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Thanks for the replies, just after an idea what is required. rest assured i wont be touching it myself

Hi, just looking into having an electric shower, and wondered if i am going to need a new consumer board ? i know nothing regarding this so please be gentle ;) thanks in advance

thanks for all the replies :)

inside pics showing staining/mold

Thanks for all the replies :) the company is trying to get the original builder to fix this, but twice he has been out and said the guttering was blocked ? ( i wasn't there ) first time there was some debris but in my opinion not enough to cause a problem, i cleaned this out...

done. thankyou :)

Hi, at work there is a lean to that constantly leaks when we have a heavy down pour. The water is coming in down the brickwork behind the plaster (there is a small hole in the plaster now ) the plaster gets sodden when this happens and is going moldy When the water runs down the...

cheers guys, like i say i am only a diy'er but lots of research on the web and my mate is very handy. it might not be perfect but i am happy with it so far, and it has cost me a lot less than i would of paid a proffesional. we found all sorts of obsticles aswell, how about a tin roof with 4...

because i am a DIY'ER not a proffesional :roll:

JUST THOUGHT I WOULD UPDATE WITH A FEW PICS :) THEY ARENT UPTO DATE BUT YOU GET THE IDEA ;) [/img]

ummm now you have me worried lol heres what we are doing > the rafters are covered with shuttering ply. ontop of the ply we are covering it with the barrier (straight onto the boards) then we are puttting vertical laths with another layer of the vpb ontop of the laths (so there will be...

thanks noseall, we have boarded ontop of the rafters, then we are covering the boards with vapour permeable barrier, then vertical laths,more barrier then laths again.......... i am sure it will become apparent where it all fits when we start to put on the laths, just thought i would ask first...

quick update (thought i would as many dont) the span was 10ft not 12 oops we lowered the front wall and have around 15 degrees pitch now yippeee brought redland regents which go down to 12.5 degrees so should be ok hopefully also got to big velux to go in aswell, now we have the minimum...

thanks for that deluks. another few questions :roll: 9. instead of the underlay felt is there any new products i could use instead ? i have seen black sheeting before but not sure of any names to look for ? 10. what type of bolts should i use to fix the 3"x2" to the wall that the...

thanks for the replies guys :D so rather than something that can be painted straight onto the ply, your saying i am better off with a membrane off a roll ? if i have the right end of the stick :oops: how is this attached to the boards ? also what is a current BBA ? :oops: thanks...

firstly hi and thanks in advance if you help with my questions :) me and a friend are going to be putting a pitch roof up where i currently have a flat roof we are both joiners albeit bench hand for me (a long time ago lol ) but my friend is an all rounder and i definately would not try...