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Hi, I live in a 2up 2 down house. I wanted to change the existing bay window to a door. The said window is at the front of the house and less than 2m from the highway. Do i need planning permission for this work? Please advice.

Has anyone tried it out. I need to replace the old lath plaster plaster ceiling. Thought a membrane ceiling would be lighter/faster. Before I go and spend my hard earned money on it I would like to hear your experiences. Pros/cons. Here are some links -...

I need to replace the first joist. IIRC I read somewhere that a gap of 25 - 75mm should be left between first joist and the wall. My existing bad joist is touching the wall. Do I have to leave a gap. If so, how much gap should I leave from the wall? Also, a normal face mount hanger will not work...

Hi all, time to replace old 22mm floorboards. Joist centres 37mm apart. I am looking at ply options. My local store has either 18mm or 25mm thickness. No 22mm. Problems: 1) Price for 25 mm > two times price for 18mm. 2) Weight, 25mm will weigh much more than 18mm so difficult to carry upstairs...

Lovely people on this forum, we removed an ugly wardrobe from our room and discovered the wardrobe was actually covering a chimney base. Previous owners have removed the chimney but not supported the floor. Anyway, long story short we now need to put in two new joists: 1) Joist span 3.25m 2)...

Does anyone know where to find these brackets or metal stringers? Please help. Edit: I dragged an image but it converted into a link. Will see if I can find an image

Hi all, a bad builder in the past have left us with an an exposed RSJ from both sides. We have fitted noggins and will plaster inside with fire lined plasterboard, however, we have no clue what/how to do from outside. We have just removed the board from outside to see if an existing door(blue...

Hi all, Last year we received LDC for a 3.5m deep side infill. We want to add a rear extension, 2.5m deep, across full width of the house(victorian terraced). This will end up with a 6m long extension along the boundary. Is this allowed under PD? Totally dependent on neighbourhood consultation...

Our ground floor has exposed, painted(ugly) floorboards(100+ years old) with big gaps, zero insulation and zero damp proofing. This makes the room cold and we get damp smell. There are two breathing bricks at the front of the house and one at rear. At some point the rear of the house was...

Hi All, we need to replace old stairs as it is unsafe(fully open risers) and it blocks walkway. Total going for a normal straight stairs is approx 280cm for our floor to floor height(probably 260cm). Our house is very narrow so we cannot have a going of more than 200 - 220cm (+ landing space)...

Hi all, yesterday, we got a wireless thermostat installed and have no heating since. Hot water seems OK. Boiler: Vaillant Ecotec Thermostat&receiver: Drayton MiTime T720M I checked the communication between the thermostat and receiver. Signal = Very good. Playing with temp up and down causes...

Mods, please move in the appropriate sub forums. I Hope the festive season brings Heath, prosperity and happiness to all of you. Best Wishes Hl.house

Dear all, Is there an overlay floor insulation for draughty, suspended timber, ground floor. The floor has breathing bricks. I understand getting the floorboards out and putting nets and celotex/PIR/PUR boards in between the joists is probably the best solution but getting the floor boards out...

Dear all, hope you are looking forward to the festive days. The said bedroom is on top of kitchen with two external walls and a pitched roof. External walls are well insulated(celotex) and there is a total of 300mm(100mm + 200mm) earth wool ceiling insulation. I was told that warm air always...

Dear all, this forum is a treasure for me. Saving a fortune on many works. I have a good amount of plasterboard and 100m celotex left over. Can I use some adhesive to stick celotex to a plasterboard and screw(insulation + PB) them under the rafters of one of the sloping ceilings that I have. 1)...

Hi All, wanted to know if there is anything as high gloss vinyl or laminate flooring? I do no want to use textured vinyl/laminate because: 1) it is a dirt trap and 2) I want to achieve polished tile/marble/concrete type effect. I do not want to use tiles because of the labour involved. Any pros...

Hi All, previous owners have welded a 2m landing, metal and wood stairs, to steel beams(not I beams, angled beams). To fit a replacement straight flight we need to remove the welded stairs, reduce landing length to 1m and fit new stairs. Which trade will do this? And, any idea if there are joist...

We are planning to relocate our stairs as current location is very awkward. New location will be parallel to joists so should be much of an issue. Current stairwell, 2 up 2 down house, is between two bedrooms with no supporting walls underneath. It seems there are two angle beams on which the...

Hi all, we have have ripped out the old floor boards(too old, broken and split) for a first floor bedroom and are now at joist level. For new flooring I will need approx 10 sqm or 4 sheets of 1200mm x 2400mm. My options are: 1) OSB 3: what thickness? 18mm +? Cost around £75 2) Ply, exterior...

Happened to read the following article. Would love to know what you all think about it? The R Value Myth