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What is it and how will it be installed?

What is cavity wall insulation and how will it be installed?

Yshell73 17th Feb, 2011 Insulation
3 Answers u8
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Cavity wall insulation is a new and perfect way of insulating your home. It is a chemical that is put in the cavity of your facing brick and partition/blockwork by drilling small holes over the face of your building. Please note that holes will be filled but decoration will be needed after holes are filled e:g painting/render.

DB Joinery, Fencing & Decking 18th Feb, 2011
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Fence loose, blowing in the wind

I've got a 10 foot fence in the back of my garden, and with all the wind lately it is loose. I've pinpointed the fence post that is loose, but I can't tell what's wrong. It's a big, thick timber post, and I'm assuming that it has been concreted in but I can't tell. For the time being I've tied the post to a tree, but I'm just wondering what the best approach would be for setting the post. Should it dig around it and pour some new concrete? I really don't want to take the fence down because it's huge. In general it's in good condition.

Ygordons_76 19th Feb, 2011 Fencing
11 Answers u15
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Hi there. Just reading some of the answers there and to be honest, my opinion your post prob hasn't been dug down 600mm which is the common length you would digdown to. But in this case its a 10ft fence so i think digging down 750mm would be a good idea especially if its in a windy area. is the fence post 4x4 whitewood treated timber? if not i reccomend you use them. If the fence post has been concreted in and is solid at the base i would, to make life easier put a new post at either side this way it will be solid and you wont see them anyway as they are at the other side of the fence panels. Use postcrete as concrete is not reccomended as it takes longer to set and could move due to wind while setting. fill half your hole up with water add postcrete, mix it then fill other half up and mix it.

DB Joinery, Fencing & Decking 23rd Feb, 2011
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rafter size/grade

what grade or size timber would be best used for rafters, lean to roof with 30 deg pitch and roughly 1.8 span as well as ceiling joist size ( single story extestion no 1st floor) Would there be any need for perlins, struts etc for extra strength... large concrete tiles being used.
Anymore info please ask!

Ytc-property 22nd Feb, 2011 Carpentry & Joinery
7 Answers u4
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Hi there 5x2 graded timber for rafters and ceiling joist as 6x2 is only used in loadbearing situations and would be cheaper than 6x2. No need for purlins it would be a steel beam you would need to use but that is not necessery as it is only a lean to roof.

DB Joinery, Fencing & Decking 23rd Feb, 2011
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Have I been overcharged?

I'm renovating an entire flat, and the builder has quoted £2000 to install a new floor.
So far the only work done is to remove the old carpet and we have not decided what floor we are replacing it with.

I don't know the floor space either, because the contractor is not telling me. So i dont know how much we would Need to spend on laminate or engineereed wooden flooring.

It's a two bedroom flat, and my guess to the size would be about 85m sq.

So, to me it seems very expensive just to install a new floor and would like to know if I am being ripped off.

Ysaltank 23rd Jan, 2012 Flooring
5 Answers u13
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If it is laminate flooring then yes you are being ripped off. Always ask to see headed note paper or a CIS card if the contractor is self employed that way you will know if you are dealing with a cowboy

DB Joinery, Fencing & Decking 24th Jan, 2012
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