General Construction Issues

902 topics in this forum

1. Kitchen worktop upstands

   By Chriswills, February 15, 2022
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   • joe90
   • February 15, 2022

2. crack in sand and cement screed

   By Porthole, February 12, 2022
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   • Adsibob
   • February 13, 2022

3. Digging up the concrete oversite

   By WWilts, February 10, 2022
   • 14 replies
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   • Faz
   • February 12, 2022

4. Metal v Clay tiles roof & construction implications

   By SuesieG, February 4, 2022   

   • roof
   • metal
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     • metal
     • tiles
     • footings
     • structure
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   • Bonner
   • February 4, 2022

5. Missing certificate of structural adequacy

   By Anthony Crown, February 3, 2022
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   • Temp
   • February 3, 2022

6. Window sill airtightness options

   By cwr, January 7, 2022
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   • Andehh
   • January 31, 2022

7. Exposed cavity in roof space

   By Radian, January 29, 2022
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   • Radian
   • January 29, 2022

8. Garage door threshold

   By James94, January 28, 2022
   • 8 replies
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   • James94
   • January 29, 2022

9. Thermal bridging at gable coping upstand?

   By SuperPav, January 27, 2022
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   • Radian
   • January 28, 2022

10. How long for sand and cement screed to dry?

    By Porthole, January 18, 2022
    • 7 replies
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    • DonkeyTable
    • January 19, 2022

11. Minimum thickness of sand and cement screed

    By Porthole, January 17, 2022
    • 7 replies
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    • SteamyTea
    • January 18, 2022

12. Gravel or pea shingle under floorboards

    By Tennentslager, January 9, 2022
    • 13 replies
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    • Tennentslager
    • January 9, 2022

13. Cement over earth

    By Chriswills, December 31, 2021
    • 10 replies
    • 1.9k views
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    • Iceverge
    • January 1, 2022

14. Low adhesion filler (like mortar)

    By MortarThePoint, December 22, 2021
    • 1 reply
    • 881 views
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    • Makeitstop
    • December 23, 2021

15. Wood water stain: painting.

    By zoothorn, December 2, 2021
    • 6 replies
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    • zoothorn
    • December 20, 2021

16. Which adhesive?

    By Arnold9801, December 17, 2021
    • 15 replies
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    • SimonD
    • December 18, 2021

17. Bulk buying of screws

    By Arnold9801, December 17, 2021
    • 1 reply
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    • Onoff
    • December 17, 2021

18. Stud partitions

    By Arnold9801, December 16, 2021
    • 5 replies
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    • nod
    • December 17, 2021

19. Drying out a new house - dehumidifiers vs heating & MVHR

    By Conor, December 13, 2021
    • 18 replies
    • 4.8k views
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    • Iceverge
    • December 14, 2021

20. British Gypsum white book.

    By ash_scotland88, December 13, 2021
    • 3 replies
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    • ash_scotland88
    • December 14, 2021

21. Exending a solid floor by ~7cm

    By luz624, December 13, 2021
    • 0 replies
    • 701 views
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    • luz624
    • December 13, 2021

22. How to build a STRONG shelf

    By Adsibob, December 9, 2021
    • 13 replies
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    • Adsibob
    • December 11, 2021

23. Check, check, check, check

    By Moonshine, November 26, 2021
    • 2 replies
    • 970 views
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    • Moonshine
    • November 26, 2021

24. Gap in wall left by builders

    By Zeffo77, November 24, 2021
    • 4 replies
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    • Declan52
    • November 24, 2021

25. Underfloor vents - vermin protection

    By ThomasD, November 24, 2021
    • 0 replies
    • 879 views
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    • ThomasD
    • November 24, 2021