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Best insulation for partition walls
What's the best type of insulation to use in partition walls?
Resolving water ingress through low underfloor air vents.
How do I make a gully type feature to prevent water entering my very low underfloor air vents? The builder suggested digging a trench, placing a brick fort around the two vents, then filling the trench with pebbles or dirt. He mentioned a membrane, only I can't remember which type. Please can you advise as water currently goes under the floor through the air vents. (Old Edwardian property). Thanks so much.
No Lintels 1960s semi
Hello I am buying a 1960s house but survey says there are no lintels above doors or windows. No signs of sagging brickwork except diagonal crack over patio doors. Do I need to put in lintels on first floor or just ground floor. Are smaller windows okay? Any idea of costs for average window. Many thanks
Air bricks and condensation
We have a cavity of under 30mm with no insulation. we are insulating the suspended floor due to damp. The air bricks we feel make the walls cold causing condensation. Does my cavity need air flow.? should I replace air bricks with telescopic ones.?
Garage of unusual size
How can I have a garage built if its not a standard size?
Universal beam Vs column
Should I have a universal beam or universal column installed for structural support in my property? Which is the better option and why? In what circumstances does a universal beam suit or a universal column suit? Thanks.
Do any building companies offer finance?
How feasible is it to find companies that would offer to do work on finance? And would it be possible with bad credit or is this a guaranteed rejection even where buy now, pay later plans apply?
Post-COVID contractor prices
In your opinion, when covid is over (hopefully sometime next year), how might this affect contractor prices? Will there be a sudden surge in builder charges as more work is available and they try to make up for a bad financial year? Am I better off taking precautions and having work done before the pandemic is over? Any thoughts on this? I want to have an extension built so it’s going to be a costly project and this thought popped into my head. Thought I’d try and get in touch with a professional.
Where to buy stud wall materials
I want to buy materials for a stud wall. Where can I get these? Would I get everything I need say in somewhere like b and q? Thanks.
Ground floor extension leaking roof
We have a leak in our ground floor extension roof. It started with the paint cracking when it rained hard, but now it's got much worse and water is slowly dripping through the cracks that are growing. It's a flat roof and i can't see where it could be coming through. My question may be a silly one, but would i need a roofer or a specialist builder of some sort for this kind of work? We need to work out where the leak is coming from first, and then fix it!
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