by 2.5 Also, to choose a screw WITHOUT a complete thread as the boards pull down onto the joist better Can anyone confirm that the above guidance is correct please as i have...

Thanks Woody The new joists that i have installed to extend my flat roof forward are at 400mm centres so they are likely good and i can butt them over a joist, but i can't vouch for the old joists and where the joints will land As i see it, this is more of an issue where the boards are flat...

Still deliberating between EPDM and felt Joist gaps are 400mm centres

Sorry for the bump Would anyone be able to advise please as I'm hoping to purchase and board this week ? (Between rain showers that is)

I'm about to board my garage roof Length is 7.3m x ~2.4m and the garage is link detached joining me and my neighbor Can anyone confirm the following for me please : are the tongue and groove or flat edge panels best ? screw down or nail down ? should i lay the OSB3 boards length ways down...

I'm just completing extending my flat garage roof forward and am about to lay the OSB boards Size is 7.3m x 2.5m and its link detached I have been quoted £500 (labour and materials incl.) for a 3 layer felt roof So it got me thinking, is this a decent price for a proper roofer to do the job ...

Hi all, We have a Hotpoint HIC 3B+26 UK integrated dishwasher which we purchased approx March 2018 and was eventually fitted January 2019 so its only been used for ~18 months. Just to set the scene, Its worth mentioning the machine is likely only used 5 times a week as there is only me and the...

Not sure how else you would be able to do it without unless i'm missing something I am missing tiles on row 1 (bottom) and row 2 To get to the batten used for row 1, you would have to take off tiles at row 3 So the situation would then have to be repeated all the way up due to the horizontal...

So i have screwed the bottom 2 replacement tiles onto a new roof batten (screwed and plugged to the brickwork underneath where the black membrane is on the picture), as i can't get to the batten above to nail the nibs are over the batten above so they are solid Regarding the row above, i don't...

I need to replace a few tiles on the front of my house as the previous ones didn't match and as you can, they were stuck on with cement/mortar That said, but i have cleaned most of the old cement and mortar off now but some remains They are right in the middle hence i don't want to take off...

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I had my delivery of 14 lengths of 3m C16 (45mm x 120mm) last Friday, ready for my garage extension roof, but i wont be able to start for a couple of weeks The wood is pressure treated and i believe it was kiln dried Some have a very slight bow which got me thinking, where i should be storing...