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Floor screeds/ levelers are essentially 'ceramic' materials i.e. they're great under pressure (e.g. if laid on a solid but uneven concrete floor) but have little strength in themselves if bent/ sheared. If, after hacking off every bit of old tile/ board/ rotten board, you're left with a surface...

By 'terrace area' do you mean an exterior area exposed to rain, frost etc? And are your existing tiles ceramic or other smooth-surfaced material? Assuming the answer to both these questions is yes, are you really sure you want to risk the 'tiling over tiles' thing? Ceramic surfaces can prove...

Are we talking leasehold flats here? It's very common for a flat lease to contain a clause specifically prohibiting bare floorboards. If so, a letter to the freeholder (+/- the leaseholder above) might be a cheaper option than industrial noise insulation measures... Just a thought.

Exactly 1.2 sqm. Or more if you take the blocks off it and spread them around a bit. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Rising damp only exists in the minds of Damp Proof Course Installers. At some point it will all be exposed as the biggest building scam of the twentieth century. Occupation and Ventilation prevent damp, with a little help from the absence of leaking downpipes/ sopping wet soil on the outside...

Hmmm. Sounds like you have a real problem there. The builders probably did intend to butt each tile together but some combination of variations in actual tile size, poor workmanship or just the scale of the floor area (butt jointing sometimes gets progressively 'gappy' the larger the...

The simplest and shortest answer to your original question is that English law permits anyone who is 'competent' to install and commission their own gas boiler provided they seek the agreement and inspection-based approval of their local Building Control office. But you don't have to search...