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Brill cheers. I'll rip the ply off tomorrow then! Can I use this as my over facia vent -...

That's great thank you for explaining. What purpose does the plywood serve in this example then could we just take it off? Just thinking of minimising trapping moisture and allowing the membrane to breath

Thanks Palaceray - does it matter that the manufacturer says it should be membrane, then counter baton then slating baton? Would you use a vapour impermeable or permeable membrane? Can you explain why your method is better?

Cheers guys, I'm conscious (and confused) by the manufacturer's instructions regarding the slate's "air permeability". Apparently because they are synthetic, they are classed as "insufficiently air-open" compared to traditional slate. "TapcoSlate Classic and Aledora roofing slates are classed...

Thanks palaceray - turns out I need a vapour barrier ontop of the ply but I've decided I'm going to just remove the plywood entirely then felt and baton it so that the clouts going through the "slates" don't penetrate the membrane

Hi all, I'm installing a lean to roof in my back garden... https://preview.ibb.co/dun9Xq/20181027-165756.jpg https://preview.ibb.co/gqBxJV/IMG-20181029-WA0075.jpg I've installed the ring beam and rafters and overboarded with 18mm WBP ply and stapled some breathable membrane down. I've got a...

Oh dear. Few things - the pack said the laminate was water resistant etc. It's really thick laminate. Unless it's water ingress from underneath Why is it a bad thing that the carpet tiles were left down ? I thought it would help with insulation etc? Finally, is there ANY solution other...

it's a concrete floor with old carpet tiles on top of that, but i laid fibre board on top of that (roughly 12mm thick from memory)

yeh theres an expansion gap all the way round. no heavy furniture. there boards are "lifting" or coming apart at the joins in the middle of the room. Is there a solution at all to it?

Changed some bath taps recently, and the new tails were about 30mm shorter than the old ones, which meant i had to cut away and connect a newer, slightly longer length of pipe (turning a 30 min job into an hour + job). Was wondering - is there any such device to "extend" tap tails so they fit...

Hi all, Recently laid some (expensive) LOC laminate flooring but its coming up at some of the joins (in the middle of the room! :evil: ). Can anyone suggest anything other than ripping it all up :( Cheers.

Fair dos! outside my remit this one i think. Cheers :)

in the mean time, get an adjustable spanner and try and tighten the nuts on either side of the valve. also stick something under the rad in the meantime to support it! :)

Yeh I'm confident the CWSC is plumbed correctly :) 22mm cylinder feed at bottom, cold mains feed at top, overflow at top, cylinder vent above? :) FWIW, the cold feed for the F and E Ts off the feed for the CWSC, not that I think that's relevant. The water sort of gently spews from the F...

Thanks Dave, what's my best course of action to determine the exact cause. I'm not going to touch the boiler if it's anything to do with that or zone valves etc. Think I might leave this one to a CORGI engineer...