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I need to floor part of a loft for light storage. Read all the stuff on here and I pretty happy apart from attaching the cross battens to the joists.

How do you attach cross battens to joists? Screw all the way through or in at an angle ? Many thanks

I was wondering what the correct depth of pile to have in a coir mat entrance well. The well will be about 2m x 1.5m and the surrounding engineered timber floor is 18mm + 2mm undelay ie 20mm. Will coir not flatten over time and should I go for 24mm depth of pile or will 20mm be OK? I was...

I have to paint the new house as soon as possible and with all these thngs the budget is getting squeezed. After much reading on here I have decided to use Dulux Trade. Anyway to keep costs down I was thinking of painting the new skimmed walls with a Supermatt mist coat and possibly first...

I hope someone can help. I wast to connect the caravan to the mains it appears to have 15mm Polyfit pipe and I have 25mm x 3.3mm blue mains polypipe. What I can't figure out is which reducer I need? Should I also put a stop cock on the pipe to the caravan? Anything else I need?

Reading your post avidly, just wondered why you don't like the click system?

Just wondering which brands you guys suggest. I know that Kahrs is probably the biggest but wonder are they the best or is it a case of he who shouts loudest gets heard. We will probably be looking for single plank with a bevelled edge to look as close to real timber as possible. Our new...

It is as you say with 145mm cavity so not too bad. Think at this time though it is rockwool that is being proposed. I will mention bonded bead but he usually says npt on your budget...:)

Hi Guys many thanks for all the replies. This weekend is a bit hectic and I will re-read and digest what you have all said. My one thought though is I agree that many of these companies think it is just klondyke time which does worry me. I'll get back to you all later if I may. By the...

Why are we wasting our money? Edit:- I have re-read one of your posts where you probably cover why we are wasting our money so I think I know where you are coming from. But what about some of my arguments:- We have no mains gas otherwise this would be my choice. The other...

We are about to embark on a new build which has taken 3 years to get through planning. I am looking for some advice on which companies I should be talking to about a quote. I have spoken to Invisible Heating and Eco Living (advice on here re Nibe). I was also considering Ice Energy but...