Insulation and fitting chipboard flooring for our extension

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In this episode I’ll give you a brief overview of what we’ve done to insulate our property and why this is so important. I’ll also take you through the chipboard flooring install in the kitchen. I’ll show you our process for this and also chat about a few of the details to make the house as thermally efficient as possible. Remember there’s a more detailed video about the insulation on the Member Zone: members.gosfor...
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@SpahGaming 2 года назад

Your videos helped me pass construction gcse more than my teacher did.

@moiragoldsmith7052 2 года назад

I love that this helped you🥳🌞 Good luck in all you do. 👏🍀

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

That's awesome - well done!

@tlangdon12 2 года назад

Well done Andy. That was a hard day’s work, but so satisfying to see your beautiful floor at the end of it. All your hard work and care installing the insulation will be worth it in the years to come.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers Tony!

@mandyleeson1 2 года назад

@Peter Johnson It is when you had no floor before!🤓

@moiragoldsmith7052 2 года назад

I love that you always clean as you go. God! I wish more folk would do this...no matter what their job. Good man....carry on😄👏👍. Love to Mrs Mac too!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Thank you Moira! 👍😁

@robthewaywardwoodworker9956 2 года назад

Holy cow, Andy! You're almost at 200,000 subs! Way to go. Hey everyone else, tell your friends that Andy has one of the best channels to watch for down-to-earth advice and he's entertaining to boot! Cheers.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers Rob! Subscribe everyone! 😂👍

@junglejamesie 2 года назад

"Tatty bye" always gets a thumbs-up from me.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

😁👍👍

@steamsearcher 2 года назад

Feb to March this year we spent £5.00 on gas due to ongoing insulation of the 60 year old house. The worse bit is our 1970s extension which is getting done when I can. Front wall done 3 and 1 year ago have made so much difference. Love David and Lily Reading.

@kstewart3657 2 года назад

Excellent work on the insulation. With energy prices going through the roof your investment is going to pay off big time. 👏

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Hope so! 😬

@WhyHandlesNow Год назад

I'd be really interested in a graph update (with an overlay of what you had insulated at that time) or any house use changes, i.e not using certain rads, that may have helped change the gas use pattern... One to add to a future video!

@Mc674bo 2 года назад

Hi both Is it really necessary to glue the boards down , with these new fixing I can’t see it would ever be a problem and knowing you can gain access in the future is I think a bonus. Having done three old houses up over a 40 year period , I’m being to think that to build a new place is far easier . As you rightly stated the time involved working with the existing parts of a property to then seamlessly marry with the new is exceedingly difficult to achieve , without it looking cobbled together . Obviously you have achieved this and more besides , but it’s a lesson to the unwary to watch out for . Best wishes and kind regards as always 😀👍👍👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup, building a new place from scratch would be much easier in my view. 👍😂

@andrewmeynell9373 2 года назад

Fantastic work there,you know your stuff, considering you are a handyman,I personally think you a damn sight more than that,and your a good presenter as well, thoroughly enjoyed your videos

@raydriver7300 2 года назад

It’s looking good, Andy. And I agree with your parting comments. Yes, let’s be nice to one another 🌞

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers Ray! 👍😁

@cjhification 2 года назад

That worked out really nicely around the bay window, space to take out the window, but very good support up to it. Think it's really clever of you to leave the floor not glued currently.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup - can't wait to get the window out! 😁

@cjhification 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman so exciting

@jeanhawken4482 2 года назад

Looks terrific. You must be so pleased.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Nice to have a floor! 😁

@hernebaybob 2 года назад

Well done. Lots of hard work. The system we are using is (1) Pro Clima Solitex Plus, a windtight breathable membrane up and over the floor joists (2) 100mm of RockWool Flexi sandwich in between (3) Pro Clima DA airtightness membrane laid over the top which prevents moisture and warm air escaping from the warm interior to the cold crawl space. All taped to the walls

@davidhughes854 2 года назад

Fantastic job Andy. Surprisingly satisfying to watch someone lay flooring. 👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers David!

