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by dannyppp
Sat Dec 06, 2008 3:01 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Ash in loft - what to do with it?
Replies: 5
Views: 4553

Re: Ash in loft - what to do with it?

dust pan and brush, or use insulation board on top of joists and board straight over the top of the insulation.
by dannyppp
Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:45 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Insulation of central heating pipes under groundfloor boards
Replies: 3
Views: 15081

Re: Insulation of central heating pipes under groundfloor bo

yep best to lag pipes if you can reach them. Air bricks are there so the air can regulate the moisture content of the timber, preventing wet and most importantly dry rots. The only problem is that if you have bare floor boards you will have a very draughty house. If the floor boards in your house ha...
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:41 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Raising an internal ground floor floor
Replies: 2
Views: 4513

Re: Raising an internal ground floor floor

[quote="andyhull"]Hi, I am planning on making 2 groundfloor rooms into one. both are solid floors but one is about 70mm lower than the other(don't ask me why, the mind boggles). i would like to raise the floor to match the other. I was thinking of just laying concrete, then some thin insul...
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:30 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: issue with hanging new joists for loft room
Replies: 2
Views: 7971

Re: issue with hanging new joists for loft room

[quote="GPC"]Hello, I've been reading this forum, but haven't found an exactly similar problem to mine. I have a space in the roof that is above a first floor bedroom. I want to convert this space into a loft room for storage. I don't want to be taking guesses about what the existing joist...
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:05 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: UPVC FASCIA AND SOFFITS
Replies: 11
Views: 42045

[quote="Grandad"]Forget B&Q, go to a supplier of upvc products. The fascia to cover and fix to the existing is 9mm thick with a return on the bottom, with a depth to suit you. To strip off the old and replace with new UPVC you will need to use a different upvc product, which is thicker...
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers
Replies: 4
Views: 4326

Re: state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers

[quote="petemelody"]state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers[/quote]

not sure what you mean? you will have a certain size soaker to each course of tile or slate running up the roof
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers
Replies: 4
Views: 4326

Re: state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers

[quote="petemelody"]state the formula to determine the lenght of soakers[/quote]

not sure what you mean? you will have a certain size soaker to each course of tile or slate running up the roof
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:57 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: state what 1:100 represents on a scale rule
Replies: 2
Views: 2773

Re: state what 1:100 represents on a scale rule

[quote="petemelody"]state what 1:100 represents on a scale rule[/quote]

1mm = 100mm or 10cm
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:56 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: weight bearing of trusses
Replies: 2
Views: 3276

Re: weight bearing of trusses

[quote="freesolar"]I have Fink trusses in my work shop. I wish to use the ceiling trusses to bear the weight of lifting objects in the shop,(up to 500 lb.) The trusses are 2X4 construction with a span of 22 feet. I would install two beams (4X4)'s six feet apart, spanning 3 trusses to bare ...
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: name two types of eaves ventilation
Replies: 2
Views: 3872

Re: name two types of eaves ventilation

[quote="petemelody"]name two types of eaves ventilation[/quote]

round 75mm soffit vents or strips of vents which sit on top of fascia, can get from most places, try wickes
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:52 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: what does tingle mean as applied to roofing
Replies: 4
Views: 7900

Re: what does tingle mean as applied to roofing

[quote="petemelody"]what does tingle mean as applied to roofing[/quote]

tingles are not nailed to the battens, they slot in the join of 2 butting slates and then the next row of slates above are held down by these to prvent the wind from lifting them.
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:48 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: what hand tool do you use - cut copper and zinc with to size
Replies: 2
Views: 2903

Re: what hand tool do you use - cut copper and zinc with to

[quote="petemelody"]what hand tool do you use - cut copper and zinc with to size[/quote]

tin snips, best if there sprung to make them easier to use
by dannyppp
Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:44 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: explain the reason for ventilating a roof area
Replies: 4
Views: 3478

Re: explain the reason for ventilating a roof area

[quote="petemelody"]explain the reason for ventilating a roof area[/quote]


Its a way of regulating the moisture content of the wood so that dry rot cannot take hold. You need to retile the roof if the timbers are getting wet.
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