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Hi. Quick question about bathrooms and tiling! I am currently working on the walls of a new bathroom! I will use moisture resistant plasterboard in the ceiling and tile backer boards on the stud walls! I would like to dot n dab a 40mm insulated plasterboard against a block wall. Can I use...

Ok cool!! Thank you! Didn’t appreciate how power showers worked! Expected them to need a good supply that they would boost. Nice to know they are self sufficient! Thanks for that. I’ll take all these points and do more research! Thanks again.

Hi! sorry, should have added that there is a water tank in our loft!! But (with my limited plumbing knowledge) after connecting the shower to the water tank at first, then on the water supply to the house, didn’t improve the pressure enough to have the single shower on full blast, let alone...

Hi there. hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction? How do I boost the water pressure of our house? We have our own private water supply from a spring and reservoir in our field. Although the water flows well, It isn’t quite enough pressure to supply an electric shower if you...

Thanks for the info. Fortunately, we are at the end of the line, so it wouldn’t effect anyone. cheers

Hi. Hope this is in the right section? I would like to move my phone line and pole. Has anyone done this before? What is involved? Will it cost me? Currently, the phone line enters the gable end of my bungalow, right up on the ridge. Ideally, I would like to move the pole by about 5...

Hi there. Structural Engineer question. Would an engineer possibly do me a really nice favour and suggest some details for a splice joint? My engineer has done most of my calculations for me, but I need to add a splice joint to an upright steel RSJ. Unfortunately, the engineer is ill at the...

Thank for the reply 23vc. To answer your question , I simply didn’t know if I needed it or not. I’m fairly new to building and I’m learning all the time. I built an extension last year and had a few cracks in the aerated blocks. fortunately, they havnt got any worse and I think they have...

Hi all! I am currently building a 2 story extension. It’s a cavity wall, with 7n dense blocks outer leaf and a 3.6n aerated blocks for the inner leaf. What are peoples thoughts on expanded galvanised mesh? Do I need to use it in the blockwork? Is it vital? Is it overkill? Should I use it on...

Hi Guys. So, we have a piece of Land with a Static Caravan on it. The previous owner lived in the caravan since 1985 and was granted a certificate of lawfulness in 2001. It has an Agricultural Occupation Condition on it. We are still paying the council tax rates for the site. It has Electric...

Or can you build scaffolding all the way around the barn and cover it the scaffold with sheeting? Then carry out the work under the cover of the scaffold? just floating ideas!?

Thanks for the reply. What about if the sides were removed and the roof was “suspended” while block walls were built? Then simply work through replacing the old roof with a new one? that way the building doesn’t actually get “demolished”, but the whole construction is replaced bit by bit? any...

Hi there. I have some questions about permitted development and Class Q development. If a plot of land has an agricultural building on it that has been used as a barn (hay and feed store) until recently, what is the likely hood of planning being permitted to turn it to a house? I understand...

Hi there. Has anyone got any advice with using natural stone as a finish to my dense block walls?# I have built my extension but I am scared of rending the whole thing. I have an abundance of natural stone available and would like to use it in some way to finish the exterior of the house. Do...

Hi guys! I am trying to decide what to do with my gable end on my self build. I’m trying to do the whole project myself, but I’m scared about rendering as I might muck it up. I was wondering what people’s thoughts are on either cladding or stone effect panels/tiles? I have attached an image...

Thanks woody. so what is the best way to vertical DPC? Do I run a disc cutter down the full height of the wall and slip in a DPC membrane and repoint? Does that effect the structural qualities of the walls?! cheers

Hi guys, A bit of advice again please! Please see the attached image. Question 1: Is it ok to connect a new wall to an existing wall and have the outer leaf's flush? In the picture, the red bricks are the outer leaf of the existing cavity wall, and the grey and green blocks will be the new...

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Hi everyone. advice required please! is it ok to hang floor joists as shown in the attached image? Reason for asking: I am raising the roof on a section of my bungalow and putting rooms upstairs. My engineer has specified a 254x146x37 UB to pass over the existing structure and pick up the...

Thanks for the reply. The render thickness will be 20mm (ish). I will aim for 30-40mm projection after the render. Many thanks Rob.