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They ares rigid, dowelled and glued units which are man enough for the job. I'm guessing you're a man who only wears sensible shoes and has a sensible haircut (if you have hair)? I'm not sure what it is about the natural beauty and practical properties of granite that attract me and millions...

Haha....fair point! I didn't have any concerns until I had to move 55m2 of limestone the other night and then considered the weight! I will make sure they have insurance etc, good point. Although I doubt they'll claim liability if my floor doesn't take the weight!

Hi All, I'm having some granite installed in a couple of weeks time and the quote had the weight of each piece estimated next to it. One of the pieces is down as 270kg, although it is a curved piece so has corners cut off and wont utilise all of the slab it's cut from, so I'd estimate maybe...

Hi all, I'm fitting new 1930's style doors (4 panels, 3 bottom 1 above) and because of the height of the knobs and little children we want to fit good quality roller catches so the doors are easy to open. My question relates to the type of door knobs to get. Can you get fixed knobs or do...

Hi All, I have just completed a wet room installation and have a two way diverter valve on the shower which switches between a large overhead drencher and a wall mounted shower head. When I switch off the shower the wall mounted shower head drips for about 5 minutes and dumps a considerable...

The tiles are porcelain, Ambienti Nero 30 x 30 cm. Thanks for your advice.

I did wonder that myself but I don't think it will adhere to the grout.

Hi All, I'm completing a house renovation and have a problem with discolouration of black grout on a wet room floor. I completed the wet room a couple of months ago and the floor got covered in dust with all of the rest of the work going on. I vacuumed and cleaned but the grout has gone...

I suppose that would allow underfloor heating throughout too. There's just something that has always put me off the engineered stuff....must be a traditionalist or something but I like the thought of solid. It is a big space so wouldn't have thought humidity would be too bad, good...

That was my initial thought but then the fixing method of both floors is different on floorboards and screed. I thought about covering everything with plywood and nailing the wood flooring but wasn't sure how to then get the height right with the tiles. Would it be best to fit the wood with...

Hi all, I am currently building an extension and need to decide what finished floor height I go for. The room is going to be an open plan kitchen/diner with suspended wooden floor in the original house and concrete slab in the extension. The dilemma I have is that I want to fit a solid...

I think that may be the best option for me as venting the space is going to be impractical and I can't insulate on top. I found this link regarding spray foam insulation and would be happier with the thought of no gaps when the insulation is bonded to the plywood and under the furrings...

Is what you describe not unvented? What would be the point in having vented soffits etc if there was no air gap for air to flow. Do you know why this system is not reliable and what the issues are? Thanks for your reply.

Hi All, I'm just completing a loft conversion and had to change the initial warm deck flat roof design of the dormer to a cold deck design at the last minute due to height issues. The building control officer and architect both said this would be fine and we'll sort out the insulation...

Yeah, sorry, should have been clearer....I had already decided not to use him because of a number of things he said "I've no idea how much stairs cost"....and...."what do you want a steel there for"! I really wanted clarification regarding the felt issue. Is the right thing to do to strip...

Thanks for all of your replies. I had a guy over to quote for the roof work and he seemed to be of the opinion that I shouldn't felt the roof and that using the trilayer foil insulation would be the best and cheapest option. I've already got a sample of some Airflex Superpose and he said...

Thanks for the replies, I think I've got it! I am definately getting some chippies to build the roof, should have been clearer. The DIY stage will be after it's all watertight just finishing off inside etc. Fo some reason I thought the gable end wall would nave to be up before the roof...

Hi All, Great forum :D I can see myself living here for the next year or so draining you all of advice! I do have some skills so will hopefully be able to contribute too! i'm embarking on a single story extension and loft conversion project and hope to do a fair bit of the work myself. I...