thermal bridge

n the process of converting a garage to living accomodation. I'm replacing the old garage windows which were just about good enough for a shed with some high performance aluminium windows. The block walls will be insulated with insulated plasterboard mechanically fixed on to 25 x 47 battens...

Hi All, I am looking at doing an infill extension part of which involves replacing existing corner bi-folds with a larger straight bi-fold. My query is related to the fixing of the bifold to a perpendicular wall (circled on the drawing i have hopefully attached!). Is there a standard thermal...

Hi All, Just carrying out a diy project of installing new casement window where old wooden sash window was. I am confused regarding 2 points. Firstly the old wooden sash frames had vertical DPC pinned into the frame and pushed into the cavity. Would I need to replace this with UPVC casement...

Hi there I was wondering if anyone could help. We recently moved into a property with Everest aluminium framed sliding patio doors. These were installed in 2009 according to the order note we found. However we have noticed these are very cold to touch and draughty . Does anyone know if these...

Hello, I have recently converted my garage to an office. It's been built with cavity wall and 100mm insulation. I didn't hire an architect as wanted to save money. The house was extended before we bought it and it had a 1st floor extension above the garage, this included having a steel beam...

I just bought my first flat, the building was originally a single storey with ridged dormer windows to the front. Not sure when it was split into 2 properties or when the flat roofed dormer went in at the back. I was removing plasterboard to put in a shower and found a low stone wall, covered in...

Hi Do you normally continue the cavity wall insulation up into the gable ends? Is there any point? Cheers, Chris

Hi forumites, I have some internal walls knocked through and the engineer specified a steel picture frame for one of the walls in order to distribute the load better. This is where the steel beam is supported by two columns which then in turn sit on a spreader plate. The spreader plate would be...