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With brown plugs you need to drill a 7mm hole, that's why the screws were so tight

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Astragal bars are a clip on system that will give you that effect. They can fall off after time so its best to stick them on with translucent silicone.
Try Duration windows, sales@duration.co.uk

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use a string line and stretch it from 1 end to the other on top of the hump and measure the difference in height across the floor

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painting the wall with P.V.A wont harm the wall, it would need more than a few coats of it, to completely seal the wall, which I don't recommend . A 4:1 ratio solution will be fine

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yes ideally its best to have it 150mm below damp course, but I cant see any problems from the pictures you posted, During heavy rain you may experience splash back on the wall but doubt if this would cause you damp, You can spray the wall with a silicone sealant like aquaseal for piece of mind

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you will need to pay for a surveyors report first, then if any fault arises, contact NHBC, and your local council building control office, if they all agree that the building work is sub standard, then its a long legal process to make it right, the build would have had to pass building control and N...

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yes you can batten straight onto the block,

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I would use a hard back insulation board like celotex or kingspan, you can cut it to fit tight between the joists, and to hold them in place you can nail a wood batten each side of the joists

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I would say yes, you would need to support the roof, 6m is a long area to go unsupported

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Condensation forms because of lack of ventilation, you can have trickle vents installed in the windows, and airbricks installed with sliding plastic hit and miss vents, internally, installed in the walls of each room. This will allow the home to breathe and stop condensation. If you are experiencing...

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to patch it you will need an angle bead to create an edge for the plaster, and patch the plaster to it,or you could use architrave to surround the area, and hide the plaster, you could use either timber or plastic

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cempolay deep compound will do the job

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you can buy or hire a multi tool or small circular saw and adjust the blade so it cuts just the thickness of the laminate

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you can get a replacement track, but it needs to be the exact make, and if its old its hard to replace.
Try your local double glazing installers they may have and old frame in their yard

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Try sales@roof-maker.co.uk

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