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Hi, im ventilating my garage roof. I am peeling back the pvc membrane attached to the house and garage roof to fit a wooden upstand for ventilation. What product do i need to adhere the membrane back on to the wooden upstand, bearing in mind there is still a bitumen type of adhesive already on...

Had an interesting conversation with my BCO over the phone. He said i didn't need a vapor barrier on the stud wall just use bitumen paint. Also under the floor joists there was no need for a dpm. All i need is a dpc under each joist. The only thing im concerned about is the roof. The BCO said i...

Thanks for the advice. I will be doing a joist floor as a screed floor is probably beyond my capabilities. Thanks.

Hi, im an amateur at this and would like to know if my proposed plan of action is in the right order etc. I have an attached single garage with a flat roof and a concrete floor. The two outside walls are single skin brick. I will be getting a builder in to create a door into the house...

Im not. This question hasnt been fully answered. So instead of providing answers you troll around questioning peoples questions?

What i really need to know is do i build the stud wall on top of the completed suspended floor or do i build the stud wall first, and if so do i complete the wall and then add the suspended floor? Thanks.

Thanks fro your reply. I will lay insulation boards in the floor on top of dpm. Do i fix a bottom plate for the stud wall to the floor joists? Im going to use electric underfloor heating to save space. Do i attach the stud battens to the brick wall? Or leave a gap? Also do i put a dpm...

Thanks for that. Do you know if i would do the suspended floor first or the stud wall? Seems people have different ideas on this.

Thanks for your reply. The garage is attached but not integral. It has its own flat roof.

Hi, I am an amateur at this building game. I am shortly going to be taking on a garage conversion in my new house. The garage has a sloped concrete slab and is single skinned apart from the 2 sides attached to the house. I will be knocking a new interior door through, taking out the garage doors...

Sorry, im not sure.