Recent content by Kraythorne

I've had another quote for a new CU - £360 including fitting. (the first Guy that quoted is busy for nearly a month before he can do any work! - lucky so and so) The new guy checked a few sockets and light fittings and said the wiring was up to scratch but the current CU doesn't have any RCDs...

I'm looking for some advice on this one. Background: I've had a flood and the house is just short of being a building site :( ...so while we're in a mess we've decided to knock the galley kitchen through into the dining room (already have the RSJ fitted and building regs passed), and...

Wiring up a 3 phase power supply for a 400V Tig Welder from a 240v single phase? I am envisaging having to use a convertor of some description if this is the possible. Only reason is that there seem to be a lot of nicely priced second hand 3 Phase TIG welders around at the moment and I...

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Thanks shy I have scale drawings (plan and elevation) of the ground floor (i.e. dining room and kitchen, hall and living room) but will need to create some for the bedrooms above. I can also show where the roof load is on other support walls if this makes a difference. Uploading Photo's...

So much for £80-£100! Price Quoted below.... :cry: MINOR WORKS: We can arrange for a structural engineer to visit the property, inspect and provide a full written report together with calculations/sketches adequate for a competent builder to work to and support any Local Authority...

Thanks for the response - you're right. I didn't realise SE's were so cheap, I was expecting more like £500! :roll:

We are knocking through a support wall between a galley kitchen and dining room and I'm looking for some advice on how I should approach this regarding building regs. Getting the actual RSJ installed wont be a problem, I just need to understand what size/type of RSJ I should fit and how much...

These questions are almost identical to the ones I have (other than that my entire underfloor is concrete). I too am looking to use fibre board for imperfections and would like to know the best way of fixing the floorboards in place as you can't nail concrete. 2 additional questions: -...

Been reading up on the ebuild forum and some other sites and I think I'm going to write this project off. What started out as something that looked fairly straight forward from what I saw at B&Q and the local tile shop, is really an expensive job to do properly. These shops offer...

Lovely Thanks! :D

Lovely Thanks! :D

I've searched a few posts in here for advice on underfloor heating but hardly any have replies? :( Is this a taboo subject or are there just no 'experts' on underfloor heating registered on here? :? On the off-chance I get lucky, I'm looking for advice on which supplier of electric...

Problem solved. I turned the boiler off before I started the work and didn't turn it back on again! What a T**T! :oops: Didn't realise until the missus found that she didn't have any hot water for the dishes!

Hi Following a flood which wiped out 4 rooms from a burst upstairs radiator I decided to change the rest of the radiators (They were about 15 years old!) As I replaced the valves either side the radiator as well, I drained the system (with the mains off) I've now changed the valves and...