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Since both are remedied for next to b all and a bit of time with a hammer and some nails, I wouldn't fret either way. I agree CYA

If it was me I'd screw it from behind to a temporary block to make it easier to handle and give something to clamp to, rough it on the bandsaw with the table angled and finish off with a hand plane. If you don't have a band saw, you could use a hand saw, or a power planer to rough it out, but a...

I didn't tile over it, so can't say, all I can say is that I would use it for any flooring application where there is a possibility of damp and/or you are building exposed to weather. Having used it, I'm very impressed.

Unless you are intending your flooring to be part of your waterproof barrier, the product I linked IMHO will be fine. I'd certainly use it in a wetroom. Last time I used it for a floor on a build it was exposed to the weather for 2 weeks before the roof went on with water pooling on it. No...

The stuff I linked to isn't just moisture resistant - it has something like a laminate surface which makes it very water resistant. When I last used it for a floor, it was exposed for a couple of weeks during which we had torrential rain and water pooling on the surface. No issue whatsoever.

Possibly https://www.cwberry.com/kronobuild-p5-fast-shield-tg-chipboard-flooring-2400-x-600-x-22mm I had an offcut piece left outside in the rain for 6 months, and then found a use for it. It hadn't delaminated, warped or twisted and the core was bone dry after I cut the T&G off. Designed to be...

Use this. To all intents it is totally waterproof. I inadvertently did a test - left an offcut outside in the rain for 6 months, then found a use for it. Trimmed off the T&G and the core was bone dry. It hadn't delaminated, twisted or warped...

We've had a hot summer - stuff will have expanded in the heat, now it's cooling off again and it's contracting. e.g. a 2m beam will expand 0.25mm with a 10 degree change in temperature - not much, but enough to push a crack I agree - nothing to worry about

I've had this cheap screwfix one for years https://www.screwfix.com/p/electric-concrete-mixer-230v/10107. It comes out from time to time, does what's asked and goes away again. No complaints here. Perhaps if using it daily it wouldn't stand up, but for what I use it for - now and again use, it's...

I think the point is if bricks acted like a sponge, there would be a tideline half way up the wall, and there isn't. My own opinion is that the problem is very complex, with many different factors in play in different situations, so there isn't any one right or wrong answer. Certainly in my own...

This is a photo from heritage house, which I know is somewhat controversial and I certainly don't agree with everything on there, BUT, if rising damp does exist as capillary action, why is there no sign of a "tide line" in a brick wall standing in water? I have my own opinions on this "1m up the...

Just to put this to bed... The builder's of this house in 1902 obviously hadn't listened to Ree....

I'm not. Since the Consumer Insurance Act 2012 there is an obligation on insurance companies to be explicit in any questions and requirements. They can no longer presume that the insured should or should not know what is a material fact to be disclosed...

Only if your policy has specific terms that require you to notify them about any works. My own policy only requires notification for works over £50K and there is no requirement to submit minor works for regs validation. If the policy doesn't specifically exclude in the Ts & Cs, they can't...

It isn't a BR to line a chimney but is usually recommended. If the flue is sound, more heat goes in to the building and less out the top without a liner, but I agree it is potentially dangerous if not properly checked. https://www.hetas.co.uk/do-i-need-my-chimney-lined/

Of all the DIY jobs that are worth doing, in my book making trellis isn't one of them - it's so cheap the materials, time and effort don't warrant it e.g. https://www.cwberry.com/timber-garden-treated-trellis-6-foot-wide

You have to read the covenant - but the only people that can action it are the original beneficiaries of the covenant. If they are not around, then no-one to enforce.

With PB being cheaper than OSB what's the point? Ply pattresses where the cabs go as usual

dwarf walls are a PITA if you are opening car doors that could encroach on them.

If anyone has any interest in early cavity walls it's all here from historic England https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/eehb-early-cavity-walls/heag083-early-cavity-walls/ including on the first page reference to airbricks to provide drying ventilation and on page 3...