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I am perhaps (stupidly) attempting to screed the floor in my extension, a dry mix screed. What is almost as annoying as the pubs being shut is the fact my screed is balling in the mixer, everything is sticking at the back, and the balls are quite hard and impossible to work with quickly...

Evening all. I am doing a home extension, myself, that's slowly come on over the past few months. I poured a solid concrete floor onto insulation, and the kitchen diner I have created has a combination of the new floor and old wooden suspended. How do I build the finish over the old cavity...

Morning all Doing a single storey extension at home presently. Was hoping to put the roof on now, but seems have hit an issue. Typical 30's semi, dining room, with 3m opening on back of existing house. Opened up the ceiling over that opening, and it seems the rear of the house is supported by...

Hello, anybody used this stuff before, if so, what sort of results? I can't get through to FiXR tech support line, but my roofing supplier, SIG, have said that I don't need a primer onto OSB3, whereas the tech material seems to suggest that I do. Any experience with this stuff?

How do all, I am mid way through a rear extension presently, doing largely myself inspired by the £30k thread on here. It's ground to a halt in run up to xmas, need to start again. Anybody do stuff after work at night outside? Worth getting flood lights or a step too far and wait for spring.

Hello, just looked at what my structural engineer has specced for a beam to support a small portion of roof. Wants a full on 152 by 152 5m beam. Anybody substituted steel for glulam ever with success? Will contact engineer tomorrow, but any feedback appreciated.

Hello Had a bloke knocking on door earlier asking if I wanted brick rubble at side of house. (Rocked up in old panel van) Why would he want it free? Or you reckon is someone dodgy eyeing up house. Thoughts.

Morning all Live in a semi, with a 2m hedge on my side of the garden next to a small waist height party wall. My neighbours have exhibited some anti-social behaviour, hence I am looking at what can I do that is still not going to be against any regs. What can I do? If my hedge goes above 2m...

Morning all Took out an old chimney in front this this rear wall of the house. Left in bricks that tied into the rear wall, so far. Took out top two last night, turned 90 degrees and put back in wall. Can i just take out all the lower ones in one go and rebuild the wall from the base up...

All, Doing a small residential extension on my house, wouldn't mind getting in some reliable help for ad hoc tasks. Anybody done this on theirs? If so, how have you gone about finding some help. Wouldn't be weeks worth of work, just a week here, next stage wait, then another week, etc...

Age old Question One new Shed Need to keep it lovely and dry, so will be well insulated, and with a heat recovery unit in it and small greenhouse heater. Thinking 4mm SWA to it, question is, can I lay in undergrowth round perimeter of garden (hard to access) or, do I dig a 450mm trench in the...

Got planning, for rear extension, needed as side wrap around too and playing safe with process too. Looking at starting work soon, thinking of making rear projection of wall about 0.8m less than approved planning, so smaller footprint (worried garden patio will be too small relative to garden)...

Morning all In an effort to appease an angry and concerned neighbour over a single storey extension at the back of my house (being a semi) then a structural engineer has drawn up this. My question is, how do I build it? Lay the concrete first, put the hoops in drilled holes and resin glue them...

All, appeal for some the wise sages among your for a bit of advice, to cut a long story short. - Extension to house, impacting only one neighbour through sight went to planning. Neighbour who can't see got very wound up and objected, and also objected in person (to extent police were called) -...

Hello all, Virgin post here, so bear with me. I am in a 1930's place that is like a throw back to the 1970s, slowly being fixed up as we speak. Looking at the bay, two issues: 1. Bricks leaning out, see pic 2. Render Cracking off How do I fix the bricks? Ref the render, I want to restore...