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Hi Everybody. I have a pitched garage roof that is leaking in quite a few areas as the corrugated sheets have cracked and broken, so I am looking at replacing it. I have read through this forum and quite a few searches advise against using chipboard as replacement however I have access to quite...

Information required please, I have a 9.5 KW shower which is powered from the consumer unit with a Wylex 63amp load /30ma trip RCD through a 40amp MCB then on to 50amp MK pull switch then to the shower all run in 10mm cable. Distance from consumer unit to shower approx. 15 meters with wiring...

Hi all, i am after some advice regarding mixing mortar, Normally i mix my mortar on a piece of wood by hand adding water as i go along till it looks about right (only small amounts), When the weather improves i'll be mixing quite abit to rebuild a wall so was looking at hiring a mixer, what...

Hi everybody, I live in an end terraced house built around 1900 with a standard slate and underfelt roof. I am looking at increasing the insulation in my loft, at present the existing insulation is squeezd between 100mm (approx) ceiling joist then covered over with loft flooring boards. the...

Hello everybody, Sorry if this seems to be another of hose repeated questions, but i have looked through other post with similar situations but found mixed answers, My question is, i am planning to istall floor insulation to my suspended ground floor, and having read about how the...

Hi, I have searched through various subjects but cannot find a simple answer, My question may be a stupid one to some of he experts out there but may help me in future, What is the difference between a warm roof and a cold roof constuction, what is the definition of either, i have a slate...

I posted a topic in the building section of the forum then later on i posted a reply with some pictures, when i went to check the reply was ok on the forum i noticed that the whole section was wider than the screen so had to scroll across to read proper (annoying). I am sure it wasn't like this...

Hello Everybody, This is my first posting on the forum so Thanks for looking and i hope you can help, I am looking to replace a garden boundary brick wall due to the fact the original has become unsafe mainly due to the bricks cracking and breaking up, ( more apparent over winter so suspect...