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    Downlighters+celotex=your help

    I currently have some fire rated downlighters that I want to fit in my garage conversion. First if all the ceiling is 12.5mm plasterboard an then it's insulated with 2 layers of 100mm celotex on top of each other. My question is how much space around the fitting do I have to remove from the...
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    do i need a vapour barrier?

    i ended up fitting a vapour barrier got 1 cheap in screwfix so stappled on and taped up the joints now on to the plasterboarding this should be fun..
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    do i need a vapour barrier?

    i am currently doing a garage conversion and at present have made up stud work and filled the internals with celotex and filled any gaps with expanding foam and taped up all joints. Now do i need a vappour barrier or am i ready to plasterboard? all gaps in the walls and ceilings were filled...
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    sockets in a stud

    i have just removed plaster from a wall in my house to insulate it properly from the inside. So far i have built a stud wall from 4x2cls timber and have been given some 50mm celotex sheets from a friend. Now on this wall is 2 double sockets of which i have just removed the plaster from the...
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    floating floor

    Im doing a garage conversion and have decided to lay a floating floor. So I have laid the dpm and now i have laid 100mm celotex on top off it. My problem is it feels a bit bouncy at the miniute is this ok?will the 18mm flooring takes the bounce away? also i have a few gaps around some of the...
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    Garage Conversion Directions maybe?

    I am going to make a 4x2 stud wall decide between garage an new room. With fireproof plasterboard on eitherside with fire door and frame then will be skimmed to that should satisfy regs I also have a 4 inch step up into the new room.
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    Garage Conversion Directions maybe?

    I have just started my garage conversion on my tandem garage. As i am only converting half of it. I have currently laid a floating floor with dpm,100mm celotex an then 22mm chipboard flooring glued together.Now I am about to build and insulate my walls, i was planning on making stud walls from...
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