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I am building on top of my existing external cavity wall that has had a shoddy cavity insulation job done. One corner is missing a fair bit of insulation. So I thought I would just top that up first before building the new wall above with slabs in it. The issue I have come across is I am...

We have new neighbours who have moved into an attached property. They are building an extension that we had no objections to in the planning stage and had no issue with them using our land for scaffolding. However I got a uspet phone call from the wife yesterday who was rather upset saying they...

I have made a big kitchen dining living room with gas hob. The room measures around 60 to 70 square metres. I found a few websites that all recommend an extractor that can flow up to 10 times the rooms volume. This bit is not an issue but I have to duct the exhaust about 6 metres through the...

I need to install 6m of ducting in my ceiling. Between two joists over two rooms. Sadly there are already lost of pipes and wires up there so I am going to have to take some of the plaster board down to find space for it all. How would you go about this? It looks easiest to just remove the...

I am doing a loft conversion on a semi detached bungalow. It has already had cavity wall insulation done before I got the house but the party was still has a 4 inch unfilled cavity. Talking to a very friendly neighbour we are thinking of getting the cavity filled with rock wool to help thermal...

I am looking to get as much head room as possible in a small toilet / shower room. The plans call for 100mm or insulation between the joists and 50mm bellow on my vented tiled roof. As it's quite a small space I was wondering if I used vacuum insulation panels between the joists is it possible...

I have got planning for a roof lift / loft conversion on a small 2 bed bungalow but the planning office is being rather stingy on roof line height. I am not allowed to go as high as I originally would have liked and in so I am looking to eke out some more head room inside. The floor joists we...

I am looking at reinforcing loft space to take a floor. It will be used as storage and possibly as a bit of office space if practically possible. The house is a small semi detached bungalow. Its approximately 6.5/7 m wide and 9/9.5m deep. The internal walls are block and help support the...

I have a rather long but skinny and low loft space that I would like to board out for storage. I say storage but its going to have rather regular traffic. The original joists arrangement is rather fragile and even standing in the loft will crack the sealing below. So I know I need to...

Would a garage/shed or similar with a single skin wall made out of dense concrete block require any sort of weather/damp/uv protection and if so what would be a simple inexpensive method of doing this? Thanks

I have a late 60s house that has a rather sorry looking garage made out of preformed concrete panels, steel framing and once had wooden font and windows. My plan was to remove the original and build a new single skin brick garage. I have contacted my local authority and they agree with my...

Hello, I recently bought a late 60s house with no conservation restrictions on it or the area around it. It has a flat pack preformed concrete single garage that is literally falling apart in the back garden. So my plan is to demolish it and rebuild a new one however I need a little advice...