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Gary

posted on 16th Dec 07 at 00:21

whatever yoiu do dont be skimpy with the insulation. my room at my mums house was a converted garage and was fookin freezin as it got little heat from the rest of the house dur to a double breezeblock wall.


baza31

posted on 4th Dec 07 at 12:42

if wood and a bedroom id say floating floor, kingspan it all . Ive worked on jobs where they have done both and floating is by far warmer


CorsAsh

posted on 21st Nov 07 at 23:38

quote:
Originally posted by jake
if carpet is going in the bedroom you're better off getting the floor screeded to bring it up to existing floor level. Before screeding though, you want damp proof
membrane which is like a fanneh before the hymen is ripped, then 50mm jabbalite insulation(basically sheets of polystyrene) to existing floor level. Apart from that MI5T is spot on.


I read jabbalite as "jailbait". :lol:

This going to be your "breaking in room" for the local Hymen Initiative?


Jake

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 15:07

tappety, not creaky. Doesnt sound as solid as wooden floor being laid on concrete at finish floor height


Marc

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 12:58

Ours isn't creaky. Besides, ours had to be raised so the floor was level with the hall way.


Jake

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 11:20

quote:
Originally posted by Marc
Wooden floor chances are it will be as they'll need to raise off the concrete won't they?


I have seen this done on a garage that was converted into a dining room. when we knocked the old windows and doors out we could see they had raised the wooden floor using joists and crammed it with insulation. It did sound abit tappity when walking on it which would get annoying.


Marc

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 11:13

Wooden floor chances are it will be as they'll need to raise off the concrete won't they?


Colin

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 11:09

You only need vents if its a floating floor.


Marc

posted on 10th Nov 07 at 10:55

We have a garage conversion. You'll need to get vents put in at the front and side, like the ones in the brick work around the house.

We went for a wooden floor.


SetH

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 23:30

:lol:

No will be proper wooden floor m8.


Jake

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 22:48

if carpet is going in the bedroom you're better off getting the floor screeded to bring it up to existing floor level. Before screeding though, you want damp proof
membrane which is like a fanneh before the hymen is ripped, then 50mm jabbalite insulation(basically sheets of polystyrene) to existing floor level. Apart from that MI5T is spot on.


SetH

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 22:43

bit like a fanneh before the hymen is ripped?


Colin

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 19:22

Damp Proof Membrane


SetH

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 19:14

I could probably just about manage a drawing in autocad.

whats DPM m8?

thanks for advice so far, pretty much coming together now.

god knows what to budget, 5k?


a_j_mair

posted on 9th Nov 07 at 13:40

floor will need to have a DPM and insulation in it

You getting drawing done or just doing it without planning and buildinw warrant

not sure who they work in england TBH


AndyKent

posted on 8th Nov 07 at 21:26

Need to timber batten the walls to fix drylining or similar to. Can't just plaster up an external wall else water will soak straight through.


SetH

posted on 8th Nov 07 at 21:17

cool thanks m8, kinda the same plan that was being suggested by my brother.

but whats baton out the walls?


Mistamist

posted on 8th Nov 07 at 19:32

i would say the best order to do things in would be

brick up door
Pour concrete to level floor
first fix plumbing and electrics
baton out the walls and insulate them then board/drywall
can now plaster the whole room if needed including ceiling.
second fix electrics
second fix plumbing
decorate


SetH

posted on 8th Nov 07 at 09:45

right my mums house has a double garage, we want to convert one side into a bedroom. Will be using various friends in the trade to get the work done but i need to get a project plan together and decide the order in which the work is carried out.

Need to take a garage door out, brick it up and install a window.

Floor needs raising?

Insulating the walls? loft above the garage?

plumbing for radiator, electrics?

plastering?

Just need to establish exactly what needs doing and what order to get the contractors in etc.

any help appreciated.