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    thermaline/kingspan plasterboard versus polystyrene plasterb

    Just priced up some insulated plasterboard that will be used on 9 inch breeze block wall that is rendered on the exterior. The builders merchant also sell a plasterboard backed with 50 mm polystyrene and I am wondering if the u values would be the same as the 50 mm thermo boards made by...
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    Meant to dot dab but dont want to

    Hi We have built a 2 story extension and the kitchen is finished and the plans asked for 50mm insulated plasted boards to be dot dabed on the walls and this is what we did. I am not happy about hanging anything on the walls for different reasons. We are now about to do 2 upstair bedrooms and...
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    Removing stubborn tile adhesive marks

    Hi Has anyone any tips for removing very stubborn old floor tlie adhesive stains. We have wooden plinths that have had floor tile adhesive on them in small areas and I would like to revamp the wood. Nelliedee
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    Insulating pipes

    Is there any need to insulate hot and cold water pipes before laying Celotex floor slab insulation? Surely we would be double insulating? Nelliedee
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    floor screed and insulation question

    Hi we are about to insulate and screed our newly built kitchen. The concrete slab is in place and the plans state 85 mm of insulation and 75 mm screed wich is a total of 160mm. We actually have 200mm depth to fill and I would like some advice as to wether we should use deeper insulation rather...
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    Insulation pitched roof help

    Hi We need to insulate a ceiling in a newly built kitchen. Above the kitchen will be a bedroom. To the side of the kitchen is a small pitched roof . Is it very tricky to insulate ourselves? We are unsure where the air gaps should be! Are there any good diagrams anywhere on the internet as...
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    Insulating new concrete floor

    Hi Our plumber said its best to fit all new pipework before we lay our 100mm Celotex floor insulation. We now have copper pipes 1 inch away from 2 walls running horizontal. This means that the perimeter insulation will end up 2 inches away from the wall. This also means that where there is...
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    Is this price for real?

    Have just had a price for bonding and tiling a shower room that measures 1.5m x 1.5m. The guy is asking £1000. The price includes bonding materials and adhesive. The Tiles were not included in the price. Now I can tile myself but I have never bonded, Is it hard???
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    u value of floor

    Hi We are building a shower room and the council want the floor to have a value of 0.22W/m2k We have built the slab which consists of 150 mm hardcore, dpm, 100 mm concrete and are now in the process of painting on a liquid damp course. We were then going to add 100mm Celotex and 3 " screed...
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    Building regs requirements joist sizes

    Hi We are currently adding a shower room to the rear of our garage and are about to put the new floor joists in. We have approx 195mm total from existing concrete garage floor to existing floor level inside our house and would like to keep it all level. What is the smallest joist permitted...
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    u values

    We are building a shower room within our garage. The walls have been built using 4" thermalite block. The builder said we may have a problem with u values and that the council may insist on insulation board on the inside. All 4 walls of the said room are internal. We really do not have enough...
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    Building regs question

    Hi We are about to build a toilet/shower room in the back of our garage and have submitted a building application to the council. Today they have asked for " copies of floor plans, elevations and sections to show the extent of proposed work" Do I need to draw copies of existing and proposed...
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    Lintel question

    Hi We live in a semi detached house which we have just added a 2 story extension to the side of the house. I am presuming what origionally was the exterior side wall is now an internal wall as we now have a garage attached to the other side of it. I want to make a new opening for a doorway thru...
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    Insulation Question

    I have been offered 50mm Dense sound/heat insulation slabs (green fibre type). My question is whether or not I can use them on our block built extension? They have been removed from a recording studio. Any help much appreciated Gel
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    Damp course level with exterior floor level

    Hi We have a problem with damp as our damp course is level with our interior floor and also level with our patio. In other words 'all three are level. The patio is butted right up against the brickwork of our house. If we reduce the patio height we are flooded out in heavy rain as our water...
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    Insulating before plastering

    Hi Our plans have asked for insulation before plastering. The building is built out of 215mm blocks and the shell is up. I cant believe that we cant just plaster the walls :( So my question is being that this is built with blocks and we require insulation, what sort of stud work needs to...
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    Bay window construction

    Hi We have just had a smallish double glazed bay window fitted and were rather hoping to put the roof on it ourselves. We hoped someone could point us in the right direction of a metal company that make small lead roofs? we are london/surrey borders. Also can anyone do a sketch for us of...
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    Are Engineering bricks adequate for use underground

    We are building a soakaway and want to know if the engineering bricks, sold in wickes, are suitable? Nelliedee
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    Soak away questions

    Hi We are having to build a 1.5m cubed soak away. We have looked at the new cell/crates and they look ideal but at £90 each and needing 12 I think that is out of the question. So we now need to build the old fashioned honeycomb type and i have some questions that someone might be kind enough...
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    Bay window support

    Hi We are about to have double glazing put on an extension to our house. One of the windows on the 1st floor bedroom is to be a plant on type bay window. The fitter has said that as its an upstairs bay it needs a wooden support underneath it. If this support is placed at the angle the fitter...
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