Recent content by sim17

Lots of help here, thank you. Chris5 picture examples are ironic. The second £10 example seems to be what I have (I saved a box from the bin). Apparently fire rated and perhaps some acoustic rating. But doesn't see m to offer vapour control necesary. The LEDs are the sort of thing I wanted...

thinking back I have a feeling recessed downlights may have been specced on the architect's design. The builder/electrician may point the finger at him. Still, you wouldn't expect someone to just fit knowing it could be a problem. If shallow sealed LED fittings of the same diameter were...

Hmmm. Was hoping to avoid the extreme option of reversal. Yes, the work is certificated (Part P). I didn't engage electricians - all work on extension done through builder under fixed price, he got the trades in. Have building regs sign off from LABC too. Hopefully the risk of...

Just a quick note to add: I've seen the loft cap and downlighter hood things in lighting suppliers, that are fire and vapour specified. Only thing is there is no space to fit them - the lights go into 150mm deep insulation directly behind plasterboard, on top of which there is less than 50mm...

This is somewhere between roof building, insulation and lighting installation, thought I'd try here if any good people have ideas or experience on this. I had a new single story lean-to extension built several months ago. Am now in the first winter with it. The roof has 150mm insulation...

Thanks again, am understanding better again due to datarebal! Here's a better picture in daylight All the foam has been removed all round on all the veluxes as far as I can see, not just under one or two tiles. That was the first thing I went looking for because I found a complete...

Thanks for your comments datarebal. The foam isn't trimmed, it is completely removed. There's one short bit of tile it is possible to lift which shows this. I've taken a couple of photos best I can from inside until I can get outside with ladders. Bottom left hand corner leaks. Possibly...

Can anyone reassure me this velux installation and roofing is OK? Done by competent roofer who seems to have done complex things elsewhere well, it is just that I'd expected the tiles to be trimmed so they pass over the ridge on the velux flashing. The velux instructions don't make it very...

Digging my back garden under some flags just behind the house I've discovered an iron pipe, runs across back of house, under fence across party line, will have to dig some more to find out how far it goes the other way. About an inch or inch and a half external diameter, appears to be black...