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Yep there will be the DPM and insulation going on to the block and beam and maybe flowing it in to that area would be an option - but I need some kind of decent support bridging that central void which needs to be left to allow the airflow underneath. Would insulation not buckle under any...

Hi, Tidying up this walkthrough in to my new extension, new floating floor will be raised up to be level with existing floorboards. I'm probably over thinking it but it will be a main walkway so do not want issues or it start squeaking. Void beneath as there was an airbrick there - telescop...

Got ya - although what I had in my head was effectively just adding the extra thickness to the external side of the outer skin only - so the same concept of using double thick blocks on just the section where the doors meet blockwork if that makes sense - and therefore leaving the rest of the...

Bit of a longshot but what about the general concept of doubling up that outer skin? I appreciate you might be dealing with an existing build so not quite sure what is practical and whether that is existing or new steelwork - but then you could hang everything off the thicker outer skin? I'm a...

I get that OCD too :D- but don't panic....the velux are options we put in to get planning - the one on the right will not be going in as it was to let more light in to the bathroom in the original main building, which is not needed now. The other 2 are for a vaulted ceiling option. The...

It's a garden room so we wanted to maximise the glass but I'm not a fan of bi-fold doors. Maybe the sketch above shows better the subtle difference towards making it look more like a room than a conservatory. I just don't want white plastic strips between the doors and windows.

I get what you are saying but just to clarify the left and right gables are existing building that we are stuck with and the central bit is the new extension and projects outwards from the building by 4 meters. When viewed in the flesh that new frontage dominates things as the gables recede back...

Yep that would have been the easy way but we didn't want the look of a continual run of glazing and plastic in what is a key view of the house. The whole width of the block built room is glazing but by having everything completely framed by render gives it more of a room look (which it is) than...

Hi, any thoughts how best to fill these strips either side of the French door?. We wanted a render strip between windows and door to break up the double glazing a bit but a slight misunderstanding led to the gaps ending up a bit narrower than expected at 89mm - which is still fine from the look...

Just about to vault a 4m section of roof midway along the bungalow - just one half of the pitched roof. Therefore a section of the purlin needs to come out and two triangular side walls need to be built up in block to support the purlin ends - and then a rear stud wall built up towards the main...

Similar situation here, although we did block ours up - but used mortar bed reinforcement because a long single course of blocks it not the strongest of structures, hence your builders opting for insulation approach instead.

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I've built music studios with extreme levels of sound isolation - you don't want to "squish" the rockwall down in thickness, nor do you really need to leave a small air gap - for what you are doing anyway. They probably said the gap thing with the intention of not encouraging you to pack too...

Just the thought of stepping up to that front door pains me ... or maybe the builders are about to construct a quality set of steps :confused:

I put a complete shower cubicle in using these a while back. First time I had ever done a shower but I'm a reasonable DIYer. Worked a treat and looked fantastic / quality job. https://www.wholesaledomestic.com/wholepanel-10mm-white-marble-1000mm-x-2400mm-wall-panel I too had the coving issue...

Good point ! The middle run in the pic is the main loo and therefore should create a reasonable flushing of that area - but if it can be done now then it's worth it. Cheers.

That was part of the thinking behind just having a 90 bend to replace the gulley - and leaving top access to it when I have boarded it in so that worse case I can get to it from that end. Thinking I'd have to be unlucky for the blockage to occur in a spot between the new toilet and that junction...

Hi As per pic this will all become internal within a new extension and I would like a toilet where the white arrow is. Builders are sorting the main shell build but I'm doing all internals when they are gone - but obviously need to get something in before block and beam floor goes down. For the...

If it helps I've just rec'd detail from my structural engineer. We're only vaulting one half of an existing roof / ceiling hence only one side of rafters shown and being fixed to existing rafters - but the general concept is the same.