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Hi All I’ve had a Rock door Ultimate as my front door for about 5 years, and it’s been faultless up until the last few weeks. Normally, when you push the door closed, it glides into the latch with a really smooth action like a rifle bolt, but no it just bounces of the latch and will only close...

Awesome!! Thanks fella’s!! :cool:

One thing I didn’t ask. I’ve not had a wall plate put on, so I’m planning on strapping down every third joist (400mm centres). Sound ok?

:confused::confused: thanks for all the advice!! I think I’m gonna take the top course down and just re-do it myself to save the agro! I’m doing an EPDM covering, so I’m going to lap it down over the edges and do a stepped fascia. Not quite sussed out the best way of doing it yet, but I’ll...

Thanks Notch, that’s what I thought tbh :rolleyes: I like the idea of notching the joists and the stepped fascia, think I’ll go with that! about the weep vents...are they needed?

That’s some job that! Looks great! Something to think about. another thing I’ve noticed on your picture is the weep vents above the opening. He hasn’t put any in on mine. The brickwork is straight onto a catnic style steel beam with no cavity tray. He said we don’t need one?

Hi all I’m currently self building (or mostly self building) a 3m x 5m single storey rear extension, and the next job looming is the roof. I’ve got no drawings, so I’m designing stuff as I go, which has been interesting to say the least!! I’ve had a brickie in to build the walls, which are...

yes, sorry I missed out the size. It will be roughly 30 sqm, so yeah that sounds perfect to me. Problem solved! cheers

Hi all I'm in the early stages of planning an extension, that I'll be (mostly) self building. I'd like some advice on the UFH. I'm in a 3 bed semi that we're going to extend at the rear to make the usual large kitchen diner. This is going to create one large room at the back with half the...

15912B8C-0492-4A6F-968D-BB58F1546F0E by Robster_1981 posted 23 Dec 2019 at 8:07 PM What’s been cut off on the left is just the neighbours attached

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That’s kind of the line I was thinking. I can get hold of blank sips panels reasonably cheap, and then adapt to the design. I’d happily design and build it from scratch, but I’m aware of my limitations. Not having the experience/knowledge of the long term effects of weather and the required...

There is a old kitchen extension already that comes out 1m halfway across the rear. Thanks for the responses. As I said, I’ll be getting calcs done and building control involved. I just want to get as much of it clear in my own mind first. I might do timber frame. As has been said, brick and...

If you have a gas fire they can also be there to aid complete combustion. I don’t know the exact reasons, just that they’re needed. The one in the chimney could be to encourage airflow in the chimney breast to prevent damp

I’m in the early planning stages of a single storey rear extension on my 3 bed semi. I’m going to be self building, pretty much from the ground up. It’s going to be the full width of the house, so about 6m and 4m out so within permitted development hopefully. My main hurdle before I get...

Awesome! when doing stuff like that, it’s really easy to get in a real mess very quickly! Nice one for persevering :)

So it’s a new build, but has had a previous owner? Maybe they’ve been DIY’ing. You’ve got power there of some description, so I’m sure it’s something simple. It does sound like your switched live is mixed up somewhere. Test all wires to Earth with the switch on, then again with it off. The one...

That all sounds right and that you’ve done everything correctly. If everything worked before, just try putting one of your old fittings back and see what happens. It could be that your new one’s are not compatible with a dimmer?

If it’s a loop in ceiling rose, then you might have the loop and switch lives together, which would explain why they don’t work. Can’t really be sure until we see more.