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This may have been asked more than once, but perhaps not recently and they don't seem to have covered thermal properties of felts. I have a steeply (not sure that matters) pitched roof with fairly limited space for insulation (there's only room for around 75mm), and the felt needs replacing...

We have a 1/2 acre of land designated as a paddock, it was previously owned by a builder who used it to store bricks etc, this has been the case for over 10 years, although recently it has just been left to overgrow. Although our house is in a conservation area, the paddock isn't, and...

I've ordered some slate floor tiles from a well known chain, but I noticed when loading the adhesive into the car that it's for ceramic tiles, I queried this with the store manager and he's claiming that it will be perfectly ok. Not being an expert I'm a little concerned, will this adhesive...

What are the options available for heating our water, we do not have mains gas, or an oil tank, so electric is our only option, although we do have a couple of open fires. It needs to feed a bath, 2 basins and the kitchen sink. It is possible that we may also run a wet CH system too, but...

I know the recommendation for laminating a L shaped room is to lay the laminate in one direction, however our situation has a couple of complications: The L shaped hall (room 1) is parallel to another room (room 2) that is also laminated, the rooms have an adjoining doorway. Room 2 has...

I want to install a wood burning stove, I've searched for advice but practically all examples/information describe fitting a stove into a recessed fireplace. Our fireplace is very small, so it would be a bit of work to open it up, it also has a throat lintel and clay linning, I'm sure it's...