@haydenuk02 2 года назад

Brilliant work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Russwig 2 года назад

Brilliant! So wish I was local and could lend a hand. Keep it all moving forward. You are doing a fantastic job!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍

@peterdnreynolds777 2 года назад

brilliant work, very methodical, looking forward to seeing the next video in the series. hope all is well, take care

@Titainium-gz5gj 2 года назад

Quality video again Andy, been watching your channel for a while now, live just around the corner, opposite dobbies, (peter barrats). Always informative and entertaining. Keep up the good work, and a lovely home you will have. All the best!!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers bud - know it well! 👍

@terrytopliss9506 2 года назад

Nice bit of flooring Mr Mac,nice to see Mrs Mac lending a hand.👍👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers Terry!

@davidjma7226 2 года назад

Great work Andy. The insulation will pay dividends given the way energy costs are headed right now. Smart move.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍

@completepreservation 2 года назад

Well done Andy. Be very interesting to see how the insulation does perform when you check all the data. I would of thought you will save a huge chunk of money 👌👌👌

@tomybino1426 2 года назад

Spax Wirox TX Countersunk WIROX Flooring Screw 4.5 x 60mm. I used them for chipboard, ply and floorboards. Super screws.

@cjhification 2 года назад

We got some really wide foam round profile to fill gaps round edges or floor, worked really nicely.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍👍

@leer798 2 года назад

Nice one :) I’ve learned not to comment with any advice now after the last video , as you’re clearly miles ahead with the build than the videos with the storm you filmed ! I’d imagine you’re even all moved in and decorated!

@andymccabe6712 2 года назад

.... re-decorated...!!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Haven't quite started the decorating yet - massive delays on the windows. 😭😭

@leer798 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman yeah that is par for the course at the moment it seems especially for composite doors !

@carllamb6711 2 года назад

Hi Andy Great video my mate, great content nice to see there is light at the end of the tunnel now 👍👍👍👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍👍

@v88krb 2 года назад

Very good again Andy, but still lots to do. Hopefully the better weather as Spring arrives will make life easier. Looking forward to seeing the windows and the bi-folds going it, then it will really feel like home.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Also looking forwards to the bi-folds going in! 😂😭😂

@dan7777 2 года назад

Very pleased to see the Test Tuesday rig in the workshop. I'm hoping it's there for some eventual foreshadowing!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Absolutely! Haven't quite unpacked all the bits yet!

@richardphillips3303 2 года назад

Damn..you answered the glue question before I asked it! Another great video thanks 😊

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍

@datsunruss 2 года назад

Good job Mr. & Mrs Mac

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍👍

@edwardo1973 2 года назад

it really does take shape once the floor is down, really enjoying your series of videos for this project. :)

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Makes such a difference! Somewhere to store stuff! 😁

@deanjohnstone6047 2 года назад

Super tidy work it's going to be stunning when it's all finished. For fitting flooring I use 65mm decking screws they seem to work well with the chipboard flooring never had any issues. Thanks for sharing

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Great stuff! 👍

@shirleyburnham2782 2 года назад

It's coming together nicely xx

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍👍😁

@stewartmcardle8149 2 года назад

Building regulations, as life, are all about "balance"....you've got it right Mr. & Mrs Mac.....nice job and so tidy as per usual.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Indeed! Cheers Stewart!

@pumpkinhead456 2 года назад

Enjoyed that. They are my favourite floor screws too, careful not to get blue fingers if you buy the blue ones :)

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Ha, haven't tried the blue ones!

@mikeenglish7063 2 года назад

Coming together nicely

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍😁

@paulprescott7913 2 года назад

I laid one of those floors in our loft conversion circa mid 90s and at that time cordless power tools were not around. So i used ring shank nails and didnt glue the edges. And quite predictably they started to squeak on certain joints. My solution at that time was to give the whole floor two coats of floor varnish which worked a treat. However i cannot say if this solution is the correct thing to do, but it worked. Looking forward to seeing the garden take shape, albeit thats a long way ahead.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Nice one! Sometimes it settles down with time, humidity can change it too, or perhaps the varnish lubricated the joints! 👍😁

@peace1963 2 года назад

Thanks for adding some footage of the back yard. I know it will be a while but I'm excited to see what you're going to do.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Got our second batch of plants arriving soon! 😁👍

@cjhification 2 года назад

Thanks for another entertaining and informative episode, love it.

