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Hi all, We have a large heavy radiator to be fixed to a wall, problem is that the wall is a stud wall with not a lot of battons installed and has been plastered. Is there a way of some how installing this radiator that weighs around 50kgs to this wall. I think i am going to have to...

what are the best vents to get? thanks for your replys regards simon

Sorry for sounding thick!! but how do you mean top and bottom do i need 2 vents on the ground floor chimney breast??

sorry, when i say capped it is a vented cap so could it still be condensation?? thanks for your replys simon

Hi all, How can i cover a damp patch that is 2ft square, can i use foil backed plasterboard with dot and dab with a damp aditive. This is next to a chimney breast. Strange thing is there is no bricks under the damp patch for the damp to rise and there is also a joist underneath this...

Not at the moment but there will be soon as we are in the middle of doing so. could this be the actual cause of the damp and somebody advised using a repellent plaster in these areas if so any ideas what it is? Thanks Simon

Hi all, We have a through lounge that has 2 chimney breasts, these both suffered from damp. There was about 4 ton of rubble under the floors from the wall that separated the 2 rooms (this had been dumped under there by previous builders at some time). Having cleared out all rubble thus...

Hi All, We have an entrance to the kitchen that is about 10ft wide and i want to create a new partition that will be plasterboarded. There was and original stud wall in place but this had to be removed due to plasterboard being damaged/wet and some woodworm in timbers. Problem is that...

Right here goes: I have reluctantly had to remove old plaster from old walls as it had blown. Some of the brick work joints are now loose so should i render, if so what with or will the dot and dab process strenghen in anycase?? Thanks

how do you mean, let the walls breathe ??? i was told to add something to the adhesive (dot and dab) to stop any damp coming through? thanks simon

Hi all, I keep getting a very lot of different answers from plasterers wishing to plaster the walls in my house. The house did suffer damp problems and would seem that the cause was very bad ventilation in the sub-floor that has now been fixed and new floors, kinspan added, anyway having...

Hi all, we have ripped up all our floors as we have had a damp problem which we found that was due to ventaltion problem under the floors. After removing about 2 ton of builders rubble that had been dumped under the floors we arrived in the house this morning to find 3 pools of water about...

Hi thanks for that, Can you explain centre to centre?? Also somebody told me to start from the centre of the room first, is this correct?? Thanks

Hi everybody, right here goes! I have taken a week off work to complete this diy project and need a bit of advice with the next process of laying new joists. I have a lounge and dining room that has had the whole of the floors ripped out due to damp and ventilation problems. We have now...

Sounds good thanks for that

Hi all, I am removing my floor to do some joist repairs and airflow fixes and am debating install Kingspan 100mm Insulation I have noticed a lot of people mention Kingspan Insulation been installed between the joists. 1. Is it worth the hassle 2. Is it worth the cost of about £400...

sorry for sounding thick, by what way do you mean every 600mm Thanks for you response Simon

Our home has suffered subsidence by around 50mm that slopes off to the corner of the lounge. It has been like this for around 20 years so has not moved any further. There is also a damp problem which apparently is due to rubble in subfloor breaching the DPC and bad airfloor in the...

Hi all, I have a dining room 12ftx12ft and a Lounge 18ftx12ft and thinking of installing insulation between the joists as the floors need to come up to carry out ventalation works and replace some rotten joists. Anybody got any ideas of how many sheets i would need. Thinking of...

hi all, i have a problem with our 1.9dci renault trafic. when starting and you put on full revs there is lack of power. i.e. when setting off at a roundabout the van sets off very slow and needs a long time to build up speed. after you get past 2500RPM the van is fine...any ideas?? thanks simon