Recent content by Mikeyboy

Thanks again for prompt replies .I have now decided to bite the bullet and install an insulated concrete floor . The only part of the job , which I will not carry out myself is , the final floor screed .I am a heating engineer and I have recently carried out major repairs to a combi heating...

Thank you for the prompt reply . The existing floor is in a victorian terraced house , floor tiles approx ten by eight inches . These tiles are laid directly onto soil , with no concrete slab . The floor is no longer level , cold and damp . I am open to alternative suggestions , as to overcoming...

Hello to you . I wish to remove my existing tiled floor in my kitchen , and install a new concrete floor .The size is 10 foot by eight foot . My query is this ? Is this a worthwhile job to do myself , or hire someone else ? What would the cost be , if I done the work compared to employing a...

I have recently built a new second storey extension to my house , previously a flat roofed property .The pitched roof has 200mm. x 75mm. rafters ,bird mouthed onto new steel purlins , which will allow insulation to a depth of 150mm. , with a space of 50mm. for ventilation through permeable roof...

I have had a pitched roof fitted , and I am now in the process of removing the old asphalt fitted on top of the existing flat concrete roof . There are twelve layers of asphalt altogether and I am having a tough time removing them .What is the best way of cutting through the thick asphalt ?

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Once again , I thank you all for your very swift replies . Anyway I have decided to install my new shower . If I have any problems , I will let you know . Thanks again , for all of your input , Mike .

Thank you all , for your swift replies to my query . I am not increasing the power consumption of the shower unit , just fitting the same 8.5 kw . with a new model .As I mentioned earlier on , on this thread , basically it is a straight swop . The circuit is protected by a 45 amp mcb . So...

My old shower , has unfortunately died . Beyond any form of economic repair . I have bought a new 8.5 kw. unit . The original unit was fed by a 6mm. twin and earth supply , via a ceiling mounted pull-switch , at bathroom ceiling level . My query is this , will it be , within current regs ...

Thanks again for your replies . The roof will be a cut pitched roof , with 8 x 2 rafters .

Thank you for your prompt replies , I now understand the different terminology . Another query , with regard to warm roof insulation , which would be the best way to insulate a cut pitched roof with 8 x 2 rafters ?

I would like to know the difference between the two . I am sorry , I feel like a pillock for asking ! Appreciate your answers .

Vaillant , Buderus , and Weissmann are German boilers . I sugest that you google :condensate pump : ,there are quite a few out there . I believe grundfos manufacture domestic models .

Thank you all , for prompt replies . The truss size of 8 x 2 , was specified by the structural engineer , 150mm. of insulation board would then give the required 50mm. of ventilation space .Two UB:s of 203 x 133 x 30 , supported by gable ends and tied together with three 90 x 90 x 8 angles ...

Typo error , truss size is 200mm. x 50mm. , at 450mm. centres .