@SpahGaming 2 года назад

yo, you comment a lot

@cjhification 2 года назад

@@SpahGaming more comments is more engagement as far as algorithm is concerned, use to write fewer longer comments at end of videos, now just comment as I go. Then, thank at the end.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup keep 'em coming! 😁

@andrewrobinson7797 2 года назад

ScrewTite are my go-to screws for flooring and boarding out lofts. I like the tri-lock 'technology'. You should have stated that staggering the joints (as you did) is a must. As you know having all the joints on the same joist is not recommended.

@paulhewitt9847 2 года назад

Hi Andy another great video, my prefered flooring fixings are Spax Chipboard Flooring Screws - 4.5 x 60mm work well and good value.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Nice one!

@JoeB_BSc 2 года назад

Very helpful; thanks Andy for sharing your knowledge, skill and ideas.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers!

@mrdeafa25 2 года назад

I renovated a Georgian mansion with 20 rooms and like you I insulated to the max. Tons and tons of insulation in every possible place but we use the least amount of energy possible because of this. Because you can't see it nobody is aware of the expense but how I am laughing now!

@k.hussain360 2 года назад

Honestly did not think the thermal efficiency measures were as involved as what you described wow. I'm very curious to see the numbers in a year from now, to see how much of a difference the thermal efficiency measures have made.

@cjhification 2 года назад

Me too!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup, and the regs are getting stricter and stricter. Getting to the point where half the build costs will be insulation and heating systems! 😂😬

@cjhification 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman given everything with energy prices, seems like a darn good investment to me.

@k.hussain360 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman with any luck the investment will pay dividends in the future. An interesting comparison would be the thermal efficiency of your house when complete vs a new build property of a similar size.

@cornwallkid100 2 года назад

it's coming along very nice mate .. watched it from start 😂👍👍👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers!

@paulmccarthy424 2 года назад

Coming along nicely 👏👍

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Getting there!

@UberAlphaSirus 2 года назад

That is gonna look epic when your done. You can get flush downlights now. About the same thickness as plasterboard. Everytime I see board insulation in a floor like that, it reminds me when me and my old boss had to measure curtains for this big swanky house in london. We walked the joists across this massive room, He crapped himself when I showed him it was 30+ foot drop into the room below. It makes me feel ill gluing down caber flooring. It never feels right. Probably because I have had to replace so much of it, ripping it up and cleaning the joist up is so much work. I think gluing the joints is a must tough.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Unfortunately most flush downlights still require cutting in to the insulation and a lot of them come with drivers that have to be cut in too. I actually bought some low profile ones but had to return them when I read in the instructions "Not suitable for use below insulation" 🙄. Gave up in the end. 😂👍

@UberAlphaSirus 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman Robus do surface mount ones. I'm gonna have a look in my loft tomorrow, I bought about 30 of another brand when my mate told me electric base was liqudating stock. deffo 240v no driver. insulation I dunno, that might be a cut and paste manual thing. if they don't get hot thats one thing, if the break a fire reg thats another thing. Anyway, a nice spotlight track still looks good and a nice fancy pendant above the dinning table you are sure to make would look better than newbuild for the council scheme downlights

@lukepeacham9663 2 года назад

Great work well done.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍

@djray1031 2 года назад

Great work fella, give ya self & Mrs Mac a pat on the backs :)

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers bud!

@djray1031 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman no bother fella. stay safe over there

@bonniemiles7957 2 года назад

Lookin' Good!

@pmars1649 10 месяцев назад

These videos are great. We are buying a property, same age which needs all render replaced. Building regs suggests we'll need to upgrade wall performance, probably using EWI. However, it seems many renderers and their customers don't bother with it, as it's got all the projection details to deal with... . Did you consider it or do you think putting insulation in other areas is better?

