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I think one issue you will face is building too close to the boundary with flammable materials.

There is a sticky on the flooring forum that deals with this question

Happy New Year John.

This. If you are worried, find a specialist damp surveyor you pay (typically a couple of hundred quid) rather than a "free" survey that recommends £5ks worth of useless injections

Double sided tape may work, especially with MDF. 4 or 5 lines across the wall should hold it, as long as its not too thick/heavy.

I had success with artex remover gel by painting it on, covering it in cling film in the morning, and then before going to bed, gave it another coat and reapplied the cling film. Come the next morning it came off easily. Not saying that will work in your situation, but if it dries too quickly...

And the inside

I was wrong, turns out they didn't block it!

It is sleeved, but not open to the outer face- the wall has been pebbledashed, and they were not very careful about where they did it.

Hi all, I have a situation where I think water is tracking along an external pipe, and then in through the wall causing damp. It's a 22mm gas pipe that exits through a solid brick wall, then travels externally upwards on the outside of the wall. Water is dripping off the pipe inside, where it...

They say the average house can save £200-£300 going from 0 to 270mm. Now the law of diminishing returns applies, so even that 70mm will be doing quite a bit, so the saving is likely to be lower. I reckon you would save 100-150 per year. Probably cheaper to fit loft legs, but a lot more work

I'd say it would be easier to do it from the inside? Take the skirting and plaster off, then attach 50mm celotex and plasterboard, refit skirting. You could do the whole wall, and not just the bay whilst you are at it. Lot easier than working at height imo, and DIYable

Just for my curiosity, does that mean they are 10% stronger?

I think you know the answer. Get the boss out and run the test with them Also, putting potatoes down a sewer pipe is probably not a great idea

My BCO requested fireboard, but I've heard of BCOs accepting 2 layers of "normal" PB Best to ask what they would accept- saves any hassle

I gave up using paper as I kept having the same issues and use the mesh tape now, but only on tapered board. As with randomgrinch i tend to fill the joint, add the tape and then come back to it after it has hardened, then it's a lot easier. Also, if you are going to use ready mix, I see a lot...

Yep, I used to mess about with using 2, but ran out of 1, and just used easifil and never looked back. Not used paper tape before, but I'm sure it will be fine!

Personally I've used easyfill with fibreglass scrim tape, and the boards still look good years later

If you use powdered filler, rather than ready-mixed, it won't mind being that deep

Maybe you haven't explained it very well?