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Hi, I'm going to level a concrete floor, just for smoothing out ready for a celotex floating floor to be installed on top. Looking at the Setcrete products, Any recommendations between either Latex one or Universal floor levelling compounds? I've used the latex one before but just wondered...

Hi, I've built a conservatory and i'm almost complete although I have one hold-up. Basically, the dwarf walls are done, floor slab laid, and i've even plastered and painted. My next step was to lay 75mm insulation on top of the floor slab and then put T&G P5 on top and then finally finished...

Hi Nige, Its conservatory, There are 2 sets of doors (one single and one double). Dwarf wall all round except one wall which is just over 2m with a large corner. Also rendered above and below the DPC by using a stop/bell bead to prevent bridging. Thanks

Hi, I am looking at getting my extension rendered with K Rend, total is 15sqm. Had a couple of quotes and just wondered if £700 for Materials and Labour sounded reasonable? Includes mesh and beading etc also. I live in the South. Thanks

Hi, I am going to purchase some uPVC window boards soon for my conservatory and wondered the usual way of securing them, I assume some type of adhesive? Gripfill? I have uPVC cavity closers installed so it will be going on part cavity closer and part thermolite's Thanks!

Hi, I am finally getting a conservatory fitted soon having done all the brickwork myself. My question is, do the conservatory fitters usually put a vertical DPC where the windows abutt the house or is it usually just sealed? I will be plastering the inside so don't want to risk any damp etc...

Hi, Thanks for this, so it sounds like you would normally just overlap (and seal) the floor DPM and one over the threshold which extends to the outer leaf? I've filled the cavity with concrete under the door opening and poured the slab and the screed will go across the cavity to the outside...

Yes we did, Cheers

Hi all, When we put down the DPM and poured the slab the DPM around the doors ended up being pulled tight across the internal leaf of the door threshold, I think because we made sure the DPM was quite flat on top of the sand. I assume the only way to solve this is to cut it and patch it up...

Hi, I laid my conservatory floor slab a week ago and I wanted to know if the screening is usually done straight after or is it usually done when the whole thing is finished and conservatory is installed on top of my walls etc... Thanks

Hi Guys, Thanks for all this. As I already had the first image and due to using blocks on the inside and outside skin, I had to go with what I originally thought. We laid the slab at the weekend after many hours but its done. So this is what I plan to end up with. Everything is except from...

Thanks for the image woody. I forgot to mention in my OP that the reason noseall did it like that was because I am using blocks on the inside and outside skin - I then have 1 course of bricks on the inside and outside (but I left the brick out on the inside where the doors are going). So i only...

Hi, I am finally going to lay the floor for a conservatory soon and I will be doing it like this (all credits to noseall :) When the dpm (green line in pic) goes up behind the insulation at the door, should the dpm be left going over the external dpc or to just meet it and cut off? Or does...

hi, I'm about to fill my cavity today :) all around for my conservatory dwarf wall to 225 below dpc. I have dropped the inner course of bricks down around where the doors are going. My question is does the infill need to be brought unto that level at the Same time as filling the cavity or can...

Hi, I was just looking at an old post you made with some cracks on thermalite blocks. I just wondered those bricks you also have mixed in with them, are they concrete common bricks? have you experienced any cracking due to the different types of bricks? I am thinking of using thermolites on the...

Thanks ree!

Cheers, what kind of consistency? fairly wet?

I need to fill my cavity to 225mm below DPC. What ratio is normally used and is it ok to use ballast for this or is it normally all separate (i.e for bigger stones etc..). Thanks

yeah crikey, I better sleep with one eye open

ok thanks, oh dear