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pull it out, that stuff could get damp/wet use the waterproof lined stuff + leave small air gap edit -unless its upstairs or there's already a cavity/space underneath & its a bone dry area

if there's no little transformer in the fitting and it goes straight into the mains, give it a try

What is that stuff you used on your roof ? When I get to roof stage I was thinking of the fibre glass stuff Looking great by the way, keek at it , be brill the extra space

Can you put a vertical DPM on outside if you already have a trench going down the side of foundation rising just above ground level +inject bricks with damp proof drill hole(s) in each brick & inject into each brick just below & few above outer ground level The outer vertical DPM will help...

I posting here not because I'm a pro in these things, but its an interesting question your asking my project has internal floor level under outside earth level (using steel reinforced retaining wall blocks around poursed with waterproof concrete to protect from outer earth level ) as I think...

yes sorry, its the centre ( 150mm thick ) part , the outer border trench is 700mm deep by 600mm wide no need for stone in these sections no structural engineer on this one, although I've used them in the past & on same land so I have a decent idea, If I didn't know the land and/or the build was...

screws look good, when you screw make sure your getting a good tight firm fix, I would have gone for the thicker ones to be extra safe, but as long as all tight when your screwing in it should be solid change to thicker screws (the ones I have in mind are those wood yellow-ish/copper looking...

Great! I’d use bigger standard wood screws about 2” long-esh , the thicker ones too Do a pilot hole but not to big of a drill bit , then put some muscle into driving in each screw so you have total peace of mind that each one could hold the weight of a man ( this method will only need 1 screw...

I wouldn’t go into plasterboard alone , defo find where the joist’s are to properly fix into those

if your worried use a thin sheet of wood but put a thin steel plate on it too, maybe stainless steel would look brilliant google the metal store they will send you a 2mm to your size , you drill the holes and of course use thin nut/bolt big screws to go into joist to be super safe I have to do...

I take it no one knows lol, same boat as me then

Just looking at options Doing a raft foundation so considering a layer of stones for concrete to pour upon

Hi all preparing land ready for foundation dig, I have tons of stones that I removed from garden prior to digging out soil for lowering/levelling I’m thinking of using some of these stones in the trenches prior to concrete pour I’ve read that stones do not need compacting is this true...

no need to turn water off, just turn off electricity to boiler whilst you wire up, that all I expect to do I'm letting the upstairs of my 3 storey home, will put one of these in the entrance, ideal with the lock code

think its quite simple, my pal has just put one in his place, I'm going to get one for mine any boiler that use's a standard thermostat is fine he said it connects to power then just us the same 2 wires that go to old thermostat -connect those into the hive, in your case you can simply swap...

Great stage by stage pics thankyou Looks like this is going to really add a good space to the house The existing foundation was I think strip & they dug deep You’ve done same depth but a trench ( all fill ) , I’m thinking you’ve gone way deeper than needed but no harm done it’s a very...

I’m currently building under permitted dev rights ( single storey extension ) In your case why was permitted dev rights taken away ???

It wouldn’t worry me in the slightest ( if it’s only as the pic ) There’s usually some minor movements in buildingtge extension was built at a different time that settlement is minor Chip out old mortar & push in new mortar -I live in a modernised Victorian house in an area with many old...

Do you have the fall recorded at all?

I'd use ordinary plasterboard, but I'd PVA it just to be safe, that website looks good, give their tech line a ring