@grolfe3210 2 года назад

Just kicking around some thoughts as I am sorting out quite a bit of insulation in various parts of my house. Ecotherm type insulation is very expensive to buy but has very good thermal qualities. However either rigid slabs or rolls of loft style rock or glass wool is far far cheaper but not as good thermal qualities. My workings is that for a 100mm Ecotherm you need 160mm of wool to get the same thermal value. However even though you need more wool the cost is so much less that the cost per m2 of each would be that the Ecotherm is double the wool price. So my policy is that I put thick wool in where I have the space and ecotherm where I have limited space. where I can get it in with a good fit. You seem to go for ecotherm all the way!

@iangough7659 2 года назад

Are you able to show how you vented the top part of the roof of your extension. I facing a venting issue for my lean to extension and would like to get your advice before I start building it. By the way, great work mate and thank you for all the explanation as well as it is very much appreciated

@kevinsteer7920 2 года назад

No glue on the joints 😬 said Mr squeaky. Fingers crossed for you. Great content 👌👍👏👏👏

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Gluing the joints. 👍

@glynnhancock9546 Год назад

Hi, I’m just about to lay moisture resistant chipboard. Did you glue down to the joists, or just the tongue and grove? What screws did you use? Did you insulate between the ground and bedroom floors - what material did you use? Great videos and lots of useful tips. Thanks and look forward to your advice.

@peterhayward180 2 года назад

Doing an amazing job, god only knows how you manage a project like this as well as working and with children. Can I ask what sort of value you have added?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

I suspect we added roughly the cost of the build. 😂

@jackpartridge7891 2 года назад

Hi Andy! As you are well up to date with insulation and anything in general would you possibly know how to insulate properly a single skin wall for a downstairs bathroom to meet regulations? I know I need 100mm insulation but have no idea what else I would need what would you suggest a vapour barrier of some sort too? Hope you can help and keep up the videos 💪🏼

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Very hard to say without seeing it in person I'm afraid!

@normanboyes4983 2 года назад

Nice work Andy.👍 I noticed you using gappotape on the PIR in the roof space, but when doing the floor you did not, nor did you tape the PIR to the joists with the foil tape - was that just a cost issue? Anyhoo you will really reap the benefits of the considerable investment in insulation - with the global shitshow and after effects yet to come on energy prices. Well at least until the missus suggests you move - so you should have a couple of years then.😉🤣👍 PS: You really appreciate the floor down after hurdling and balancing on joists.😀

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers! With full length battens holding the floor insulation up you don't get any draughts so no need for foil tape, and they're so accurately cut due to the joist spacing being identical there are no gaps. 😁👍

@priestland1 2 года назад

Thanks for asking the very question I was also thinking about.

@jmckenzie5402 Год назад

Was there a video of the Cement Skim pour? Im at that stage just now and want to just have an overview of this.

@optic1972 2 года назад

Great job Andy, dont think its essential but my builders on my loft conversion used CaberFix D4 on all of the board joints, its probably worth doing when you have the chance.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup - defo worth doing!

@tomhuckstepp2322 2 года назад

Great video mate, if you use PU glue on all the joints and joists it will never squeak and you don’t have to land the boards on the joists. This no wastage.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Defo! Although I have loads of Titebond II so I'll probably just use that. 👍

@darrenh20102 2 года назад

Thanks Tom. I was gonna ask Andy about landing the board joins onto the joints, and if it was really necessary. Glad I read the comments first👍👍

@tomhuckstepp2322 2 года назад

@@darrenh20102 no worries mate, make sure you wear gloves with the PU glue as it stains your hands. Nightmare to get off! Good luck laying the floor.👍

@prodical666 Год назад

Andy, did you end up gluing the subfloor down at the end? Also how far apart were you placing your screws? It looked like you only screwed the corners?

