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This is an interesting discussion . I've got about a week to decide what to do but this has definitely given me lots of information . There is so much conflicting information from experts and suppliers . About the cladding, I stayed in a grotty hostel in the same London borough and sent them...

I think I'll Yes lots of young people could do it if they didn't mind roughing it for a bit , but even though my house was cheap (its in SW,so not as cheap as some areas,but the mould and doggy filth saved me £1000's on price) most young people can't afford the deposit . I have raised this...

Yes this is my dilemma, I am going to rehang the door the other way,so will have to take it off, and modify the threshold to accomodate the levels .I know there are restrictions about raising the floor too much where a bottom step of staircase meets the floor, so think a threshold with a gentle...

Its a Cornish Unit built around 1950 so remediation is when the Cornish prefab units are replaced with brick for structural integrity. The rot around the windows was due to leaking leadwork, the whole lot was repaired by roofer during the new roof going up with the new windows,and its all up to...

Had an excellent roofer who repaired the timber framework around new windows in hip roof then I could repair the interior reveals . Whole place was black with mould but after stripping out and airing is snuff dry ,the windows were never opened . I understand about floor heat loss not being the...

Yes I have found that carpet / flooring sellers know little about u and r values etc and aren’t interested. The rest of the house is well insulated with new roof ,and wall insulation put in at the remediation in 2003. I wouldn’t have the £££ to dig up the floor and the neighbours have put up...

Thanks all you knowledgeable people. I have been researching for a while haven’t bought yet , I will definitely read all this through carefully and think about PIR boards The concrete is really smooth

Yes flat concrete. I’m not sure the fitter / contractor says he does them by drilling holes through the 2 layers then using mortar repair sealant before concrete screws at 50 cm to stop OSB popping up . I have seen that people do that in my googling, to stabilise the subfloor

Not sure I may have considered just a vapour permeable membrane but it won’t be warm enough . It’s an old Cornish unit council house remediated and the floor is very dry and smooth . Any ideas for more suitable insulation under the OSB without drilling into the concrete? Not involving any screeds?

It’s Superfoil SFUF . I notice the installation guide said use battens but I rang the Insulation Superstore Tech help they said you can put OSB on top though that does seem strange except its thinness is it’s selling point where you don’t want too much height

I am insulating a concrete floor with multifoil layer and T and G OSB on top. Does this need to be screwed into the concrete , the insulation supplier says not, the contractor says yes?