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Morning All, I'm just doing up an old 2 bed terraced that has solid brick walls. Rendered on the outside which has been checked for condition and I am likely to also have a new liquid damp proof installed. I want to install insulated plasterboard on the inside of the external walls. I was...

Hi, Should you use metal beads on weber pral m rendering? Also, if your not happy with the finish, can you lay another coat of pral M over the top (will it bond), or would it be a case of starting completely again?

Hello, I'm having to lay some foundations for a single story extension I'm building. I will be building as close to a brick party wall as I can. The party wall is around 2 - 2.5m high. The footings of this party wall....well actually I would call them footings!......is basically a 300mm deep...

Hi, When your taping a tapered dry wall joint, do you embed the paper tape deep in to the joint, or just below the top surface??

Is it a requirement that wiring is to be in steel conduit in a 70mm stud wall. The wiring will be protected by an MCB and Main RCCB

I need to buy me a few new levels and set squares to erect some external and internal metal stud walls. I was wondering if it would be better to invest in a laser level, or can you simply not do away with the traditional bubble levels and set squares??

just a quick question, why on a door frame size does it give the depth as 115mm but then state the finished depth is 106mm?

Normally insulation board fits in the cavity between two wall surfaces. But is it ok if the wall didnt have a back on it (internal wall) So say on a commercial unit, Im putting a metal stud wall close to the external wall of the building. But I cant get right next to the external building...

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Morning All, I'm building a number of stud walls on top of a mezzanine floor at a unit I have, in order to provide an enclose office space. 3 of the walls run close to the main steel structure of the unit, so i can brace on to that to add some regidity to the walls. Then there is a 12m run of...

I need to install the support posts for a mezzanine floor in to an industrial unit I have, but one of the posts is about 1 meter away from the where the mains cable enters through the concrete floor. I am quite on edge about drilling the holes for the anchor bolts incase I hit the main...

Good Day, We have just moved in to a unit that has a open mezzanine floor space. It is constructed from wooden joists. Its an L shaped floor space with one section having 18 beams @ 4m span (beam size 225 x 50mm), and the second section having smaller beams of 12 beams @ 5.4m span (beam size...

Im reasonably cofident in home wiring, and have given my house a full rewire which was passed off and certified. I have recently began to rent a small warehouse space which I plan to put an office space in too. I plan to do the construction myself including the wiring (again, this wont be...

Hi, I have an industrial unit which has a mezzanine floor, I'm looking to add walls and suspended ceiling to make an enclosed space, which I'm going to build myself I know a steel frame wall system would probably be the best option here, but I don't really have the money to hire...

Hi everyone, I am looking to do my drive soon, and keen at the moment on the resin bonded gravel type of drives. I plan to do this myself, I'm not a paving expert, but a very experienced DIY'er that has taken on everything at my house. Now I know some will say "Dont do it yourself" but...

Evening All, I'm looking to add some sockets in to my hall way, they will be located under the stairs, so I plan to use conduit. Pretty basic question, would you link this up to the lower flow ring mains (IE: take one end of the existing lower ring out of the CU and then loop it through...

Is fireline plasterboard (pink paper), classed as non combustible? I cant seem to find anywhere in the product description specific comment

Trying to get some MF junctions boxes to change the none MF ones I'd put in. I could only find one local source that has some in stock They are by Click UK, 17th edition junction boxes. Are these good, or would you hold out and order some Ashley ones?

I've carried out some work on my home, new windows (one bay windows is structurally supporting, fitted a new flue down the chimney and installing a wood burning stove. What I hadn't realised is that I should of called building control out before doing the work and not just after completion...

Just realised this might be better in this forum Im fitting a wood burning stove, which I plan to have certified by the necessary bodies, however I have two thin (about 8cm wide) strips of standard plasterboard running down the fire place opening that fall with in restricted area for...