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Many thanks for all of you that have put your comments forward. The builder stopped work when I pointed out that he had caused problems and that he had no party wall agreement. The reason he wants to do remedial work is that he wants to excavate deeper and closer to my house. I have told him...

I have a building development going on next door to me. The builder has caused a few problems resulting in us having to call out a surveyor to check on cracks - his conclusion was the cracks could be exasperated by the heavy moving of soil which is within 3m of my property and below my...

I am putting in a stud / dry lined wall in an outhouse that is attached to my house. I am going to insulate it but I am uncertain what is best i.e. what material has the best properties in relation to cost / efficiency / ease of use. I am considering 100mm rock wool , 50mm foam board or double...

Hi, i am trying to install a central heating system in a small flat under my house. To avoid having another gas meter fitted I was thinking of using a Heatrae Sadia Amptec boiler. The flat is only 3 rooms 12x14 and a bahroom, any advise on the size of unit I might need (they do 4 6 9 11 and 12kw...

Hi , thanks for your comments , the room below does not vibrate as much. The machine is clear from the units etc... I have just cut and fitted 9in x 2in noggins tightly into the gap between the joists and this has reduced the vibration by about 75%, my next action will be to put some form of...

I have recently moved from a house with a solid floor to a 3 floored Victorian house where the kitchen is on the second floor - standard wooden joists. The room above the kitchen resinates when the washing machine(in kitchen) is on spin cycle. Any ideas how I can dampen this vibration ?