Recent content by donlogan

Is that a CMT927 doitall? And is Amazon generally the cheapest place to get one? Thanks.

No. That's major structural work. Needs planning permission, loads of other beauracracy. I just think that being as i'm qualified as an electrician, i should be able to rewire my house and make it a million times safer than it was and then get someone to inspect and test the work saying that...

Hmm. I've lived there 2 and a half years, meaning that grey cable and split load DB's were about well before i moved in. Can i just say that i was like that when i moved in? Honestly, i don't know how this industry survived for so long without Part P...

Oooh no, not for me thanks...

Hello, i've rewired my own house. I'm fully a qualified electrician but not Part P registered. I've done it properly to the letter and have tested it. To the letter... I'm gonna get my Part P mate to sign it off. What do i need to do about building control? It's ok to say that i did the...

Might do Goof, you got a price?

Looks pi$sed as well...

Hi, I need to fit a wireless roomstat. Does anyone have a recommendation on which one to get? And as for fitting the receiver: The current stat is wired with 3 core. Do wireless stats just need a live and neutral with separate switchline like the wired ones? If so, then can i just...

Yes, but less than half the price of ply and a quarter of the price of acoustic chipboard.

Hi, can anyone recommend some suppliers of dense fibre matting acoustic mineral wool to put between joists in my floor? The rewiring is almost done now and i will soon be putting a new chipboard floor down, so want to stick something in between joists to deaden the sound. There is nothing...

Ha, it's more likely to be me and mates with music/Tv/Xbox and general insults towards each other whilst my wife and newborn baby sleep in the bedroom above...

Ok cheers for that. The house in question has 3 bedrooms upstairs, all average size. I'm not sure of the exact size of the unpstairs in square metres and i'm not sure of the cost of dense fibre batss etc, but does it sound like £500 would get enough materials to make a noticeable difference...

Not necessarily disagreeing, but why would polystyrene sheet between joists, sealed at edges be totally useless? Surely polystyrene muffles sound well? And i know that cavity wall type polystyrene balls damage cables, but solid sheet as well? Brick walls downstairs, so no stud work...

[/url] You reckon? I don't know if acoustic plasterboard alone will be as effective as filling the floor above with a dampening material and sticking a membrane between joist and chipboard floor? Also, wouldn't a new ceiling (made of acoustic plasterboard and plastering and painting...

Hi, i'll soon be rewiring my house. As it's all chipboard upstairs, i'm gonna pull it all up and lay new chipboard once the rewiring's done. As i'll have the floor up, i want to get some soundproofing in there as the main bedroom is right above the lounge and you can hear people's voices...