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I'm currently building my first stud wall after much advice on these forums. But my god, it's taking me forever! The wall is 100mmx50mm studs, sitting around 150mm from the stone wall, in prep for the insulation going in. The issue im having is how long its taking me. Each vertical stud is...

I'm working on converting an old outbuilding into a couple of rooms. 200 year old building with single stone wall, around 40cm thick. After much advice Ive built the stud wall, and have bagged a good deal on some bulk insulation that will do the walls and floor. I was planning on 100mm but...

I'm in the process of securing 22mm flow and return pipes around what is a barn conversion. The pipes are above ground, behind a kingspan insulated slat-wall. Is it best practice to lag the pipes? Cheers guys.

We are just in the process of renovating an old outbuilding, which is going to involve a floating stud wall covering all the walls. Is there a best practice for securing the twin and earth into the safe zone? Id prefer to secure it to the brick before the stud wall goes up, but 2.5mm cable...

Been scratching my heads guys....Im putting up a stud wall, against a 300mm thick external wall, which has no cavity. Im attaching the stud wall via the top and bottom, not through the brick, and will leave a gap between the battons/insulation and the brick. I know I have to put a vapour...

Hi guys Im currently working on an outbuilding conversion to games/cinema room, and have a question before layout out the rad pipes for the combi boiler. Below is a little diagram of the rooms and rads/boiler. Ive read that the pipes from the boiler should be 22mm, and then bridging off into...

I'm about to install a stud wall and 100mm kingspan. It's an external wall with no cavity, so I don't want the wood or insulation touching the wall. I was thinking to pack behind the battens with Pre-Galvanised Steel Horseshoe Shim 2mm Thick. fastening to the top and bottom to create a...

So we have an outbuilding, which were about to start a project on converting into 2 rooms. I have had 3 local plumbers come and quote for the work, but Im really confused as the options and advice seems quite different for each; For context, the building is around 11m x 4m total. The gas meter...

Im just in the process of planning and getting to order materials to insulate and get an outbuilding ready to plaster. Id be interested to hear if you guys think my calculations are sounding about right. The area is around 10m x 4m, and below is my shopping list for the...

I'm looking to add a small 24Kw combi boiler into an outbuilding. It will be heating 4 (possibly 5) radiators, total room size being 11m x 4m. In the future I might add a small shower cubicle and sink, so would like it to supply hot water. Can any suggest a cheap and small combi boiler that...

We just moved into a new house, and have a hja5100 double oven, which is duel fuel. Gas hobs, electric ovens. The left right hand oven, warmer and lights all work. The left hand fan oven and the grill won't heat. The light indicators also don't light for them. To a layman I'd say there must...

We are about to move into a new home, and will be undertaking a project to create 2 new rooms, in what was formery a barn. We are going to put a lot of time and expense into insulation, but I had a question about radiators. The building is not attached to the main house. However, it is only...

Just about to move into our new home which has an outbuilding ill be kitting out as a games/cinema room. the main room in the outbuilding will be around 16 SqM Im going to need to install some heating, but I have a bit of a quanry; The building is close to the house, only seperated by a...

We have an outbuilding at our new house which I'm looking to convert to a games/cinema room. It's around 5.5m x 4m. It was an old barn, but the current owners have had a new roof and plastered/whitewashed the walls. However, to mak it a proper usable living space its going to need properly...

This is my first post on the forum, so hello everyone. By this token you can probably guess how much expert/serious DIY I have undertaken….not very much. My experience is limited to a bathroom, painting and decorating and a kitchen install. However, I’d now consider something serious...

Over the weekend I posted quite a large question regarding cavity wall insulation. For some reason it seems to have been removed from the forum. Would this be that an op has deleted (I havent received a message saying so). Should I re-post the question?

We recently had cavity wall insulation fitted, and I think they may have made a mistake...but Id like to get some further advice before taking it up with them; We have four vents around the front and side of our property, which are simple air vents. I was under the impression that when...