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Hi, I’m looking to get a Reynears CP130 LS sliding door fitted in my rear kitchen extension. The door would be two panels, 3.6m wide and 2.1 meter high and the opening would be fully prepared in advance. I’ve been shopping around and found a reasonably wide spread of prices. Some of the prices...

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Normal cavity wall (102 brick, 100 cavity, 100 block) with roof load and first floor acting down on it and a lean to roof as well. I assume the size was picked as the beams side by side only come in at 314.8 mm meaning less projection (7.4mm which could be picked up by plastering). I don't...

I’m looking to remove a section of load bearing wall in order to open up the kitchen into a previously built lean to extension and I’ve had a report produced by a structural engineer. The opening is 4m in a cavity wall. The SE has recommended two 152x152x51 UC with a 200mm bearing at each end...

Thanks, but should I just leave clock in and set to fully on or wire it out?

In another thread with a similar problem involving a Baxi duotech (similar 4 pins) it was suggested that they leave the clock in and set it to constant, and leave the switching to the stat/timer Yay or nay?

Hi there I hope someone can help. I have a Main Combi 30 HE boiler installed and its running off the supplied mechanical timer. I would like to change to the mechanical timer over to a radio controlled timer/thermostat mounted in the hallway. I have bought a kit (forgot name) and wired...

Thanks, The system currently has 22mm coming to and from the boiler so I assume it would be a case of a 15mm circuit coming from that, plus like you say, thought has to be given to the design. I will have a look into your suggestion about flow restriction. Its only really happend in the...

Bit of a two parter here so any advice that can be offered is greatly received. Firstly, my Main Eco 30 Combi boiler has recently started making a whistling noise when there is a hot water demand, sometimes a noise can heard through the shower, additionally the hot water seems to be running...

Its going to be a little while before we get cracking, but i will photograph the whole job, i do things like that.

Thanks for your help, Its going to be fun regardless of how I do it.

There is no room on one side of the house; the other side has reasonable access, assuming the neighbour lets me drive down their drive. To insert the posi joists and Kerto, I was going to put a hole in wall, below the roof ridge, roughly just above the proposed floor level. As all parts would...

Thanks for the advice chaps. Ideally I would like to follow the plan Goldberg suggested, but getting the beams up there is a problem on its own. regards Blasted

1. Who did the calculation for the Kerto, and why did they not calculate the shear load on the purlin(s) according to your planned deployment? It was done on the structural software that they use at the distibuter's, they can only design from scratch, plus they provide the calcs to back up...

To elaborate a little more, with picture at bottom The roof load sits on the purlin; the purlin on its own is not strong enough for the entire load. Therefore some of that load is transferred to a binder below by vertical struts/stringers. The binders are also attached to the ceiling joists...

I'm considering undertaking a loft conversion and as such i would have to remove a binder in order for stair access. The purlin above the binder is not big enough for the roof load on its own, the binder assists in preventing purlin deflection. In order for me to be able to remove the binder...

As it stands the boiler is fine. The problem is when i come to do a loft conversion. At present the cylinder and pump are in an airing cupboard in the box room. The only logical place to put a staircase and maintain headroom with the least amount of disruption to the proposed floor above...

I currently have an 8mm micro bore system. The boiler was changed a while back to an ideal condenser. The system is working well apart from the radiators in some rooms are single panel and not very efficient. I’m considering a loft conversion and one of the factors of doing the loft will be...