Recent content by ladwey

Really glad to hear you've had a good experience. The plan is to have an air source heat pump, so those areas where I can make a lot of changes (the downstairs floors, the walls of the new extension, etc) are very well insulated; there will be underfloor heating throughout the downstairs, and...

Hi -- I'm renovating an old property. It's a former agricultural building, about a hundred years old, and the walls are two skins of brick (well, brick and mixed rubble and other junk) faced with flint in lime mortar. It needs proper insulation, but I'm conscious that there can be moisture...

Mental, my computer logged me in to my old account whose password I forgot, then logged me in again to my new account. I'm the guy with the filthy kitchen above.

We're keeping the layout pretty similar to the old one, so it won't take too long to get the pipes in order, thankfully. There will need to be two new outlets, one for the dishwasher -- at bottom right, by the back door -- and one for the fridge, on the left. Both can come down through the...

Haha I just do what I'm told ... building control said to put a 'small section' of A124 mesh around the pipes where they come through the insulation before I pour the slab -- mentioned this to a builder and he just laughed ---

Can't tell you what a load off my mind that is mate, thank you.

Hi -- small question about a DPM for an extension. I installed the DPM on hardcore and sand blinding, then 150mm insulation boards over that, then a further DPM over that, then poured the slab this morning. It's awkwardly placed so there was a lot of raking the concrete along to get it from the...

That's roughly what I thought, great to have it confirmed -- thank you.

I need to make a small change to the direction of a soil pipe as it enters a sturdy old brick inspection chamber (private sewer, on my property). I've dug down past the bottom of the pipe; it's bedded in a large bit of incredibly hard concrete on the outside where it enters the chamber...

I got you this medal to wear!

Hi all -- checking in to say that the lab got back and it wasn't asbestos. Thanks for all the help above!

Fair enough -- I've never come across this material before (not like any plasterboard I've seen) and I've never come across asbestos either, the location and unfamiliarity made me suspicious so I was freaking out a bit!

Even with all those fibres sticking out?

Thanks mate. I'll steer clear till the results come then get the pros in -- local tips won't touch it unfortunately.

Hi -- can anyone tell just by looking if this is asbestos? It was lining the inside of a hearth, around a wood burning stove. I've ordered a proper testing kit but I'd like to know if I should be avoiding the room where the rest of it is while I wait for the kit to arrive.