Recent content by Bob Harris

It worked, thanks!

My outbuilding has a flat cold roof that is a little unusual in its design. The joists which taper down to provide the roof pitch have no insulation between them. Instead there are 60mm foam insulation boards (60mm thick) fixed to the underside of the joists with plasterboards affixed to the...

I was thinking of drilling a hole and then filling it with no nails or some kind of strong adhesive and the pushing the scres into said glue... Thoughts?

I've just brought a new storage heater. One pack of bricks were broken in half, and the other packs have crumbled corners. The company have agreed to send me one replacement pack. My question is: does it matter all that much the corners are crumbled or should i insist on a replacement for...

Pretty much. I had a few boards left over so i did the extra wall.

It's an internal stud wall. So nothing behind the foam but air then plasterboard on the other side. About a foot deep total.

I only have two holes available for the storage heater. The feet take the weight. I tried these but they just pulled out. They just can't get a firm fix in the foam.

Free samples, of course! Thanks!!!

Right, i see. Fear not, my outbuilding is a fully functional office used 7 days a week.

I wish i'd had the foresight to keep a piece of the wall insulation now to use as a test piece... Duh!

What if i were to fit a 1.7kwh heater on a plug in timer, does the same principle apply or not? Where is the threshold of plug in timer use?

Excuse me?

My socket is actually waist high.

Right, thanks very much.

Thanks foe the link, John. Can i ask why is it not desirable long term?