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Woody/Static, thanks for replies. The other end of the old purlin is nailed (literally 1 nail!) into the studwork of the dormer wall. When building these type of loft conversions, do the rafters for the pitched roof at the side of the dormer normally require additional support somewhere in...

Hi all, hoping someone can provide some help please! I have a loft conversion with dormer window at rear of property. The dormer extends pretty much the whole width of house with approx. 50cm pitched roof remaining either side of dormer. Do the roof rafters that support the pitched roof...

Just stripped the bathroom and am currently preparing walls/ceilings etc, and have two queries. Firstly the current ceiling is of Artex type and am wanting to get the flat. Whats the best/easiest way to do it? The house is 1999 built so no worries regarding asbestos. Secondly the walls...

Cheers, I'll give it a try!

I've just moved into a property which has a Powermax 155 boiler. The central heating seems to work fine, however there is a problem with the hot water, when running the hot water tap you get about a minute of boiling hot water then it just goes luke warm. Unfortunately an instruction manual...