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The water will be used for livestock - they prefer rainwater to fresh - and we will trickle it to flow continually to the animal water trough. It will also be used for irrigation. We had the building control guy around yesterday, and he suggested we could go half a metre deeper to be sure, soil...

Having built the extension, we now need to workout what to do with the rain off the roof. Council have said a soak away is needed... Current thinking is to have a downpipe from gutter (not a diverter!)into one end of a long ~1000l water tank against the fence. The other end we plan to put an...

System was plumbed in today and the floor is now being slowly warmed up. As per a previous poster, there is a temperature control to blend the hot water coming in from the radiator with the colder water being returned from the coils. As per screed instructions, I am keeping the temp low to...

Should also have added that the UFH is only being added as a backup to the great big woodburner we have in the room already, and as a future-proofing investment in case we move on, so will not be main source of heat in that room/space

Hi all, Background... multi-year renovation plan in progress, with first extension and 1 ground floor room stripped, floor removed and decent subfloor put in. Insulated, and have laid the pipework, connected to manifold, and filled with water and pressurised it all. Screed has gone in and is...

Alternatives I've thought of... Increase insulation, then put the required 50-60mm flowable screed, then put another layer of self levelling compound (inch thick too thick) to bring it up to the required level (we will be using Tiles on this floor, 1cm thick)

Hi, Relative newbie here, but have had to dig up my living room floor due to cracks and damp issues. Those are now cured permanently, and now we have laid a new DPM and concrete subfloor. Due to issues, we now have an 11inch drop from the desired floor level and the top of the concrete...

We have the same challenge. Everyone else in the (south facing) street has a conservatory, and the same complaints. We wanted to build a conservatory, but the planning guy suggested we didn't... and end up with a more usable room. So, we went with the full room option. whilst digging the...

Thanks Ryme64... Back to the PFC question... Would they be installed as a C or as a U or inverted U to support the walls? Sorry for all the questions - want to ensure it is done right.

Hi all, again! Been working through the calcs given by my engineer (whos still unavailable), and it looks like I might get away with putting in a 152x89x16UB for the span. Whilst I would await the return of my engineer, or finding a new one (Any recommendations in the Surrey area?) before...

I've used Fischer Wet N Fix in the past for a similar project on similar walls. Last did these about 4 years ago, and they have stood the test of time inflicted by our 5 kids who love to swing on them! Though I would also agree with the previous posters comments about Resin fix kits - Use these...

Thanks for a very interesting read! The span is 3.8m, so I'm not sure if that has any bearing on matters (pun intended!), supporting two solid brick walls(and the cavity) and roof. I'm not overly worried about the cost, as long as the walls stay up!

Thank you - just what I needed!

Hi, My structural engineer has specified 2PFC's to support the brick wall above where I am due to knock out. I understand that I put the PFC so the top flange supports the wall above. However, I am not clear in how or if I need to bolt/join the two PFC's to each other to bridge the cavity...

Thanks to all. Have spoken to supplier and it will be rectified... Can someone point me at the updated regs re the air requirement, as I can't seem to find them. Our house has many draughts and airbricks at the moment, so want to ensure it's done properly.

Tony, Thanks for this - We've already informed Building Control. It's quite difficult for us to do anything without Building Control knowing, as one of the Officers is our neighbour (which is useful for consulting!). But, as you say, we need a 6" liner... So, anyone want a 5" liner?!?

Hi, Not sure if this is the right forum or not, but we've opened up our 1930's fireplace, and have cleaned out the chimney. We were going to buy a stove with a 5" flue, and thus bought a 5" flue liner, and that is now installed. The problem is we've now been given a stove with a 6" flue hole...