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Morning guys, just a quick one, i’m going to build a single skin storage unit for logs, coal, tools and lawnmower etc. it’s going to be 10 ft by 8 ft single skin like stated, my only worry is how can i stop damp getting inside? i was going to use a 6 inch concrete slab base and build off...

spoke to my architect and he said no one actually uses the celcon blocks thats stated and just use normal blocks and say he’s never had it refused by building control for the last 10 years.

What would i have to do, use aerated on the inner leaf?

All blocks i have are concrete then, the aerated ones are the really light ones that you can cut with a hand saw right? Normally used on the inner leaf? Will i be okay to do both skins in concrete then with 50mm insulation in the cavity, the walls internally will be dot and dabbed plastered...

I’ve got 7.3n/mm2 blocks I’ve got them from 2 separate places and the weights and colour are different even though both places stated they was breeze blocks? i think it’s solid medium density blocks

Hi all, with the shortage of blocks at the moment i needed 4 packs and got 3 breeze and 1 concrete. is my builder okay to wall both together? Thanks

Afternoon everyone, I’ve just laid a chipboard floor on wooden floor joists and screwed down 10mm tile backer boards, on top of this i’m going to lay my electric underfloor heating. Before i lay my tiles, would you screed over the UFH heating or just tile straight into it? Thanks in advance...

I’ve been told to place 6mm tile backer cement board on top of my chipboard and screed onto this. Does that sound better?

Cheer Jeds, so the work top will be fine! what about getting stone flag floor? I’ll have 6-10mm self levelling compound screed over my underfloor heating and would like to lay stone tiles, they come in around 42kg/m2. If this would be too heavy, would you suggest using porcelain tiles to...

The Morning people, We are having an extension built and on the drawings (attached) on ground floor structure plan it states “50x150 C24 timber joists at 400 centres” I’m wondering if these timber joists would be strong enough to hold a kitchen, with quartz work tops (i’ve been told they’re...

I’ve been speaking with the missus, we’ve agreed as UFH throughout, with a radiator hung on one wall and a wall mounted electric fire under the TV which can be used for a quick blast of heated when needed! Hopefully this will be enough to heat the room!

I will look at plinth heaters, not heard of them before! i will probably have a radiator on one wall but with the room so big might not reach the opposite end? i was thinking about having ufh heating on timer, come on 2 hour before i get up, and 2 hours before i get home from work, i’ve...

So, I’m currently getting an extension done 3m x 5.9m which will leave an internal kitchen dining space of 4.9m x 5.3m. After having the kitchen and stuff installed we would need underfloor heating covering around 18/19m2. Under my floor i will have 150mm kingspan in between the floor joists...

Hello guys, I’m currently having an extension done 3m x 6m and having a wall removed to make my existing dining and kitchen all one and bigger. My current floor is wooden joists and the builder said match them in the extension. I’m going to over them with Caberflooring plus which is moisture...

I’ve recently dug out quite a bit of soil in my garden, the stuff remaining down is quite solid. I have had 2 tonne of hardcore delivered but wondering what to do, i bought some damp proof membrane to put down below the hardcore but i’ve been told these are completely waterproof and will hold...