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Hi there ... I've knocked off the plaster from an old (1907) terrace house and some walls are engineering brick and some are a mixture of stone and bits of brick. The cement seems to have been mixed with coal dust from the local pit ... hence the colour. I have only ever dot and dabbed on nice...

Hi there ... after a couple of successful EPDM projects, I have started on a felt dormer roof that has cracked and leaking ... one full 8x4 18mm ply board is rotten and needs to be replaced. The felt over the rotten board came up easily but the rest of the felt is coming off in tiny pieces. I've...

Hi there ... I installed a Selkirk (now SFL) ILS twin wall 125mm flue for my living flame gas fire about 15 years ago. I now want to install a wood burning stove ... question is can I use the existing flue ?

Hi all I am installing an en-suite in my new dormer extension and need advise on drainage. The property is a bungalow and does not have a soil stack. The toilet, sink and bath waste in the original bathroom all connect via a 4" pipe in the space under the floor boards and then head...

Thanks for the responses. The plans do not mention mid-span bracing or noggins. Would herringbone straps do the job ... I realise they should have been fitted before the flat roof was installed but I presume I can install them at the top of the joists fixed mid way along the joists...

Hi There After many months I have finished the outside of my double dorma extension. I am now ready to install the celotex in the ceiling and dorma frame. I am installing 100mm celotex between ceiling joists and 30mm below the joists. The ceiling height is very low ... too low to install...

Hi There After many months I have finished the outside of my double dorma extension. I am now ready to install the celotex in the ceiling and dorma frame. I have installed a couple of lengths but then realised that I haven't installed noggins to the roof (6 x 4) timbers - do I really...

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Hi There, this is my first post .... so please be gentle I have nearly finished building a double dormer tiled with Marley plain tiles - one of the most laborious jobs in history. For the remaining pitched roof I used Marley Moderns. At the rear of the house the pitched roof interfaces with a...