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I have an update for this question having had a good dig around on this site. The BRE U value calculator mentioned back in 2011 is no longer available but BuildDesk's software is available. This can be downloaded and tested for 30 days free of charge. You can find it here...

Bearing in mind that you are talkiing to another DIYer, my thought would be to duct it. The logic behind that is that you are presumably going through a cavity wall. You have not mentioned being drowned in tiny polystyrene balls, so I am guessing that the cavity wall has no insulation. When...

Will you still be using the garage as a garage or is it to become a ManCave? If it is a garage for a car do you have the height to lift the floor level by 200mm (100mm insulation + 100mm new slab. I ask because modern cars have got so large. We found that our replacement VeeDub would no...

Just a passing thought. If it is a bathroom then moist air will be a problem without adequate ventilation. Whole house heat recovery ventilation is brilliant and not that expensive if you DIY. The worst part is getting the ducting fixed. The traditional British bathroom fan vent would also...

Hi Everybody We have a small three storey, two bedroomed terrace house that faces SSW. In summer the main bedroom on the south side of the top floor gets way too warm. As a solution I am proposing to line the inside of the bedroom on the exterior wall sides plus the cathedral ceiling with...

Hi Folks Many thanks for your replies and apologies for not posting any sooner. That Festive Fortnight rather gets in the way of DIY projects. The project so far has had a reply from C-Tec Technical Services, the folks that make CT1 but who also make Power Grab ‘n’ Bond which is an even more...

Godd Afternoon Everybody Our dreadful 1930 house has the front cantilevered out over the ground floor by about 1m. Part of that is filled by the bay window and the rest just hangs out or forms the porch over the front door. Having found no way to get into the floor space that hangs out...

Thanks Flameport That is a useful lead that I will try to follow up this evening. Regards Pete

Hi Folks I am not quite sure if this is the right thread to join, but I have a query about Smart Meters so here goes. Our not very competent Electricity retailer, Bulb, arranged for Siemens to fit a Landys & Gyr E470 Type 5424, issue 4.2 four terminal electricity smart meter fitted with an SKU...