Recent content by finster

Hi all, I've got an issue with our Smeg SUK91MFX7 90cm cooker. The main oven function (i.e. two round elements at the rear surrounding the fans) has stopped heating. The lights and fans come on OK but just no heat. The top/bottom elements and the thermostat work OK when using the other...

Hi all, Quick question - I am converting my garage and my BCO has suggested that an acceptable floor would be: - * DPM lapped to DPC straight on existing concrete base * At least 70mm PIR insulation * Another DPM lapped to DPC * Moisture resistant 18mm chipboard (floating floor) This...

Great post oldun, just a couple of quick questions.. What do you mean by "screw 300mm lengths of fir band"? I assume with your method that the plasterboard sits against the pier with no insulation between them - is this OK? Cheers. PS I'm the OP from the "other thread"

Thanks, yeah, I agree - the Celotex, Kingspan and Xtratherm websites all seem to say something slightly different though - here's an extract from the Celotex PDF: - * Ensure that existing walls are permeable. Strip any gloss paint or vinyl wallpaper. * Install a breather membrane where...

Thanks, that's interesting, I hadn't seen that thread. Thanks, looking at the Celotex website I think the idea is not to have an air gap so that air can't circulate back there (but I'm no expert!). The only problem I can think of with the shallow stud wall is that to fix the sole plate to...

Hi all, I'm currently converting my (attached) garage. My plan for the long external wall is: - (Existing external single leaf brick wall) Breather membrane 100mm Celotex (sealed to form vapour barrier) 50mm tanalised softwood horizontal battens at top and bottom, plus vertical battens...

OK, thanks. I'll get on with it then and get the doors installed...

Cheers, wouldn't a double course concrete lintel have the same issue though, especially as it wouldn't have any bricks at all above it? Or is it just an issue with single-course lintels? Thanks - I'll stop stressing (no pun intended) then. I think I'll carry on and get the doors installed. My...

I'll take some when I have a minute (and some new batteries for my camera). Somebody else mentioned to me (typical, after its done) that the lintel should really be more than 70mm high as there is only one course of bricks above. However surely the 70mm one is better than a double-height one...

Cheers hotrod, I installed it today after propping up the joists - no problems. Thanks again.

Hi all, I have a couple of lintel questions... I am opening up a hole in my garage wall to install French doors. The opening for the doors will be 1200mm so I am intending to install a 1500mm lintel. It's a single story attached garage so the roof is quite low - there is only one course of...

Sorry, I never got around to looking for a glazier so its still broken. Did you have any luck?

Thanks - I've bought myself a fused switch so I guess I just need to find a 1A fuse to go in it, and then wire it into the lighting circuit up in the loft. Thanks again.