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Hi Knauf Aquapanel Exterior recommended screws are about £70 for a box of 250. I only have a small job and can't warrant paying that much and for an amount I don't need. I have these for a different job: "SPAX T-Star Plus Facade Screws Stainless Steel A2"...

Thanks. Fully agreed. Any suggestions on getting it reduced and keeping it reduced?

Ideally yes, and I'm sure he'd give it a go, but at the end of the day, damp in my kitchen is a me problem, not a him problem, and reliance on others' goodwill is something I'd rather avoid. He might be fine and diligent but I think a solid solution is probably best...

It's 100mm. So a low brick wall would be right up against the house and might be too tight - I can't see how to insert a DPM into that, joining with the DPM in the house wall... And it feels that if there were a tiny gap it's just asking for trouble with buildup of crud over the years. A low...

Hi all, As my diagram tries to show, we have a rear extension the wall of which is set back from the boundary with my neighbour by 100mm. This was because the neighbour didn't want to have founds on his land - which was absolutely fine, no issue. The level of the gardens rises as you move away...

Hi Madrab - thanks for this, appreciate you coming back. One question though: your point to "avoid if at all possible" - did you mean "avoid laying a vertical cylinder on its side" because (a) the drawoff would be 1/2 way down and (b) the heating water in the coil would now have to go in an "up...

Cheers @MeldrewsMate These are all very good points. Thanks for the idea on using the shower pump to rig up a boost input to the combi on the cold, then a balancing boost to the shower cold in.... I think it's probably a bit of a "hack" though, and liable to end up costing more to rip out. I...

Thanks for the responses chaps. The storage space would be the only advantage of the combi it seems - and so the question is do I really need it. @Madrab thanks for the info re whole house pump and limiting switch. Perhaps there is a third option - better placing the hot water cylinder to...

Hi TL;DR - I want to get a combi boiler to save space but want to increase the pressure of my water by pumping water from my tank through the combi I currently have a 2bar shower pump pumping cold from my tank and hot from my cylinder to my shower. Now we're getting the house renovated, and one...

Lovely job JohnD, thanks very much! I'll get me some of that Dulux Metal Preservative primer so.

Hi, I have attached my insulated plasterboard to the sloping part of the ceiling with zinc plated screws through 3cm metal discs (which I presume are zinc plated too but the bag they came in has nothing on it!) I have read a number of posts about rust showing through as emulsion has reacted...

Hey Chappers, thanks for the idea. I think your suggestion could indeed work and cut down on any problems with bringing the battens to the front. Cheers!

Hi I've googled extensively for this with no luck. I'm redoing the bathroom, with the bath/shower against the external (215 mm solid brick) wall. At the same time, I'm redoing the other external walls in the house with 60mm PIR backed plasterboard. I want the same thermal effect in the...