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Hi all, I’ve had my boiler moved from my garage to the utility room which is next to the garage. This is because I’m doing a garage conversion. The gas comes through the garage wall (from the meter) into the garage. It now goes vertically straight up to the ceiling (around 1.5m). It then runs...

Hi all, I'm doing a garage conversion. The external walls are solid brick (9" thick). My building control officer has pointed me towards a calculator to make sure I get the right PIR insulation thickness to hit a 0.3 U value rating. This came out as 50mm on the celotex calculator. This includes...

Hi all, I'm doing a garage conversion to domestic use. I'm putting in a suspended timber floor, so joists, and then a cavity underneath. They'll be thick PIR insulation between the joists, with the cavity under that. I'm having to rework pipework as currently the existing pipework is in the way...

Hi all, I'm doing a garage conversion to domestic use. I'm putting in a suspended timber floor, so joists, and then a cavity underneath. They'll be thick PIR insulation between the joists, with the cavity under that. I'm having to rework pipework as currently the existing pipework is in the way...

Hi all. I’m installing 22mm t&g boards onto joists (suspended floor). Should I nail or screw them, and should I glue together? Thanks Jon

Hi, I'm doing a garage conversion and I want to copy the existing rosemary tiled creased window sill theme that exists on the rest of the property. The property is 1938 and has solid 9 inch walls. i.e. 2 skins of brick but no cavity. How far under are these tiles going? They look like they go...

Hi all, I have a small porch which has brick walls (solid 9 inch wall, 2 skins). It is watertight with a PVC door/window frontage. I'd like to hide the brick work. Whilst not damp in there, it does get cold. Should I just dot and dab normal plasterboard or mechanically fix some, or is there a...

Hi all, I'm converting my garage to domestic use. I'm bricking up the bottom of the opening up to window height. The walls are solid (no cavity). The bricking up will follow suit (no cavity) with all the insulation going on the inside wall. So the opening will be bricked up with facing bricks...

Hi, I’m installing some airbricks. My walls are solid wall I.e 2 skins thick and no cavity. I’ll put an air brick on the outside but what on the inner skin? Just leave a hole or another air brick or something else? Thanks.

Hi. I’m doing a garage conversion. 1938 property which has suspended timber ground floors with air bricks. The difference between my ground floor height and the garage floor slab is around 230mm. My building inspector seems happy with a floating floor or a suspended timber floor. There’s just...

Hi all, I’ve started doing my garage conversion. The garage is 2 skins thick but there’s no cavity (solid wall). I’m wanting to brick up the bottom of the original garage door opening. It’ll be matching bricks on the outer skin and block work on the inner skin. I’ve installed 2 lintels side by...

Hi all, This kitchen tap is dripping. Requires the taps to be tightened really hard to stop it. Is this just a simple washer replacement. Can someone advise please. See pictures.

Hi all, I'm making a lean to down the side of my house. I have a small section of stepped flashing required (around 1.5m length). Although the use of this structure is storage/shed, I'm doing the roof in the same tiles as the house to stay in keeping. The tiles are Marley Ashmore Interlocking...

I'm building a lean to down the side of my house. It's a wooden framed structure, tiled roof, and will be wood cladded. It's 3.5m long, and 1.4m wide. The structure butts up to brick at the end and down one side. No gutter due to the tight space. It's for similar usage as a shed, but as it's...

Hi all, We have a fence between us and a neighbour at the front of the house. This has been patched up multiple times. However recent winds were the last straw and one of the wood posts snapped completely. They're all rotting and have had it. I'd like to replace all the wood posts with...

Hi all, Looking for a bit of advice here. I have a few damp spots on a chimney breast in a bedroom. I've tackled this a number of times from the outside with a new cap on the chimney, re-pointing the whole chimney stack, ventilation improvements etc. I just can't get rid of these spots. So I'm...

Hi all, I'm looking to build a "lean to" shed at the side of my house. This will actually push into an L shape at the back of my house so both the long wall and end of the "shed" will be in place using the exterior walls of the house.The structure will be about 3.8m long and 1.3m wide. I'm...

Hi all, Hoping for someone who has worked with the various higher end "click" laminates out there can offer some advice. I've personally put down Quick Step Impressive Ultra in my kitchen a couple of years ago. I was sold by the quality feel of the product as well as it's good handling of...

Hey all, I've been attemping to repair some cracks in a wall (small cracks in plaster caused by building works movement). I've cut out the cracks in a "V" shape and used gyproc easi-fill to fill. This is a product I've used before with success. Anyway after sanding down to a nice smooth...

Hi all, Can someone advise please on the right adhesive options for laying Karndean on a Plywood covered floor in a bathroom. So they do the following adhesives: Universal Adhesive Epoxy Resin High Temperature Adhesive (HT) Acrylic Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PS) From reading the...