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Thanks noseall OK. I will trim the dpm back to 50mm and do as you say. Do you lay your first row immediately or wait till the dpmand dpc mortar have set?

Thanks Hotrod for the confirmation of the 50mm. My (iii) was an exact quote from Visqueen's reply. I had emailed technical support and though they said they were manufacturers and not Building Control it seemed categorical even if it is not followed in practice! You say to lay the dpm on...

Now I am confused!! I emailed Visqueen (ie British Polythene) asking for current practice and received helpful replies - unfortunately incompatible. (i) said DPC's should be wet bedded in mortar in accordance with BS 8215& BS 8000. (ii) said the dpm and dpc should be taped using their 50mm...

Thanks mikric Thats helpful. One problem though! The 2 end walls are the loadbearing ones taking the load of the lattice beams and flat roof. One end wall is 'standalone' until the lattice beams are bolted to it and door and window frames are inserted. Should I (i) take the dpm up the...

Hi I am building a largish shed using 215mm celcon blocks. I have laid the foundations and have trench blocks up to the level of the dpc. I have laid the concrete slab on hardcore-blinding layer of sand-dpm. Some elementary questions on what to do next! 1 Is the preferred order...

Hello Lesleypb Unfortunately no, but read on... When the problem reappeared I took the back off and removed the large filter where the waste comes out. Slightly tricky to get it out but the clips are rather clever; as I recall one slides over, the other does something else which I can't...

Not getting any reply, I suspected there mighy be a problem with the water level pressure switch because of a fault I once had with a Servis wm. I pulled the thin rubber air hose off the pressure switch (the circular component that determines the correct water level in the drum, about 8cm in...

Hi My Bosch WFF2000 washing machine, model M515-M5100B0GB DVGWM624, is playing up. If I move the right hand 'start time selector' knob to the programme start position either 1 the dial moves round all the way to the spin position accompanied by lots of clicks and whirrs. No water enters and...