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Thanks for that noseall, people have said not to use Jablite as it has a poor insulation value and can compress as its not very strong. At 125mm I cant see the U value being an issue and if its fitted snugly it shouldn't be able to compress or collapse. So I will go with that as the best...

Hi all, I am in the process of building an extension to my home. The next job to get organised is the floor screed. My question is about insulation. I have about 200mm to make up to the existing house f/f/l so was planning to lay 125mm of insulation and then 75mm of screed. The price of...

Many thanks for that, you have put my mind at rest! Its just that I was reading through this http://www.thetiledroofingconsultancy.com/PDF/STT%2066.pdf And also the builders (who did the original job) have said that dry valleys are no good. But I guess they are bound to say that as they...

So nobody knows the answer then! Maybe all the roofers have gone to bed?

Hello all, I am currently having an extension built and we have come to a bit of a stop with the roof. I won't bore you with the whole story but basically my builders have made a poor job of the valleys where the new roof meets the old roof (at a right angle) the pitch on the existing roof and...

Many thanks.

Thanks for that, I will give it a try. The house was built in the late 60's and all the plaster board used seems to be quite thin so I will go easy with the steamer. Paul.

Hi all, We are about to decorate a small bedroom and we are having difficulty removing the old lining/wall paper from the walls. The room has 2 external walls which are dry lined with dot and dabbed plaster board and 2 internal walls which are constructed of paramount type plaster board. Some of...