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Ian Dudley

[quote="fenny666"]Hi. You should be able to mechanically fix the boards quite easily so there is no need to use adhesive in this application hence why BG couldn't recommend one. You said you're using self tapping drywall screws but these are specifically designed for light gauge metal i.e ...

Ian Dudley

Hi there. I have an pre-fab sound proof studio as an outbuilding. The structure was purpose designed for this and I picked it up second hand from a music college. It works fairly well, and massively reduces the noise, but some sound still leaks, I think from gaps in the structure and empty screw hol...

Ian Dudley

[quote="RachelW"]Hi Ian, I have the same wardrobes and problem you outlined. Can I ask did your solution keep the mould away? Ie the wallpaper lining? Was anything else key? Thanks so much in advance[/quote] Sorry, only just returned to the site after a long time away. No, it didn't work t...

Ian Dudley

I live in a 1920's detached house. We have a completely internal chimney stack that has already been removed above the roof line and blocked off on both floors. The position of the breast on the first floor is really awkward as its in a doorway, I could do with the space on the ground floor, and it ...

Ian Dudley

Thanks for the detailed response. I was under the impression that the new insulation rules are only for new bulid, not existing homes? I'd also read that a certain level of ventillation is mandatory, which is often delivered (but doesn't have to be) via trickle vents. So I'm surprised to hear that t...

Ian Dudley

I'm putting internal vents in the cupboards at floor, head and ceiling height, plus some internal vents between the different sections of the cupboard to help the air circulate. Knocking through to the outside isn't really going to be a goer. Would need scafold in the neighbours side passage, plus t...

Ian Dudley

Not having had any responses I thought I'd post a quick follow up for anyone who wanders in with a similar problem. Having scouted out various insulation options at my local DIY stores, I settled on some Warmaline thin polystyrene veneer. Very cheap at £3.50 a roll, vs £20 plus for smaller sheets of...

Ian Dudley

Thanks for the reply. I'm aware of the general causes of condensation and am doing a range of projects to address this, including an extractor fan in the bathroom (using an existing vent someone plastered over!), cupboard vents, air bricks to the less travelled rooms, etc. ultimately I'll probably g...

Ian Dudley

My 1920's detched house has a pretty bad condensation problem throughout. It looks like previous owners were over-enthusiastic with insulation and we get lots of surface damp/mold problems in the less travelled parts of the house, and need to run a dehumidifyer all the time through the colder weathe...

Ian Dudley

Hi, I have a 1920's detached house, with loads of condensation problems thanks to over-insulation by previous owners. Every winter we get loads of damp and black mould thoughout the house. I'm starting a number of projects to attack this, first of which is a couple of built in wardrobes in the maste...

Ian Dudley

I moved into our house over the summer, it's a detached two story house built circa 1920. Over the last month we noticed a lot of damp and black mold on the inside of the bedroom cupboards at the back of the house, the back of which are an exterior wall either side of an inactive chimney breast. Fro...

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Estimate for complete removal of chimney stack

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