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Hi all Having an extension done and floating floor has just gone down on concrete sub floor. There's a small area where the flooring is quite bouncy. Now I appreciate that with a floating floor this is to be expected to an extent. But given the builders have just laid the concrete sub floor...

Out of interest can anyone briefly sum up the difference in properties between two smaller RSJs bolted together and one bigger RSJ? E.g two ub203x133x25 bolted together versus one UB 533x210x82 Is it a simple case of the bigger one being stronger in all areas or is it more nuanced? (I...

Hi all We're in the midst of an extension and the steel was put in place about 5 days ago and we've just noticed some cracks in upstairs wall above it. I've attached some pictures below but essentially the tiling in the bathroom has cracked in a zig zag shape along the grouting and in one...

Hi all I am planning a single storey extension on the back of my end terrace house. We have just received planing permission and are about to get building reg drawings done. I have now discovered that I may also need a party wall agreement as well. I have done a lot of reading on the matter and...

Hi all I'm going about replacing old radiators in our house and a couple of them are set quite close to the wall meaning that the new rads sit about 10mm too far forward for the existing pipework. I don't really want to call a plumber out to adjust the piping as that seems a bit excessive and I...

Hi I was hoping for some help and advice. I recently undertook a decorating project in my two bedrooms upstairs. I removed the radiator in each room, closing the TRVs to isolate them both. All was going fine until about a week later (with the radiators still removed) one of the TRVs had started...