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Hi All At the moment I have regular ceiling joists ( 75mm ?) in the loft of my 1930s semi. The roof joists are supported on purlings. I have just had eaves ventialtors fitted along with ventilator tiles fitted near the ridge to avoid condensation problems. I now intend to update the insulation from ...

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Hi Was just about to do this prior to insulating. Was wondering if there are any considerations about changing the wind load on the roof by doing this (i.e. will I increase the chances of wind damage to my roof?) Currently have bitumen sarking and am not initially planning to add ridge vents (gonna ...

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Hi All I am currently insulating the loft in my 1930s semi. The problem is that the slope of the roof is such that the ceiling next to the external wall curves down. I addition, the soffit is angled upwards back towards the house instead of being horizontal. The space left at the eaves in the loft i...

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Hi All Have ordered a 10'x5' play house and have cleared an area at the top of the garden for the base. However, keep reading conflicting advice about how much preparation is needed for the base. The area had a pile of flint gravel from the old driveway on top of some dirt and the soil that was unde...

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I have a old concrete panel garage that was built on a concrete pad. It wasn't particulary well installed and water seeps into into it through the door and the sides. I was considering building up the level of the concrete floor ending with a slope out of the front as part of the problem is the slop...

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Adding joists to loft for insulation depth and storage load

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insulating loft with sloping ceiling

slab base for play house

Building up floor level of concrete pad