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That's the sort of thing I'm starting to look at. I've found a solution that would be a stud wall and would only take about 14cm of room away, but my concern is still with the chimney flue because it's impossible to sound proof inside that. Did you have anything like that or just a flat wall?

Furniture positioning maybe an option upstairs (wardrobes) not not really for the living room. It's difficult to tell for sure all of the places where noise is coming from but it does sound like directly through the walls is at least one source.

When you say little success though, do you mean I'd still likely hear noises, or still be able to hear conversations, coughs, sneezes etc like now? At this point, any reduction in sound seems like success.

Hi all, We live in a 1930s semi-detached house with the living room and bedrooms adjoined in a mirror image. The living room is one single, large through room (not two knocked through to one, but built that way) with a single fireplace on the party wall. The party wall, based on the exposed...

Any ideas? It sounds a lot like this other thread: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/radiator-trickling-sound-but-wont-bleed.565732/

In the end, I went for option 5 but discovered some additional studs so only needed to remove 2 smallish sections, fitted in battens to match the bracket position, then refitted the plasterboard and filled the edges to make good. It's a very solid fit, even if it did add a few hours on to the...

I've recently installed a new radiator, a first time job for me. It's running fine, very hot, but when the heating first turns on it makes a slight dribbling/bubbling noise, not constantly, just on and off, until it's warmed up. It is a Combi system and I've bled all radiators now and only...

I have a 40kg double bank radiator to fit on to a wall that I've now realised is all plasterboard and with no stud for the position it needs to go, underneath a straight section of bay window. I had bought some of these: https://www.toolstation.com/fischer-radiator-fixing-set/p88335 On the...

Thanks all, that's one less thing to worry about.

I'm planning on replacing a bedroom radiator. Because of sizing differences that are unavoidable, I need to adjust the pipework. I'm planning on changing the last metre to the radiator to use plastic pipe connected to the existing copper. Plastic will be easier for access and minimising joins...

Cheers guys. While I do like the idea of the round pin socket, it is maybe overkill for what would be an inaccessible socket. I'm leaning towards chopping the plug off and wiring to the FCU as per the previous one. Does it matter that the FCU is not switched?

I am replacing an old cooker extractor hood that was previously installed by a kitchen fitter. It packed up so I've got a new one. The extractor is on the lighting circuit. After removing the old one, I found it was wired to an FCU (no switch) within the chimney cover of the hood. The new...

Sorry but dissecting my post, criticising my attitude and questioning why I want things how I do isn't very helpful. It may be better if you left others more willing to help to reply? To answer your questions - Why do I want two fans? It's actually not because I have some kind of extractor fan...

I am thinking of giving our bathroom a revamp but have hit a mental stumbling block over the electrics. Currently the bathroom has a single pendant light and a SELV extractor fan with transformer in the loft, both running off the upstairs lighting circuit which has no RCD protection at the CU...

Bang goes that theory then. Probably still worth telling the electrician though. It appears someone has tried to earth it in the past using a socket, which I'm not sure if you're "allowed" to do or not. The wiring is such a bodge, there are old cut cables all over to confuse things further (I...