Recent content by dustydave

Hi, I'm upgrading the barrier between workshop (below) and the flat above - at the moment there is just 12.5mm plaster board. To meet fire regs (60 min barrier) i've been advised that an additional 13mm coat of lighweight plaster over metal lath fixed to the joists would be fine. Ceiling is...

Hi, When connecting a replacement hob is it okay to cut the 6mm cable and connect to the existing cable via a suitable junction box, or do you have to go back to the original t'off with the oven unit? If not, is it okay to blank off the existing cable and then connect straight back to the...

Hi, I work from an old wharehouse (1890ish) that has a stone wall part of which is about 1.5 metres below the outside ground level. This wall is bowing inwards (the clay soil has heaved it over the years). It is not too bad and doesn't appear to have moved for a while, so I am not that...