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its a flat roof but its got a slight slope on it iv got it all ready for skimming at the mo ie. electrics are in and plumbing every thing is there any way of just fitting vents up the edge of the barge boards to vent the gap

No i was also told i did nt need it is there any way of getting around this problem

only thing is i cant get to the end of the joists because of the guttering is in the way to vent it like that and the annex backs on to another shed so i can only vent the void from above the insultion on the barge board sides if this makes any sense as it is a sloped roof as well i cant get to...

oh right only thing is now iv fitted all the plaster board its all ready for skimming could i get away with fitting circular vents at each barge board up the sides to get a cross ventilation in its quite a big ceiling to take it all down

well its iv used 100mm kingspan in between each rafter and then used foil backed pb fixed to ceiling and i was told that i did nt need a vapour barrier by a builder friend of mine also i put the copper heating pipes above the insulution in the void but i put pipe insultion on them and wrapped...

any advice please do you need to know any more info im worried to death here

iv just finshed insulating and plaster boarding my flat roof and iv just gone back into the annex today and there is wet patches across the ceiling some iv taken a sheet of pb down and the void between the insultion and the ply is boiling hot do you think i need to put some kind of vents in to...

well iv used the joist hangers what i did was electric planed a grove deep enought for the straps to sit in worked a treat and allowed for the screw heads decking sat flush with the joists then sweet

Hi well i laid indian slabs for a patio well over 2 years ago and i put the pointing in with a pointing gun and i seen it the other week and its still like brand new no weeds or cracking coming through hope this helps

Hi all quick question about joist hangers are they ok to use on decking i am building some raised decking next up against a hedge so it be difficult to screw the joists from the back side so i was thinking of using these any advice please

Hi iv spoken to a building inspecter today and he agreed it should nt condensate cause theres nothing in the ceiling to for condensation to form on only timber so hopefully fingers crossed it should br ok thanx for advice everyone

well its a slighty sloped roof with felt on it and a aoid of about 6"from the top of the ply to the plaster board so iv put 4"kingspan in between each joist so theres only a void of about 1.5"above i spoke to my old boss who is also a builder and he said it would nt need vents in as its such a...

hi all iv just finished my annex roof iv got a horrible feeling in my stomach that the roof is gonna condensate i dont know why iv used 3/4 shuttering with 4"kingspan in between the joists and foiled back plaster board and 2"kingspan in the walls and foil pb on the walls does any one know if...

hi iv had a price from our local merchant robert prices and i have alot of stuff off them as im a chippy and will be fitting it he is thinking about saving money but i dont think it ll be the same quality as robert price stuff

hi all sorry if i have put this in the wrong section just after a bit of advice B&Q have got decking on offer this weekend its a £1 a metre has anyone or does anyone know if this decking is up to much as my mate is looking to get around 90m of it on saturday any advice would be great Nathan

hi woody thank you very much for yr advice i installed thr frame today and put 5 mm of insulation in the reveal so there is enought room for plaster board and skim so hope it all works as it should thanx once again NATHAN

Hi woody the annex im converting is a garage at the moment with 6" solid concrete blocks im putting plastic put the walls then 2x2 and 45mm kingspan in between each stud and then 100mm in between the rafters of a flat roof do you think there ll be any chance of condensation forming if not i...

hi woody thanx for yr advice there is nt a problem with condensation just trying to prevent it from happening iv got some 25mm kingspan do you think it ll be ok to cut that down to 4mm save me buying more insulation as iv got stacks of that stuff about thanx again nathan

Hi all iv just ordered my upvc doors i measured the internal block for the size of the door and frame i have slighty messed up a bit because i wanted to put insulation up the sides of the reveals behind the plasterboard to stop condensation forming but i did nt allow for the door hinges to be...

Please could some one let me know what is the biggest difference in using foil backed board to ordinary plaster board