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Hi all, I'm insulating the pitch of the roof and I have a tricky bit around the chimney where there are noggins in the way of the normal airflow path What would be the best way to deal with this? I've considered filling the bit between the chimney and the joists with expanding foam...

Hi guys, I'm installing celotex between rafters (and below, but that's later). I have already drilled the top of the normal noggins under gable straps with 16mm holes to allow airflow but the small space between the gable wall and the last truss is a bit tricker as there are also other joists at...

Hi all, just seeking some ideas and some experience. Our 1st floor bedroom has always creaked and cracked about - worse in the wind and worse if the window is open. (past 3 years) Looking into it is seems that the coving is hiding a gap between the external gable-end wall and the...

Hi all, trying to get rid of glass fibre in roof as going to be spending a lot of time re wiring, comms centre, alarm installing as well as future diy projects and storage etc etc. having previously considered putting celotex at ceiling level (over joists leaving existing fibreglass between)...

Hi all, planning to use 100mm celotex to replace the current 170mm itchy nasty to make working up there cleaner and easier and make plenty of storage space. With some new bracing up there making it more difficult to get around this has become a higher priority. Have been told by celotex that...

Hi all, in the house we bought the surveyor pointed out that there was no bracing or strapping in the attic and that this should be done. I've done a load of research on how to do this myself and it doesn't seem difficult. my roof is 8.5m long by around 6m wide and the trusses are \/\/ (with...

Hi all, I have just got a quote for a new side door in my garage, however I noticed that there is no lintel. It is a brick built double garage with a flat roof - will the bricks fall in when the wooden door frame is removed if nothing is done? It wasn't something that the door fitter...