Mr Punter
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Is the image the right way up? Does the concrete have a DPM under? If so I would just lay your new DPM and lap up the wall. If not you may need double sided quality DPC taping.
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Floor slab insulation. Test my logic please?
Mr Punter replied to saveasteading's topic in Barn Conversions
The foil tape on the joins will not last long, especially if the boards have any dust from cutting etc. Thin polythene will work fine. 150 is tricky to cut but if it is one big area may be OK. I would buy foil faced. Unfaced will turn to crumb / powder when walked on. -
Those plastic sills are never brilliant as thermal breaks but I suspect the issue may be that the floor adjacent to the doors is not sufficiently thermally isolated from the wall. Do you have a thermal image of this area? Also, do you know what insulation is under the floor? Door thresholds are often a real thermal weak point.
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Normally you would have the meter and stopcock near to where it enters the property but I don't know the layout for yours. UU are keen that the pipe does not freeze, hence the 750mm depth.
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Waterproofing window sill with too little incline
Mr Punter replied to Bruce's topic in Waterproofing & Sealants
Is it the tiles or the plastic cill that are not right? If it is the tiles, @MikeGrahamT21's overcill looks good. You could put some packers along the back to give it some fall. -
Where we are the water company want to inspect the open trench or we record the depth with a tape measure and photos. On your job they should be able to get the 32mm pipe to work without much trouble. I see that UU will accept a video of the pipework using their app and they have a proposed arrangement for shallow entry pipework. Depending on the layout, you may have to abandon the existing pipe and start again. Can you have the meter near to an outside wall?
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The draughts are to do with airtightness, not insulation. Externally you need to run sealant between the frame and the brickwork and under the cill. Get a nice tooled finish on the sealant. Add extra sealant between the cill and the base of the frame. If the floor adjacent to the doors is cold it may be because of air leakage, insufficient insulation or no thermal break, such as a perimeter upstand of PIR.
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Fitting heavy triple glazed windows safely on new buildings
Mr Punter replied to Simmon's topic in Windows & Glazing
Yes triple glazing is about 31kg /m2, so the 4m2 window would be about 124kg. Even if the glass was 6mm in all 3 panes they would weigh about 186kg. It is easier to ignore the frame and just use the overall window size. I think the 350 - 450kg was maybe for a different size but again did not inspire confidence that the OP should be doing this. -
Fitting heavy triple glazed windows safely on new buildings
Mr Punter replied to Simmon's topic in Windows & Glazing
The project is a new build block of flats and the OP does not seem sufficiently skilled and competent to be responsible for window installation. -
Fitting heavy triple glazed windows safely on new buildings
Mr Punter replied to Simmon's topic in Windows & Glazing
Th comment was for the OP, not you! -
Hawthorn is high water demand. Maple is medium. If the hawthorn is existing, they will calculate on the fully grown height, so best clear completely ASAP.
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Fitting heavy triple glazed windows safely on new buildings
Mr Punter replied to Simmon's topic in Windows & Glazing
If you have to ask the question here, you are not competent to undertake this work. -
Dry Verge fitment on a new slate roof
Mr Punter replied to frslam's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
Hello @frslam. This seems to cover most of the ground already explored in your thread earlier this week. A small gap between slates is good as it reduces capillary action letting in water. I understand that you considered that your roofer has not done the roof to your satisfaction and you have parted company, finishing the roof yourself or by others and you are now looking at who may owe money to whom? I am not sure how this new topic will progress things. -
If you have lots of these still to drill it is worth making up a template from ply or mdf and clamping it to the door. Forgive yourself. We have all done far worse.
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Hi everyone! Planning a bungalow conversion near Guildford area
Mr Punter replied to Bob88's topic in Introduce Yourself
I have seen some OK extra floor conversions on bungalows, but if the current layout needs much modification it is better to start afresh. -
New roof on a full house refurbishment or is it War & Peace?
Mr Punter replied to frslam's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
You may find that your household insurance policy gives some legal cover. These are normally no win, no fee, so if they feel you have a less than 50% chance of success you are on your own, but at least you may get a considered legal opinion FOC. -
Copper vs aluminum clouts for slate roof?
Mr Punter replied to ruggers's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
Have you looked at stainless hooks? Zero uplift on windy days. -
New roof on a full house refurbishment or is it War & Peace?
Mr Punter replied to frslam's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
It is really not great, but I have seen worse. A shame you did not carry out the work or supervise as I am sure it would have been a much better job. Getting this resolved is a PITA but when all is said and done, nobody died or was injured, so it will just come down to money. For a total project of £30k, legal and professional fees can quickly dwarf this, so think realistically what would be an acceptable compromise and get the other side to do the same. Often when these things go to court, both parties can lose out over what they think is fair and only the lawyers are happy. -
Rear extension into a garden with a swimming pool
Mr Punter replied to Sidd's topic in House Extensions & Conservatories
Unless the pool is worthwhile for you, you could have it filled in. An outdoor pool in England can sometimes be a white elephant.
