Recent content by ballywho

Thank you, I was taking information from http://www.epicair.co.uk/documents/zone_information.pdf, but this is clearly out of date, because the latest version of the same document http://www.amdea.org.uk/PublicCoP/Appliances-in-bathrooms_July09.pdf agrees with you. So it seems that I don't...

I have a flat which was new-build about 15 years ago. The bathroom extractor fan is mounted in the ceiling above the end of the bath furthest from the shower. For some reason they installed the fan isolator switch (a standard un-rated part) also mounted on the ceiling above the bath, 8" closer...

Thanks for the reply. I don't know why the concrete is there, it would be a lot of work to pull it up, for not much benefit. It looks fairly flat and level, but I will measure carefully before proceeding. Is your doubt about the suitability of Elastilon due to the need to sand and finish...

I lived in a 1960s flat with underfloor electric heating and those thermostats. I think that there is a good chance that any standard thermostat with adequate current rating will do the job, just check that there are no extra wires for temperature sensors in the floor. Is the make actually...

I have a quantity of salvaged oak blocks, 500mm x 70mm x 19mm. They have a groove about 3mm wide and about 10mm deep running around all 4 edges. They were previously mounted with bitumen, but the bitumen was planed off before I got them. I want to lay them in a herringbone pattern in a...