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Yorkshireshrek

Hi, I have two horizontal RSJs encased in a cement block above my external garage door which support one end of a steel sheeted roof. I have been told by 2 builders that the RSJs have corroded causing some of the concrete to crack, with a large lump falling out due to the RSJs expanding and contract...

Yorkshireshrek

I have bought some tile effect laminate flooring with the intention of laying it over the floorboards of the ground floor of my house. The shop gave me some 2mm foam underlay which I thought would be sufficient. On reading the label on one of the boxes, I spotted that I also need a plastic underlay ...

Yorkshireshrek

Thanks for your advice. I found some foil backed insulation sheeting from Wickes for about Â£13 which you just attach to the timber framework behind the plasterboard. It claims to offer thermal insulation and prevents condensation and damp ingress. Was dead easy to put on behind fresh plasterboard. ...

Yorkshireshrek

A neighbour in the building trade has helped me with my new kitchen. He has bricked up the outside kitchen door (to allow more cupboard space - I have french doors to the garden in dining room). The first concern is he has not keyed in the new bricks in the doorway to the surrounding brickwork outsi...

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CRACKED/SPALLED CONCRETE AROUND RSJ SUPPORTS

Which underlay for laminate on ground floor timbers?

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CRACKED/SPALLED CONCRETE AROUND RSJ SUPPORTS

Which underlay for laminate on ground floor timbers?

Thanks - plasterboard now insulated

PLASTERBOARD UNDER KITCHEN TILES & DRYLINING OUTSIDE WAL