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thanks guys. I think I'll go for the mains powered ones then. Presumably the backup battery will last a long time? I should have posted this before buying 3 new battery powered ones :( ... I only realised when I was "up there" expecting to remove the old plate and put the new unit in its...

Hi My mum has 3 old mains base units, wired to mains. The tops (i.e. the detector parts) are long since gone having malfunctioned some years back. I have replaced with three FireAngel 10 yr LiIon alarms. thing is the old base units look ugly and are still screwed to the ceiling and connected (to...

I really only need a single socket "hanging" for the table saw and occasional hand held power tool. Space above is garage apex with strong joists - no problem there. Any ideas on the flooring method proposed? (which will be much simpler without the floor socket!!)

Himaginn .... hmm hadn't thought about that. It's going to be a lot easier than a floor socket(s). Great idea - I'm warming to it Thanks

nice idea motorbiking .. thanks

Can't find a thread that answers this. I am converting my garage into a workshop. The inside will be tanked (floor&walls). I intend laying T&G chipboard flooring over celotex on the sealed floor, for warmth and cost (yes walls & ceiling will be insulated too) Heaviest thing on the floor will be...

Another thought ... There is roofing felt under the concrete tiles. Might a few well aimed tears in that fabric add useful ventilation?

I am soon to embark on insulating my pitched roof garage. There is no overhang, the pre-formed wooden trusses sit on top of wooden beams sitting directly on top of the single skin brick walls I will be plasterboarding a ceiling and piling it with rockwool type insulation. As there is a lot of...

I am soon to embark on insulating my pitched roof garage. there is no overhang, the pre-formed trusses sit on top of wooden beams sitting directly on top of the single skin walls I will be plasterboarding a ceiling and piling it with rockwool type insulation. As there is a lot of wood being...

Thanks Doggit .. that's good advice.

I am going to turn my garage into a workshop. It's a brick single skin with pitched roof in very good nick, dry inside but very cold in winter. Plan is to put up a stud frame all round, insert celotex and cover with moisture resistant plasterboard. Not bothering to skim as it's a workshop not a...

Ok thanks for all your advice here guys It's one for the summer so I'll give it all some thought over the next few months and do some planning. Once again, forum proves its worth

CELOTEX .. not used this before .. I see it comes in thicknesses from 12mm to 100mm !!! Any advice on that one please. I know the obvious answer is "as thick as you can afford" but isn't the 100mm intended for use in Antarctica rather than warming UK climates?! Would 50mm be a good compromise?

Hi big-all It's up and over, steel, the usual I'd like to retain this opening for getting larger project pieces in and out. I have this idea: devise an inner construction that maintains the insulation quality across the garage door but make it removable (e.g. a pair of fully insulated wooden...

Frank - thanks very much for this useful reply. the roof is 4x2 joists so pretty substantial. The walls are never damp inside, except when it is VERY humid outside and inevitably that damp air gets through (as you point out!) through the gaps around the garage door, and everything heavier than...