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    Damp Proofing and Insulating a concrete floor for Solid Floor Boards

    I am soon to be fitting solid wood flooring and will be doing this with hidden screws in the tongues of the boards, so I will be using a ply sub-floor on the concrete. (I did this with the other room, same boards, and was happy this way) I would like to also insulate under the boards but I only...
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    Replace Window for UPVC Door

    Hello all, I will be removing this window, cutting the brick out and fitting UPVC French Doors. Of course, after removing the radiator! Across the bottom there is a DPC in the brick from the outside. Rough brick opening 1800 x 1900 to the DPC (Custom made to size due to low height) Cavity...
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    Conservatory Rafter Insulation Advice

    We have a glass top wooden framed conservatory roof and will be getting this replaced with slate tiles very soon. To cut on costs I will be insulating with Celotex boards or similar, plaster-boarding and skimming the underside myself but would like to check my plans with you guys! Bearing in...
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    Do I need carpet lining paper??

    Do I need carpet lining paper. We have an old house with floor boards with a few gaps, do we need this? If so, can I get away with regular lining paper?
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    Treat and protect internal exposed brick

    I have exposed old Victorian brick fireplace which I wish to keep exposed and would like to know how best to protect it with treatment. The bricks are VERY absorbent.
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    .pages in windows

    Hello! I send a word document to a client who has sent it back in a format that i cannot open. It is named: foldername.pages.zip Contents: /__MACOSX /foldername.pages In foldername.pages is: /Data /Metadata index.zip preview.jpg preview-micro.jpg preview-web.jpg NOTE: I have...
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    Screws or Nails - Solid wood floor

    I cannot seam to find a definate answer to the question: Should we nail or screw in our floor boards? We currently have a 18mm ply wood floor and the floorboards are oak solid wood 20mm depth which have tongue and grooves. I was planning on using the Tongue-Tite screws and hidden...
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    What type of membrane?

    I am currently in the process of pulling up the old floor boards over an old Victorian suspended ground floor with air bricks around the room. I will be using a loft roll insulation, as Celotex is too expensive for the total area, to insulate before re-fitting the boards. I have seen posts...
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    Damp external wall under lath and plaster.

    We have recently moved into an old Victorian property which has not been very well maintained. We are currently renovating the living room and planned to insulate the solid wall internally. We have removed the lath and plaster and the stud work that held the laths and found a few of the bricks...
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