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Evening gents, Quick question if I may. Is it ok to screw through a VCL on a warm deck roof? I've got the joists on and ply etc, i'm laying down the green polythene VCL and then 120 insulation with another sheet of osb. I'll be screwing down in to top deck of ply, insulation, VCL, osb...

Hi all, I did do a post a while ago but it must of not gone through? Anyway need some help on the best way to fix my engerneered flooring once I've secret nailed the front boards and finished, there is boards to go back to the wall behind my first row where I started, The face this time is...

I shall be laying some flooring soon but want to find the best way to fix the board after my first row. I'm running my first row off the hallway wall and running through to the new extension, I'll be secret nailing the boards down. Problem Ihave is the boards behind the first row can't be...

Evening all. Have a job coming up which is 15 or 18 mm engineered flooring, I normally nail down the flooring but can't remember what I've done in the past to fix next to skirting. The nail gun will not nail close to the skirting, so what's the best option here? Glue the last 2 rows or maybe...

Evening all. Ive hung and installed a few doors and linings but today I done a fire check door lining and the smoke seal rebates were on both sides of the jamb and the head which is right but also there was rebates on the reverse side of the lining? Surely I don't have to put smoke seals...

Afternoon all, quick question, well curious really. If i can get 18 degrees on my rear extension but the slate im using goes down to 15 degress. should i pitch my roof to 15? or is the normal to take it higher?, maybe a brick below the sill. cheers guys

Evening all, Are there different types of Blum hinges to allow a door to sit within the frame? Ive used butt hinges in the past and they don't last very long. Blum hinge or euro hinge is what I want to use but not sure what one it is? Any help will be great Thank you

Evening all, haven't posted in a while Midway through another extension and every time I get to tiling the roof, or a roof, the kick up of the tile never sits right, this roof is 17.5 degrees. At the moment I've got the tiles sitting on the fascia. I've seen people put a double battern under...

Hi all. Just started an extenasion and just had the building inspector pass the footings, Long story but we don't have working drawings which I know is unusual but we've done plenty rear extensions so we know the rough spec and inspectors happy with that. He asked what pitch I'm putting on...

Evening everyone hope all is well. I'm doing a 40 degree gable roof tomorrow using 4x2 , it's only a small roof. I'm using plain tiles and a 200mm fascia board. I'm presuming I need to cut the soffit of the rafter to allow the fascia to lift up to allow kick up for the eaves course. Question...

Evening all. Having some trouble with my boiler. Heating upstairs works fine but there is no heating downstairs for some reason. Ive checked the pressure on the boiler which is fine at 1.5 and there is also no air in the rads? Any help will be great! thank you

Evening all just had a job come through ready to start but I'm not 100% sure on the roof the architect has drawn up. I've attached a picture off the proposal. The extension is going out about 4 meters and has a 10 degree pitch with forticrete tiles. Personally I wound go for a flat roof or...

Morning all, Need some advice please, I'm in the process of stripping out a bathroom and noticed the wall where the shower was is ringing wet. I'm going to let the wall dry etc but the customer is buying floor and wall tiles, they've told me the guy in the tile shop said not to put these 7mm...

Morning all, Sorry to post yet another question but I've been googling for a while and can't find the answer I'm looking for, When tiling hips with bonnets, is it just a full tile either side to square it up? I'll bed them first of course, P.s. my last post about the mansard roof is...

Evening everyone. The picture I've attached should help a bit more. Just wanted to know the name of this style of roof, and the "formula" to construct it :) , I.e the measurement in and up for the slope. Roughly 38 degrees. The back side of the sloped roof is also tiled, and then a flat roof...

Evening all, I'll try make this my last post for now as I've asked a lot of questions this weekend :) We're planning on building a porch with a hipped roof. The porch will be 1200 out and 3000 across. We shall be using plain tiles and was wondering should I pitch it at 35 degrees or should...

Evening all, I'll try make this my last post for now as I've asked a lot of questions this weekend :) We're planning on building a porch with a hipped roof. The porch will be 1200 out and 3000 across. We shall be using plain tiles and was wondering should I pitch it at 35 degrees or should I...

Evening all, I'll try make this my last post for now as I've asked a lot of questions this weekend :) We're planning on building a porch with a hipped roof. The porch will be 1200 out and 3000 across. We shall be using plain tiles and was wondering should I pitch it at 35 degrees or should I...

Evening all, I'll try make this my last post for now as I've asked a lot of questions this weekend :) We're planning on building a porch with a hipped roof. The porch will be 1200 out and 3000 across. We shall be using plain tiles and was wondering should I pitch it at 35 degrees or should...

Evening all, A friend of mine up the road has an old listed building and we want to re-bed or maybe re-point the bonnet hip tiles. What would last longer, re bedding or re pointing? What's the best sand and cement mix to use? Do I need to add fed mix or waterproofer? whats the best brand...