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    TV mount on plasterboard wall with bricks behind

    The situation is the following: I've got plasterboard (really thin one, 9.5mm) on a brick wall (not dot and dab but with battens), so the plasterboard is 22mm off the wall. Now I want to attach a TV mount, probably this one (not purchased yet but that's the one in basket)...
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    Bricks on top of wall at the side of the roof

    Picture to illustrate what I'm talking about: There's a line of bricks on top of the wall just at the side of the roof. I had a couple of roofers in to inquire about ventilation (another thread/discussion - one said I don't need to, one said I need ridge vents AND tile vents), and while they...
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    Roof ventilation

    So, moved in about half a year ago, boarding the loft right now. I plan on putting Kingspan in between the rafters, and I wonder... do I need ventilation, and if so which one. Here's a pic of the loft: Close-up of the eaves: And a pic from outside to see soffits: Now to say this...
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    Thermostat Advice

    So, been putting this off for a while due to choice paralysis. Got a ProCombi 30 Exclusive boiler with a Salus RT500RF. Programming that requires 5 minute of cumbersome button smashing. Want something more modern: Something easier to program/re-program for our schedules. Ability to turn on/off...
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    Window partial replacement

    Picture of our window below. The top of our window seems to be really gone, as can be seen in the picture. Now we could just get a quote for glass only replacement, but... the hinges are very stiff, the opening mechanism is very hard to work, the handle feels like it will fall off soon, so I was...
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    Chimney stack and loft boarding

    In the process of boarding the loft. I'm not sure how to deal with the chimney stack: I left a bit of a gap between joists and chimney, about 5cm, see here: But when I put the boards down, I thought it will look super silly if I also leave a gap, so for now (can always cut back more) the...
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    Loft boarding project

    Hello there, Recently bought a house, and after finishing garden and everything else, the loft is now the "final" project. Did a bunch of reading up, but still have quite a lot of questions... here's a picture of what it looks like: - The current joists are 100 80mm high. I read everywhere...
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