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Hi. I have built a new stairwell which is block on one side on the first riser and timber stud on the remaining two sides if you imagine you have 2 left turns to go through 180 degrees. Looking for advice as to should I plasterboard all the stairwell stud before or after I fit the stairs...

Hi everyone. Me again ! The good news is I have most of a roof now but I'm stuck on the best way to build my 2 valleys . First plan was to use a grp valley but I think this wont work as the valley doesn't go to gutter level. Can anyone advise ? My builder says I need to lay 6x1 treated...

Hi everyone. Me again ! The good news is I have most of a roof now but I'm stuck on the best way to build my 2 valleys . First plan was to use a grp valley but I think this wont work as the valley doesn't go to gutter level. Can anyone advise ? My builder says I need to lay 6x1 treated...

Hi, Looking for some urgent advice please ... I have got to the point in a loft conversion where I have a new floor in Egger Protect and no roof. Problem is I have a lot of water coming in through the board joints dispite gluing and screwing it all down. I also went over the surface with...

Hi everyone, Some of you will know I am part way through building a loft conversion on my bungalow. Looking at the insulation / soundproofing to go between by new ceiling/floor. Last year I stripped out all the old fiberglass and replaced it with this:-...

Hi all, Quick one, some of you may know I'm doing most of the work on my loft conversion on my bungalow. I have taken down all the ceilings and have new floor/ceiling structure ready to plasterboard. Question is should I be knocking off a bit of wall plaster so the ceiling boards sit 'into'...

Hi, Very keen to get my new floors in this weekend. Joist hangers on wallplate thrubolted to walls. New gable is in concrete dense blocks so used Fisher 10mm throubolts all good. Came to fix to party wall and disaster, fixings wont grip and tighten.... block is like cheese so im trying to...

Hi everyone, Hope you are all having a nice Bank Holiday. I am in the process of doing a hip-to-gable conversion and my builder is starting the actual gable end wall for me soon (this week). I have come to a bit if a dilemma, I have stripped back the tiles on the hip and cut the rafters ready...

Hi everyone, Got a bit of an urgent one here. I am having French doors fitted this Friday (20th Nov), the frame etc is already ordered and made to a specific height measured by the installers. I have cut out the hole ready, its a bungalow with inner leaf supporting wall plate on a new steel...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to check. I am about to board up some reveals, using foil backed 1/2" plasterboard. Any reason why it cant be dot n dabbed to the reveals ? Cheers

Hi everyone, I am about to have French doors fitted to replace a (narrower) window. The wall is a cavity, block loadbearing internal and standard brick outer non loadbearing. I have already removed the inner leaf fitted a new steel beam to support the wall plate (its a bungalow if that...

Hi, I have a ton bag of sharp sand sat on my drive ready for laying some block paving. Unfortunately it was delivered late and now its been stuck in a day of rain uncovered with more on the way. Question is, should I cover it to stop more rain getting in or am I best leaving it exposed to...

Hi Everyone, I am about to order French doors to replace the Window in my dining room. The French doors will be wider than the existing Window. Building Control are asking that I remove the existing wooden lintel and replace with a steel beam (which I already have) do sit directly under the...

Hi, been keeping an eye on a bungalow near me that has a single story extension being built. The roof tiles are now on and visible under the ridge tiles and the tiles in the valley seems to be yellow expanding foam. Is this a legit method ! . Seems odd to me ?

Hi, apologies if this is covered elsewhere but a search didnt find much. Currently designing layout of my kitchen, plan to have integrated fridge and freezer on one tall cabinet. Due to space there isn't anywhere just next to to cabinet above the worktop to mount a switch to isolate the...

Hi Everyone, Some of you will know I am renovating a property at the moment, current weekend project replacing the windowsill on a bay window. The last owner had new windows fitted at somepoint, and the fitters covered the existing sills in horrible plastic PVC cover stuff ewww. Stripped it...

Hi, Hopefully a fairly straight forward question ... Fitted new CU, system is TN-C-S. it's a 17th dual rcd board split load etc. 10mm main bond to gas is easy but my water main is plastic and at rear of house. It's not difficult to run in as all the floors and carpet is up. However I'm...

Hi all, Went see someone for the weekend and while I was there it was mentioned their washing machine was on the blink. I asked what was up and was told when the repair bloke turned up and did tests one issue was it wasn't earthed. To be fair on him he left a job sheet advising the socket...

Hi everyone, currently fitting new skirtings. I'm not so happy with my internal scribe joints so wanted to get opinion and see if I am bring too picky ! It's going to be varnished and not painted mind.... External for comparison

Hi everyone, happy new year ! I am shortly going to be cutting a hole through an external cavity wall to fit french doors replacing an existing window. Before I start thought it was worth checking, the cuts in the inner and outer cavity should be inline with each other I take it ? For...