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6 months ago we converted the garage into a utility and study, we had two steel rsj installed, to create an opening in the cavity wall. All inspected and signed off by B\C This evening we noticed water dripping in through the plaster which covers the rsj and cavity, never happened before...

Background: We have removed a downstairs wall from our 1970 detached house, It was a brick wall, above it there was nothing and you could see the top of the wall when lifting the floor board. there is however an upstairs bedroom wall also built of brick directly adjacent to in that sits onto two...

Hello, I need some advice relating to what timber i should use, I was planning on using this: http://www.condell-ltd.com/Page.aspx?catid=219 For the outer wall, 50mm air gap then 90mm Celetox between the studs, as its going to be a music room I planned to use Acoustic plaster board all...

Hello, I need some advice on insulating the bedroom walls on my house, they are all timber frame, and basically consist of plasterboard, studs, then some sort of memebrane and tiles. There is no insulation at all. Please see the pictures to see what i mean. The current...

Can anyone tell how much warm deck roofs cost per square metre? We are going to have our garage converted into a study and utility, and want to turn the existing felt roof into a warn deck roof to meet building regs. The existing felt appears to be in good order as are the boards under...

We have recently moved into a new property, the house had a new boiler 6 months ago, which is an Ideal combi i30, it currently has an analogue style dial thermostat which seems absolutely useless. I would like to replace it with a 7 day programmable stat, of the likes of honeywell etc. I...

Hello, I want to add another radiator to the CH circuit, i intend to do this by inserting two tee joints into the send and return circuit that runs round the house. My question is if i cut the correct amount of pipe out to fit a tee how do i actually get the tee in? as there is no play in...

I have a couple of questions regarding flat roof insulation. I have a house with dormer flat roofs either side of a pitched roof, you can see the void between the ceiling and roof, when in the loft and there is no insulation in there at all. I have done lots of reading on this site and...