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Thanks for the reply, the plans I've received from the architect showed the door at the top of the stairs in the loft, I've quickly hashed these to show what I want but don't have the graphical skills to show the 400mm gap between the stairs and the door! What I really want to know is is...

Hi, I'm in the process of having plans drawn up for a loft. Rather than have the door at the top of the stairs leading to the loft I want them to be at the bottom so that the loft has more of an open plan feel. I'm unsure of the regs regarding this. From what I can make out I can have a door...

But I've been told that because it's an old sandstone wall that the walls need to breathe - would blackjacking not cause more problems with water being retained in the wall? So do you recommend using something like kingspan kooltherm k18 rather than seperate insulation and board?

Cheers guys, Couple more questions will the Kingspan friction fitted between the Gyplyner be okay or will this cause thermal bridge issues? If so how am i best installing the Kingspan? Where does the builders membrane go - on top of the insulation before the plasterboard - i.e. room side...

Thanks for the replies, the reason I don't want to leave 3/4 or 1/2 uninsulated is that it's a cold external wall I need all the insulation I can get to keep the house warm! What's the thinnest kingspan that still remains useful thermally? That Gyplyner system looks great - are they damp...

Hi all, I've just bought my first house :D but it needs a lot of work doing to it :( To save costs im looking at doing most of it myself. I've stripped back the walls to masonry as the lime plaster that was on it was in a real state and crumbling. the external walls are stone, the...