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Hello I have just noticed some water on top of a shelf in our blockwork shed, on some Corex I'm storing and on a BBQ I store in there in winter. I think it's caused by condensation due to the cold weather but it's a long story .... We've had a number of issues with the shed, the floor was...

I have a Trimetals metal shed which is used as a motorcycle store. For this I've not had major condensation issues (I guess using as a workshop, you'd just need to give close attention to ventilation (natural or forced)). I got it because it was equivalent to a garage for insurance purposes...

I build something similar myself a couple of years ago.. Cost me about £4k. See step by step here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/35335911@N07/albums/72157677489147560 I used a concrete base, insulated + dpm - it cost approx £500 in concrete. I used largely 4 x 2, but spacing and cross...

Now, I thought chipboard was terrible wet! I’ll buy some because this will get rid of the screw issue with 18mm I’ll have plenty of space for screws. while I have you....I tried cutting the MDF with a jigsaw earlier with little success. I’m doing flooring soon and need to be able to cut...

Hi Frank - thank you for your help/input. Yes ideally I would love to complete the 3rd and 4th walls as proper built brick walls but having to do foundations and the cost of the brick work could be just too much a job compared to enlarging the concrete base and erecting the stud walls. I like...

Basic self levelling compound isn't suitable for painting and using as a finished floor. Typically you would put laminate or lino over it. The Cempolay Ultra Strong says you can use it as a finished floor, though. Which variety have you used? Also your sub level of sand and cement doesn't...

Hi all, We've built a wooden structure with a lot of windows (full height) and so there are essentially 2 corners/pillars and it's covered in OSB and then damp membrane so we were either planning on simple wooden siding (i.e shiplap sort or thing) or steel roofing sheets, both which we like but...

Hi All, I have a single Skin Brick Garage at the bottom of my garden with a flat roof, there is no damp course the the base appears to be a massive slab of concrete. The Flat roof is a 200mm Cavity and then plaster board ceiling. Id love some critique on the below. > Take down existing ceiling...

Hello everyone, I'm a long time reader but first time posting. I have a project to install some mirrors in a home gym. There will be 3 frameless mirrors installed in a row and each mirror will be 1830x915x4mm. The wall is timber frame and plasterboard. I've given some thought about how best...

Hi All, Probably a very silly question, but here goes anyway... I have a new shed (10 x 6) and I want to put some shelves up. I'm intending to put some metal support racks onto the structural uprights of the shed wall so that I can mount movable shelf supports and then use *some* sort of...

Hi, i'm going to have a shed/outhouse/summer house joined on to the back of my house. I have added a photo so you can get an idea of what it will look like. The area the base is to sit on is concrete and on top of this is decking, so we are going to put a waterproof sheeting down then a proper...

All, I would like to ask for some guidance if possible. I know a number of posts have been talking about this over the last few years but would like some up-to-date advise. In the next few months I will be replacing a roof on my garage (due to the asbestos roof) and doing a DIY conversion...

Hi. This is a first post, and I'm in a bit of a quandary about membranes on timber frame builds. This is not a 'conventional' timber frame build - at least not initially. I do not have planning permission for a house, so I am following an unusual precedent set by a neighbour. A bit of...

I have good results from wrapping in breather membrane and then using fiberglass render mesh on 30's semi referbs . The metal lath can be a pain if it rusts, fiberglass won't and will allow flex of the wall.. Your choice really is in the render, k rend or sand and cement with some lime.... Its...

Hi All, thanks for you responses, really appreciated. On the basis of what youve said i think im going to brick up to dpc height on the front entrance and the pour a 2 part liquid dpm over the existing floor and paint up/join to the dpc. My hope is this will create a miniature basement like...

Dear Experts, I am currently insulating my ground floor and need to decide how to run the shower cable. It runs parallel to hot water and central heating pipes. Currently all are just laid on the concrete slab. I’m filling the void with about 100mm of PIR insulation boards, with floating...