Hi @EricL , thanks that’s very useful. Re: installing the Earthwool batts This sounds like a good way to go. The metal frame around the outside edges ...
Whoa, I have just seen the cost of that roll of Ametalin ThermalBreak. No I would rather avoid that. Would I be able to use boards like this instead? ...
Hi @EricL + @Jason , I have just had a read through a few posts, and it sounds like I have an identical situation to this one. I am in the process of ...
I filled most of the void with the foam board before setting it in place with expanding foam.It turned out tidier than I was fearing it would: I did ...
Progress update: it’s going great! It’ll look good when done. Hardest part is getting the consistency of the mortar correct, but that is easily correc ...
Thanks @CSParnell. It is an internal wall separating two garages on the ground floor of a brick block – I’m beginning to think that it was originally ...
Hi folks, I have one more question about using the expander foam. Note that on the other side of this wall is my neighbour’s garage. The bottom two th ...
That appears to be @EricL's general plan @OneMansFool.
The strapping could be screwed to the top and bottom rails with self-tapping screws. You migh ...
Hello @OneMansFool
I have exactly the same problem in my garage and I built a standing shade sail cover to facilitate air circulation. It's very han ...
Hello @OneMansFool
Thank you very much for posting those photo updates, your repair work looks excellent. Your strategy to do it in sections is exac ...
@CSParnell's idea of using foam board is fantastic @OneMansFool. If you have trouble sliding it in, you can cut it into smaller pieces and use the exp ...
Hi @OneMansFool Just a to clarify is this a dividing wall for a duplex / town house and if so does it extend past the ceiling line through to the roof ...
Hi @OneMansFool
Seeing the mortar you just pulled out tells me that the person who originally filled the area did not prep the gap properly. Just to ...
Hi @EricL , thanks that’s very useful. Re: installing the Earthwool batts This sounds like a good way to go. The metal frame around the outside edges ...
I filled most of the void with the foam board before setting it in place with expanding foam.It turned out tidier than I was fearing it would: I did ...
Progress update: it’s going great! It’ll look good when done. Hardest part is getting the consistency of the mortar correct, but that is easily correc ...
Thanks @CSParnell. It is an internal wall separating two garages on the ground floor of a brick block – I’m beginning to think that it was originally ...
Hi folks, I see that the subject of flooring transition strips comes up semi-regularly here. I have just read through a lot of them. A preferred solut ...
Love it, I want to do more or less exactly this in my laundry. Was the laundry tub / bench top all a single item that you can get made to the correct ...