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Hi there, Can anyone give me any advice how to balance rads. I have a few rads in the house that get hot and the rest only get warm at best. Do I do anything different to the rads nearest the boiler. I'd appreciate any advice you can give. Pete

Hi there can anyone help. I recently had an extension added to the house and we have added 4 radiators to the system. The upstairs ones that are furthest from the boiler barely warm up. If I shut down all the other 13 rads most of which are doubles I can get the furthest really very hot. As I...

Hi there, has anyone any experience (god or bad) of Colt Roto roof windows. Going to fit windows soon and Velux seem expensive. Really could use some opinions or advice. Peter

Hi there, Can anyone help with advice. Has anybody any experience of Rooflite windows? I am about to have some roof windows (Velux type) fitted and I have been looking at different makes. Whilst Velux is the natural choice they are expensive and I have been told that Roohlite are made by...

Hi there, Can anyone help with advice. Has anybody any experience of Rooflite windows? I am about to have some roof windows (Velux type) fitted and I have been looking at different makes. Whilst Velux is the natural choice they are expensive and I have been told that Roohlite are made by Velux...

Yes £5,500. The thickness they require is 100mm between the rafters and 40mm across the face. The total are is 110square meters. But that means 110 meters of 100mm and 110 meters of 40mm. It is a lot! Do you think that I can use wadding style insulation or polystyrene. Will it need an air gap...

Hi everybody. Can someone advise me please. I have a vaulted roofspace that we intend to use for living accommodation in the future. I know that building regs require a sellotex style insulation (rigid foam) with siver foil on the faces between the rafters and again over the face before the...

Hi there. Does anyone know the latest builing regs in relation to loft insulation for a new build extension. I know it has to lay between the ceiling joists and then again laid across the top. How thick does it have to be in total? Thanks for looking, I hope someone knows the answer. Pete

Hi, can you help please. Why are there die cast fire and accoustic rated downlighters? :? Does it mean that they have no opening in the top to let out heat and sound? They seem to be very expensive compared to ordinary downlighters. Thanks for reading this. Pete

Hi, Just signed up to the forum - can anyone help?? I am going to install downlighters in my bedroom which has an insulated loft space above. I understand that there has to be certain free space around the lights so to avoid fire hazards, however can anyone suggest a reasonably priced...