@tomoose22 2 года назад

Interesting that you are using the foil face on the insulation as your VCL. @Steve Roofer suggests that this isn't enough and a specific green VCL is required with butyl tape underneath it where the screws for plasterboard will go through and VCL sealing tape on top of any joints. His latest vid discusses it. Let me know your thoughts. Great vid as always!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers! That's more for flat roofs, especially with timber framed construction. This is masonry with a ventilated pitched roof so the foil is fine providing everything is taped up. 👍

@Jules_Pew 2 года назад

If you want a patio out the back, it might be worth holding onto some of that hardcore when you knock through. We didn't and had to go searching skips etc.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Good point! We're having decking though so should be OK. 👍

@highpath4776 2 года назад

It might be worth re-working the audio and vid on Insulation , basically to show your local MPs, / Councillors and 'Insulate Now' protestors the amount of work to actually carry it out. In some places £30k added will exceed the market value of the property, but maybe should be compulsory when a property is declared vacant. And you could also consider the housing types where this is less easy to be done. A problem too is some of the 'small' blocks of pre 1940s flats (there are prob some around your area), and potentially some of the 1950s council flats - I know some in Hartlepool- where the ability to insulate the cavity , or the under floor, is limited. Of course in most houses the flooring used to have the 1960s duralay rubber underlay, which if it has not crumbled is still a bit of extra insulation.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yup! Hopefully the energy minister will watch this. 😂

@nickryan3417 2 года назад

Obviously rather late to think about this, but would it not be better to have a more cohesive board on the edge of the wall by the bi-fold doors? Otherwise there's a risk of having a very narrow cut board between the main room boards and the bi-fold doors and this would be quite weak compared to the full boards.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Once it's glued and screwed it will be solid. No narrower than a floorboard. 👍

@paulrobinson3042 2 года назад

An observation , not a criticism , you had to cut the first board down to 2025mm because you couldn't get to the 2.4m joist bet you were short by 25mm. Thats because you put them all in at 400 centers. Didn't you? Where as the first one should be in at 375mm or if you like 400 from the wall. Don't worry, everyone has done it at least once.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

By design! (amazingly) It was a trade off between cutting the board or cutting the first row of insulation at a different width. Figured cutting the board was quicker. 👍😁

@catspaw3815 2 года назад

Exquisite!

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Too right! 😂

@andrewarcher880 2 года назад

Don't you get peed off double handling all your waste, wouldn't it be easier to have a skip and fill it as you go? Do they charge more the longer you have it? When I used to get skips I was always the one chasing them to pick the buggers up! Glad to see the property coming along, you're both working so hard on it, keep up the great work.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

I think most skip companies want their skips back within a couple of weeks these days - unless you pay extra. 👍

@virtualfather 2 года назад

You still seem to be in good spirits. So why not foam insulation in the corners near the bi-folds? How high did your creek get in those big storms?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Awkward to get battens in in the corners for rigid insulation. River was fine, high winds but not a huge amount of rain. 👍

@JohnComeOnMan 2 года назад

Not sure what that underlayment is, it looks like some sort of chipboard rather than plywood, but it seems rather small in the shorter dimension, and it's hard to tell on video, but it appears to be shiplap rather than tongue and groove. Is that a common underlayment material in your area?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yeah, very common over here. Comes in various flavours including a fully waterproof version for building in the rain. 👍

@robertpanou4623 2 года назад

Aren’t you better if insetting the end joists by 25mm and putting in a piece of 25mm insulation to avoid a cold spot around the edges?

@lockegareth 2 года назад

Great job, thanks for sharing. Apologies if I missed it but what depth of insulation did you use?

@GrandpaTig 2 года назад

Thanks for the flooring video Andy. Why do you not tape the insulation where they touch the joists ?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

There's full length battens underneath to stop any draughts so no real need. 👍

@GrandpaTig 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman Ok, thanks Andy

@mikiex 2 года назад

If that extra insulation is Rockwool aka mineral wool it does NOT wick water, not that it makes much odds to hold it with some DPC

@nicoleahmed 2 года назад

Great vid Andy. I think you said you'd checked the cwi and were fortunate to have good installation already in. How did you check there was no slumping or issues? I've got white fluffy cwi in my 1930s semi which because of the huge gaps around my windows, I can see has slumped. Thinking of hiring a flir cam

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Nothing scientific, just based on walls we've taken down / knocked in to. 👍

@sethmarber4423 2 года назад

Have you done any videos with your thoughts on CWI? We have a 1930s semi and I’ve been in two kinds as to whether to get it installed…

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cavity wall insulation? I would say so but make sure it's from a reputable company who can advise based on the construction of your property. 👍

@princebishopsprepper1955 2 года назад

The devil is in the detail but well worth the extra time to do it. Another excellent video

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers bud!

