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Sorry i forgot... Its going to be used as a childs bedroom To be honest the only thing i cant do is the windows (velux) and the stairs, the rest i can manage (slower than a professional) myself. Im still at the planning stage so just getting my facts together. Thanks again Dinger

Fair comment m8 and thanks. The calcs i require are for the U value, is it an average of the whole room or taken ona roof face to roof face basis. So each individual area of the loft must come under the level, or if its an average of all facets of the construct. the second was a query if...

Hi all, Still at the planning stage of a possible loft conversion in the near future. I will be doing the bulk of the work myself over time so it wont be a quick job. I'm not an experienced DIY'er but i'm not a novice either. I have a small question to do with u values and hopefully some of...

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Hello again, Time for another question in the redoing the house saga, trying to fix the mess that the eejits before me have left, and more importantly doing it properly.... :roll: the background: in the pic below you have the eaves behind the bathroom wall. at the furthest point in the...

Up by Forres, originally Fort William, lol I know i mucked it up :oops: theres no need to rub it in, its run from under the floor, up the (recently finished ) new wall in the living room, up our bedroom wall (thats the next job) and into the loft at the opposite corner to where its needed...

ok jinj, seein as im scots i'll bite.... yes i can but if it was my house i wouldn't..... care to explain that..lol thanks for the fast answer, hadn't even finished my cuppa :lol:

Hi again folks, It's question time. I thought i was being smart when i ran the cable for the shower from the new fuse box to the shower itself, routing it in such a manner so not to be in the way for the forthcomming loft conversion.... :oops: i was wrong. I can disconnect from the...

funny that breezer i just posted the question then looked round the forum cos i havnt been here for a while and guess what, i saw the item you sent me to and was just looking at how to delete the recently discovered stoopid question when you replied.... I'll go stand in the corner wif me...

there is hopefully a short answer to this question..... The mother in law has just moved into a smaller newer house (flat) and i just dropped her off there after the christmas visit. While i was there i switched off her lights in the living room. Two ceiling lights controlled by a single...

Hi again. Couple of questions about insulating a bedroom wall. I want to insulate in the eaves space behind a bedroom wall as per diagram below: I'm getting there on the knowledge side of things (slowly) but im not sure of this, hence the question. a. If i put a foam based...

Ok maybe i didnt make the request clear enough, sorry... I know ive got to have a toilet and sink. I'll have a window (i'm planning the area at the bottom hall for a guest bathroom) so no fan required. I just need to see if there are any building regs in place for the minimum space you...

a sarcasm... the king of all witt!! thanks for that... i need the space requirements (building regs wise) around the bowl of the toilet and sink. But thanks for your time and effort anyway... Any one else got a proper answer...lol?

Hi again folks, I need a wee bit of info with relation to a possible en suite toilet plan. I need the space requirements for the area around the toilet. I think i've got enough room but i need someone who knows to point me in the right direction.. Thanks in advance Dinger

Thanks to all for the replies... A couple of questions for you though... Im getting a wee bit of knowledge behind me after a couple of years of sustained DIY and from being in this forum.... that said i occasionally get very confused lol. Masona first: As per usual good advice...