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Thanks woody I've got the timber inside now so hopfully it will have dried a little before I use it. I have had it suggested to fill the 25mm gap with jablite. Given what you have said I assume that I would be better to leave this as an air gap to allow it to breath. Thanks again. :D

Hi, I have a double brick wall without a cavity that I need to insulate. To achieve the required U value I'm going to be fitting 50mm Celotex directly to the wall and then fitting 25 x 50 battens 600mm apart screwed through to the wall. The joints will be taped and the edges sealed with...

Had to take a break from the conversion but it's all go. I have had the BCO officer around and he has OK'ed the bricking up of the door without new foundations. I have had a builder round to do this and the window went in a week ago so I'm all weather proof now. The insulation comes tomorrow so...

turns out that most of the run will be under the new floor. I was going to use joists and cover with 18mm chipboard but BOC say as my floor is level I should just lay celotex and cover with the chipboard (glued joints) as a floating floor. I need to raise the floor by 198mm so I plan to use 2...

Thanks Tony but as I'm in Nottingham your a bit far away. Out of interest would you be happy with what I'm proposing? Cheers Ray

Thanks for you help and advise. If I decide to move the pipe I think I'll ring a few rgi's and see if they will do the job. Looks like the best way to go is do all the prep and lay the new pipe but leave all the joints to the professional. I'm not new to DIY and know how to solder a joint...

Without wanting to open a can of worms I need some advice. :D I'm currently in the throws of converting my garage to an office space and I have a GAS pipe that's in an inconvenient place. It runs from the meter (in an external box) through the wall into the garage along the garage wall for a...

Hi noseall, thanks for responding and i'm sorry for not getting back eairler been a bit busy at work. Thanks for your advise but I have some more question. :D You did not say what size lintel to use. Wickes sell 100x70x1200 would these be OK? For the walls would I be better to use...

Hi, I'm new to DIYnot so I hope somebody can help. I'm planning to convert part of my integral garage into a room and have a few questions. I’ve fitted kitchens and bathrooms and refurbished rooms but never carried out such a large project. 1. I wish to install a new door from the hall into...

I'm currently re-fitting our bathroom and we have decided to use woodern wall cladding (tongue & groove type) around the lower half of the wall. What is the best option. 1. Fit the cladding first and then the bath? 2. Fit the bath and then panel upto it? If option 1 is the way to go...

Hi I have done this kind of thing before. Depending on the number/size of cables needed I would use PVC waste water pipe. I would also run 2 lengths of pipe. 1 for the AC/Mains and one for the low voltage stuff. The large bore pipes makes it easy to pull cables through. Use 2 45deg...