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Hi, A friend of mine has had an extension built. It is a wooden dormer type extension and he called me round to take a look at what has been done before he pays the final bill. I am not a professional builder but know a fair bit of DIY and have built extensions myself on my own houses. One...

Hi I am planning to build an extension on my house and have been doing some research on standard building practices. One thing I cannot get my head round is the use of a plastic layer between the mortar for the DPC layer. I have done a small test to see if my concerns about this creating a weak...

Hi, I have a problem where the bottom plate of a stud wall in my conservatory keeps rotting. I repaired it about 4 years ago and it has rotten again where it comes into contact with the concrete on the ground. The Stud wall is built againts a tall garden wall made from large cement blocks...