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Hi, I'm adding making my conservatory more permanent with addition of extra brickwork and a slate room. Keeping structure same size and shape as conservatory and utilising existing flashing that has been cut into the house. I've attached two pictures where my finger shows wall height and the...

Hi, I'm converting a conservatory into a more permanent structure which involves replacing some glass walls with block and brick ones. I've not got professional plans drawn up, so will get measured for windows and doors once the bricky has finished. The shape of the building is "5 facet...

Hi, I'm upgrading a 27 year old conservatory to a more permanent structure. The current chipboard floor has some water damage which needs replacing so whilst I'm at it questioning whether worth replacing the insulation. It appears to just be sitting onto of 25mm of blue XPS insulation which...

Hi, Small single storey extension, got a bricky coming to do the brickwork. Now just thinking about cavity closers, will I need to fit them before I ask the bricky to bed the wall plate? I've assumed using something like this...

Hi, We're building up the walls on our old conservatory footing which means I'm stuck with a 50mm cavity. What is the best way to insulate a 50mm cavity? 25mm celotex on the inner leaf with a 25mm air gap? We will insulate on the inside too. Thanks Miles.

Hi, I’ve got a conservatory that was built when the house was new 25 years ago. I want to replace it with a more permanent structure, bricking up 3 of the 7 sides, increasing the height of the dwarf wall from knee to waist height and adding a timber framed tiled roof with a vaulted ceiling. We...