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by The Riviera Kid
Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:50 am
Forum: Builders and Builders Merchants Forum
Topic: Self Levelling Compound onto Block and Beam floor
Replies: 1
Views: 4825

Self Levelling Compound onto Block and Beam floor

Hi folks, Good morning to you all. I wonder if you might help me with a query I'm currently struggling to find all of the answers to. Our 1990 build ex housing association house has a very lumpy bumpy chipboard floating floor. It's been grating on me for years, Laminate doesn't look or feel right wh...
by The Riviera Kid
Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:29 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Plastering over a horrible splat effect textured ceiling
Replies: 2
Views: 6969

Plastering over a horrible splat effect textured ceiling

Hi folks, On my massive to-do list is to rid this house of the horrible splattered texture on the ceilings (something like Googleing the image below). "kentsurveys.com/asbestos%20in%20artex%20ceilings.JPG" I have some (very lol) limited skimming experience on walls (well A wall lol), but I...
by The Riviera Kid
Wed Feb 10, 2010 4:29 pm
Forum: Conservatories and Orangeries Forum
Topic: Building a conservatory on or near an inspection cover....
Replies: 0
Views: 4365

Building a conservatory on or near an inspection cover....

Hi folks, This is one for the future, but I thought I'd discuss it now so I'm clued up lol. We wish to add a rear convervatory to the house at some point in the future. This could be professionally installed, part installed/part DIY, or mostly DIY. Something I need to ask is relating to an inspectio...
by The Riviera Kid
Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:24 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Addition of shower room, and move of current bathroom
Replies: 1
Views: 3871

I've been informed that I'll need to complete a Building Notice form and pay £136 for Building Control to come and inspect the job, which is fair enough. This is just for the downstairs shower room as it'll be the first job to be done. Electrics will have to be moved (and given the age/crappy qualit...
by The Riviera Kid
Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:18 am
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: New Combi Boiler - distance from gas supply & doors/wind
Replies: 4
Views: 20187

Hi and thanks DEEARR2. A new boiler would likely be installed in the kitchen or the hall cupboard if it's within regulations. We'd only consider having the boiler in the new shower room in the event we decided to keep the old boiler for a while (so we could save for the new boiler as opposed to putt...
by The Riviera Kid
Tue Feb 09, 2010 7:15 pm
Forum: Gas and Gas Fitting Forum
Topic: New Combi Boiler - distance from gas supply & doors/wind
Replies: 4
Views: 20187

New Combi Boiler - distance from gas supply & doors/wind

Hi folks, sorry in advance if any of this available in posts elsewhere, my head is done in today. We're going to install a downstairs shower room/wc at some point over the next couple of months. This should be straightforward as there's already a water supply and soil pipe in the space we wish to us...
by The Riviera Kid
Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:13 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Addition of shower room, and move of current bathroom
Replies: 1
Views: 3871

Addition of shower room, and move of current bathroom

Hi folks, a couple of quick questions for you. We're attempting to modify our ex-housing association property to be a comfortable size for the family (currently it's a little "compact"), some of the things we're looking to do would be completed 100% by professional paid builders (eg future...
by The Riviera Kid
Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:36 am
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Loft storage
Replies: 6
Views: 52948

This is something I'm interested in, as we're discussing our loft on another thread. Do the joists have to be totally replaced, or can additional high grade timber be bolted on top of the current joists (I also heard something about steel being screwed to the side)?
by The Riviera Kid
Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:22 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Two windows into one frame for partitioned room?
Replies: 1
Views: 4750

Two windows into one frame for partitioned room?

Hi folks, first of all, I hope this isn't too daft a sounding question.... Basically we could do with partitioning one long room with a single window in the middle (the window is around 2m wide) into two smaller rooms. The simplest way to do it, while retaining a window in each room, would appear to...
by The Riviera Kid
Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:27 am
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

Thanks again stoneyboy. I thought it probably would be ugly underneath, I think the missus has me looking at one too many designer magazines lol. Had someone out to take a look at the potential job yesterday, and something was mentioned that I hadn't taken into account. Currently our ground floor to...
by The Riviera Kid
Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:34 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

Thanks again Stoneyboy, your advice is much appreciated. This opens up another question (not sure if I should post it in a new thread or not). The plasterboard on the underside of the main staircase (in the living room) is in a bit of a state, it's got a textured finish which (besides being horrid) ...
by The Riviera Kid
Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:29 am
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Floating chipboard floor and ugly radiator pipes
Replies: 1
Views: 4064

Floating chipboard floor and ugly radiator pipes

Hi folks, quick question. Currently downstairs we have concrete floors with a damp proof membrane, polystyrene blocks on top of the DMP and chipboard on top of that. The house is approx 20 years old ex-housing association. The heating appears to have been the last thing to be installed as there's lo...
by The Riviera Kid
Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:02 am
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

....a firedoor being a door with some ability to keep fire from spreading through the door for a certain length of time I'm guessing? (as opposed to a big metal thing with "Fire Exit" in green lol :P ) Assuming the staircase itself needs to have some sort of resistance to fire, are most fa...
by The Riviera Kid
Tue Feb 02, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

Hi and thanks stoneyboy :D Can I trouble you for a more detailed explanation (or link to further reading) of the ins and outs of fire escape routes? Plus does any of it apply if the loft is structurally converted as discussed above, but not actually finished as a habitable room (ie still ladder acce...
by The Riviera Kid
Sun Jan 31, 2010 2:48 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?
Replies: 8
Views: 7613

Replacing W shaped timber loft roof supports....?

Hi folks, long time no post. I'm hoping somebody can offer some advice here. We could do with making better use of the loft space on our approx 20 year old house. Currently the supports for the roof are a W type arrangement, which offers a reasonable space down the middle of the loft but no easy acc...
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