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So I'm starting the job of insulating the inside of our conservatory ceiling next week. Battening, insulating, battening, then cladding with hollow soffit. The usual method you see online. Got all materials ordered from my local builders merchants except for the insulation. I'm either going...

Hi all, We had a leak in our kitchen a month or so ago. It was a slow leak from a HW pipe, and had probably been going on for weeks / months. Damage is quite minimal though, with most of the dampness going across the floor, and some in the wall along the bottom. Some of the insulation behind...

Hi all, I'm thinking of creating a false ceiling in our conservatory because my partner will be using it for her dog grooming business. It doesn't need to look pretty, just do a job. I plan on putting 4x2's across the 3m span. I will then clad the ceiling with some upvc - either hollow t&g or...

I'm thinking of creating a suspended ceiling in my conservatory, something as light as possible and fairly easy to take down if need be. Planning to use 3x2's or 4x2s for the 3m span - creating a rebate either side to sit on the conservatory frame. Then clad under with some sort of upvc -...

Hi all, my partner is starting a dog grooming business from home in our conservatory. I need to install something quick and easy to help with the heat incase the dogs cook. My initial idea is to put in a suspended ceiling by using 4x2 spanning the 3m width and then either put insulation boards...

Hi all, I'm thinking of now creating a false ceiling by hanging joists - 3x2 probably. I will create a small rebate in each end and they'll sit on the conservatory 'walls'. I will then clad the ceiling with some upvc - either t&g or plain panels. However I'm a bit stuck on the insulation. I...

Hi all, I'm planning on making our conservatory a little bit more habitable all year round. I'm not expecting miracles, but just something to take off the edge in the winter and a bit of help in the summer. Looking online, there seems to be various ways, but I don't want to start drilling the...

Hi all, We discovered recently that we have a window leak along the top frame in our living room. It's not in a corner, but around 6 inches from the top left corner. We only moved into the house back in March btw. We live on top of a hill, and the living room side gets the brunt of the...

Morning, wondering if someone could guide me in the right direction. I'm going to mount this: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/assembly_instructions/kallax__aa-1009545-9_pub.pdf on our office wall. Instructions say to use 3 brackets, but I'm going to add a few extra as I have spares. But like a...

So we rushed to bid on a matching sofa on ebay for our 'cuddle chair', got it home, went to take it into the living room, but won't get in. The hallway is narrow and the sofa is taller than the door frame so nigh impossible to turn or angle it so it can get in. We are exploring taking one...

Good evening, Me and the wife recently bought a new house, got quite a bit of work needing doing on it. She decided a few days ago to tackle the skirting and upstairs doors. Unfortunately she has painted a few doors, which were previously either a silk or a satin finish (mid sheen) with white...