It is a late victorian house and the was an old gas fire there when I moved looked a bit ropey so I dont think that had been used for a long time. With regards to last being used as a solid fuel fire, I dont know, but certainly few decades. I have lit some wood in the fire opening a few weeks ago an...
I have opened up a fireplace in my dining room with the intention of having a firebasket to burn logs ( I live in a zone where I am allowed to do this). At the moment I have a hole which is 100cm wide, 38cm deep and 130cm high to the top of the curved brick lintel. I intend to reduce the width by a ...
I have used this in a front lobby and a bathroom but I dont know if it's affected as I have no previous bills to go from. I can say though that i found it a little tricky to apply. I found that when I was applying it, the grains went on thicker in some place and extra care has to be made by going ov...
Thanks for your comments guys. If we forget about building regs, if I was to have a seamless vapour barrier next to the felt, then insulate leaving no airspace, then vapour barrier then plaster board. Would this stop any condensation problems?
I have searched the other topics and can't find an answer, so some help would be much appreciated. I live in a victorian terrace and the loft has been converted into two bedrooms. This was done long before modern day building regulations as the sloping ceiling/roof is quite low and you have to duck ...
