Recent content by Kysi

I've left a 7mm gap for the carpet to be tucked into after cutting. Yes, I'm doing this for the carpet fitter as they will be charging per metre. I'm simply not going to pay them for tacking down a few nails which I'm capable of doing myself.

If mean the area to be carpeted it's about 7-8cm across and 1.2m to the back. I'm not looking to do this for a few reasons I'm not going to go into. Bottom line is that carpet is to be used as the infill. This probably won't work as there will be an underlay. Furthermore, I think the...

I'm tacking down carpet grippers in the loft room ahead of the carpet fitting day. I've done to rest of the room with no issue but wanted to consult you about the area next to the access hatch. Next to the access hatch is 2 small areas which are to be carpeted along with the rest of the room...

I have left the cupboard opened. I'm not keen on keeping a window opened at this time of the year but I will use a fan. With proper airflow, how much faster will it dry out?

I painted the inside of a cupboard last year November with gloss paint. As it was my first time painting with gloss, I didn't know that the Wickes Trade White non-drop gloss was actually too thick to begin with and I just slopped it onto the cupboard interior. As it was awkward to reach inside...

Thanks for the suggestion of having a full-length soffit vent and a dry ridge kit. From my research, the vents on a dry ridge kit are very small so if that is used with a full-length soffit vent which has big grilles, what happens on windy days? As air will enter faster than it can escape...

No, I paid him within a couple days after the job. It was only after a couple of months when he still failed to send over the certificates nor informed building control of the new board, I had to contact the NICEIC. On hindsight, I should have held back some money until I got all the paperwork...

As this is under investigation by the NICEIC, I don't wish to post the pictures on a public forum at this point in time but the heat definitely seem to have come from the neutral pin as that part of the socket was obliterated and the back plastic of the adapter melted. The adapter that was...

I'm in London. He was actually an electrical sub-contractor for the loft conversion company (I have another thread about that job!). Before I met him on site, I asked the loft company to pass on the message that we want the fuse board changed with a modern Wylex board and was quoted £500 which...

Just before Christmas, I created a thread about condensation under the tiles in my loft conversion. //www.diynot.com/diy/threads/shoddy-insulation-in-loft-conversion.468991/ I have since spoken to a roofer about the possibilities of installing some vents in the roof and he suggested 4 tile...

We recently had a new consumer unit fitted by an NICEIC electrician but for some reason despite many phone calls and emails, he did not provide us with a certificate which is required by law. Only after I made a complaint to the NICEIC, did he came back to retest the whole installation and...

I can do a VCL for the main room, but I wonder if there is a risk of damp air rising from the bedrooms below through the ceiling just below the eaves and finding its way into the air gap between the files and the rigid insulation. The rigid insulation behind the cupboards doesn't start from the...

The breathable membrane was installed when we retiled the roof in 2008 and is taught. The Celotex that the builders put in was 50mm and a 50mm gap was left between the tiles and this does run over the top and across the other side, although the gap at the top is quite small. The layers are...

Update: After much debate, I finally bit the bullet and ripped down all the plasterboard and low and behold, there is plenty of condensation underneath the felt. I anticipated there might be a slight dampness, but I wasn't prepared to be rained upon. I am at a loss on how to proceed from this...

Thanks for that. I guess I will keep and use this batch then.