@peterfitzpatrick7032 2 года назад

Insulation is like clamps... you can never have enough ! 😏

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Too right!

@nicklloyd-jones 2 года назад

Spax Chipboard Flooring Screws - 4.5 x 60mm

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Nice one! 💪

@garvielloken3929 2 года назад

NOOICE!

@paultay23 2 года назад

Nice one Andy and Mrs Mac.... looking good... the build not Mrs Mac...ha ha, just kidding

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Ha cheers Paul! 😁

@katiec3686 2 года назад

Please could I ask what you monitor your gas usage with? We need something like that for gas and electric and not a clue what I’m looking for? I’ve googled energy monitors but having no luck? Our electric usage is crazy high (using more than double the average units per day) in the property we’ve just bought but can’t figure out why. Thank you

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

We have the Bosch EasyControl for our boiler and it does all that, export to .csv etc. 👍

@cjhification 2 года назад

I like "dungarees with belt" as an expression building in belt and braces

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍😁

@RageQuitter1 Год назад

How thick is that floor insulation?

@cjhification 2 года назад

5x 50mm or 60mm long (with 20mm no thread by head) for flooring.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Good choice! 👍

@cjhification 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman thank you 😁

@darrenmackenzie1892 2 года назад

How come you didn't use the t& g glue that is recommended for fixing the flooring?

@darrenmackenzie1892 2 года назад

I was too early for my question

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍😁

@Bobrogers99 2 года назад

Every time there's a shot from the garden, my OCD notices that the roof of your neighbor's extension is at a slightly different angle from yours. He needs to change his. ;-)

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Ha, I know. 😁👍

@cliveclapham6451 2 года назад

Simpson Quickdrive 🤔 Heat recovery system then you don't get moist air build up if you shut the trickle vents.😉

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

😁

@qaszim2012 2 года назад

Is there not a point of diminishing returns with the amount of insulation you have used all over the house?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Yeah, to a degree, although most of this is required for building regs. 👍

@Flat-Five 2 года назад

Have you put insulation between the upstairs and downstairs?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

No, not really needed as any heat that rises in to the bedrooms just means less heating in those rooms. 👍

@Flat-Five 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman oh I see, thanks!

@mikebashford8198 2 года назад

why do you glue the floor down? I thought floors were normally screwed or nailed down.

@andymccabe6712 2 года назад

Screwed down and glued to each other......

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Just to avoid squeaks. 👍

@wayneleone 2 года назад

No tap dancing on the new floor? Waiting til you glue down? :)

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Jumped on it a fair bit!

@highpath4776 2 года назад

Is the wooden truncheon in the shed for leather work or was your father in the police service?

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Was my dad's but he was a sparky. Awkward customers? 😂

@highpath4776 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman Special at Weekends in the Police Service for Newcastle home games ?

@peterleishman431 2 года назад

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@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

👍😁

@roberthardy2013 2 года назад

You make flooring seem so easy! AndI know it’s not.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Cheers! Absolutely key to get the first row straight. 👍😁

@lewisbullock3349 2 года назад

I wonder if the neighbours had planning for their enormous garden room, there is no way it was built under permitted development at that height

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Not sure permitted development existed when that was built?? 🤔

@MARTINA-gc3tq 2 года назад

quite honestly i don't know why anyone goes to the expense and time of glueing down flooring.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Chipboard can be quite prone to squeaks. 👍

@highpath4776 2 года назад

10mins to lift the floor ? only on time lapse. Couple of hours maybe

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

Probably less than 10 mins, I'll film it. 😂

@MikhailScottKy 2 года назад

It boggles my mind that you were using MDF for the floor underlayment. I am chalking it up to UK and US building code differences.

@GosforthHandyman 2 года назад

It's not MDF! It's flooring grade chipboard - designed for the purpose. 👍

@MikhailScottKy 2 года назад

@@GosforthHandyman my bad I do apologize.