Thanks for the welcome Joe .... nickname ... been there and had all the jokes ... used to them now and happy to embrace the name ... Lol !!
Steamy ... " I wouldn't start there " .... well if it has to be said I'd rather hear it .... and sooner is always better than later ( easier and cheaper in the end . )
Early 1960's chalet bungalow, brick built with cavity walls, semi-detached.
All downstairs structural work done, wiring done, no internal doors anywhere justing linings so fairly well advanced I guess.
I have to extend the dormer to get space for an upstairs " loo " so waiting for fairer weather with this.
There is of course a lot of plastering to do ( me ) and lots of woodwork ( me )
I guess my first problem is that one side of the house doesn't get much sun and as such is quite cold so the builder has fitted 25mm foil backed insulated plasterboards to the internal walls on this side of the house which has made a big difference to warmth even without any heating being connected up yet.
In the bedroom it is fine but in the kitchen which is waiting to be fitted out ( bare walls ) I wondering how on earth I'm going to fit wall cupbords - a lot of weight ! What sort of fixings will I have to use ? This is where my experience is years out of date ! Will I need extra support, what and how ?
Sounds like a silly thing to fret over ?? ....
when you've had the experience of radiators falling off walls when fitted to thermalite blocks ( thankyou Westbury Homes !! ) you can see why I'll be asking questions about kitchen cupboards.
Anyway I realise this is the intro section so will start a new post in the correct area but this will perhaps give a flavour of my position, picking up after someone else is always a pain and could be why another builder is reluctant to take the job on.
P.S. I''m not a builder by trade and work in Mech Eng
