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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...

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...

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...

Greatly appreciate the ongoing help from here. As per below details we're soon to be installing steelwork consisting of 2 x outer I-Beam uprights (C1) then 2 inner 80mm square section windposts (WP1) which then all support a cross beam with welded plate (to support inner and outer leaves above...

Hi, Any particular cons of a floating floor on top of beam and block as opposed to screed? Screed will mean cost of another trade coming in but more-so would like to do as much as poss myself. I'm well pleased with the floating floor I just put in my garage conversion but for the new single...

Doing groundworks for an extension and just uncovered the existing drainage on my 70's bungalow to what looks to be a bit of a bodge. See photo where the 4 pipe runs from top to bottom are : Sink / shower waste Toilet 1 Toilet 2 Rainwater from the whole half side of the roof. We thought we...

Just spent best part of a day (well I'm currently suffering with Covid o_O) demolishing / removing the outer brick skin of a 1.5 metre high brick gate pillar and am now left with the central concrete core, same height and around 35cm square. It's worryingly solid, with a small stub of scaffold...

Woody previously helpfully advised me on internal insulation cavity wall being upgraded in an internal garage conversion - in someone else's thread. I've cracked on and put 50mm insulated plasterboard on the wall itself, the new double glazed window is in, DPC'd at the frame etc. Have put...

Replacing an old alu window with UPVC and reducing window width at same time by a full block length but long story short the new opening ended 40mm more than the new window. Height (1.2m) is fine. If I leave 5mm at one end it's 35mm to fill....or do I centre leaving 20/20?. I'm thinking that's...

Hi, I'm converting an integral garage in my bungalow to a bedroom and a small workshop - workshop literally a 1.5m deep space behind the existing roller garage door which will stay. There's enough existing sockets in the garage to serve the bedroom section and one double socket in the workshop...

Hi, Picture shows the outer boundary wall of an integral garage that is being converted to a bedroom. It is already a cavity wall with insulated cavity so I was just going to skim it and put a small cupboard over the meter, but to the right you will see trunking (going down to a surface mount...

Hi, Firstly am struggling to find info on whether a lintel is required above a new internal doorway in a non-load bearing clinker block wall in a 70's bungalow. If one is required it's going to be tricky to support one end as the doorway is at an intersection where another wall and door meets...

Hi all, Trying to put a stud then internal door frame up against a stitch drilled 100mm thick clinker block wall. Really didn't want to disc cut - but due to the slight stagger in some block laying, a couple of iffy blocks and then my slightly iffy stitch drilling I've a bit of a rough surface...

Hi - looking to convert 3/4 of an integral garage, leaving the roller shutter door in place to form a small front storage / workspace on the front of a new bedroom. Much rather do it myself and in a way that could be reversible later on and am fine with general construction / timber-work etc...