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    flat roof sweating urgent help

    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...
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    joist hangers for decking

    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
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    worrying about condensation

    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...
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    B&Q decking

    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
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    Forming the door reveals

    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...
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    foil back plaster board

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

    hi all just a quick question iv got a couple of upvc windows to fit in my garage just wondering do i need to run a bead of silicone across bottom of window before i screw the sill on or just screw it straight on many thanx nathan
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    sealing around windows and doors

    hi all im looking for a bit of advice on fitting a door and two windows into a garage we are turning the garage into a annex i am battening the walls with 2x2 and insulating with 40 mm kingspan just wondering how to stop damp coming in on the reveals the original rendered is still on the out...
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    French drains

    Im in the middle of converting a garage into a annex and iv noticed that water is running in between the external walls outside and the concrete path and penetrating into the concrete slab inside i was thinking of digging a 4"trench outside and digging down a foot and filling the trench with pea...
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    roof vents

    iv recently reroofed a lean too roof with 3/4 ply and had a company felt it for me my question is i am starting to put up the ceiling inside now and was wondering do i need to put some kind of roof vent in i am using 4" kingspan in between in ceiling joist and there will be a gap from the...
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    decking problems

    hi all i fitted some decking for a customer back in september last year i went back today to see the customer and look at the decking to my amazment some of the spindles have shunk and are almost falling out of the tracking does any one have any advice on how to sort this out should i have glued...
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    painting the ply before felting

    hi all just a quick question is it ok to paint the surface of the ply before it is felted a mate of mine told me it ll be ok to do has any one done this before
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    FLAT ROOF CONSTRUCTION

    HI ALL IM NEW TODAY IM LOOKING FOR SOME ADVICE ON A JOB IV GOT TO START TOMORROW A MATE OF MINE HAS TAKEN OF THIS SHED ROOF IT IS A LEAN TOO ROOF IT IS CONSTRUCTED OF 4X4 RAFTERS INSIDE THE SHED AND 4X4 PURLINS ON THE TOP HE WANTS TO PUT A FELT ROOF BACK ON SO IS IT JUST A CASE OF PUTTING NEW...
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