Recent content by thompo

Hello, I currently have an ancient Grant 70/90 with reilio burner running sealed and feeding a 250l unvented cylinder with 30tube solar for DHW, 3 small rads upstairs, 1 towel rail and ground floor UFH (150mm centres and Gypsum screed, tile floors) split into 7 zones, all hooked up through a...

Hello Have a couple of what i think are plum or cherry trees? Noticed some dark spots on the leaves and some clumps of what look to be dead leaves. Any ideas how to treat? and is this plum tree?? lol Plants around the tree dont so any issues although i think these die off...

Hello Looking a bit of advice on the best way to go about insulating our attic conversion. It was done 25-30 years ago and had a 50mm layer of fiberglass behind the plasterboard. Weve only owned the house for 18mths but are trying to renovate it to good standard of efficiency and...

Anyone heard of or used smartply? Guy locally is selling what he has from left over project, cheaper than ply but still more than chip.. Looks like T&G OSB?

Hi guys, Finally getting stuck into the previously carried out loft conversion which has a mixture of chipboard, floor boards and what looks to be some parts of a kitchen/wardrobe used for flooring! Admittedly, there is no bouce or creaks etc so seems sturdy enough. Planning on insulating...

Thanks for the reply. 1/3 of the house is cavity wall (LH gable, kitchen, Rec1), the other 2/3 is 9" solid red brick. I need to insulate the place and as the render is bad, im going with external insulation. To avoid a large "step" in the render outside i want to insulate the cavity...

Hello Quick query, we have a 1920 solid brick bungalow that has had a large extension added in the 50s (block work with 50mm cavity). A lot of the pebble dash render is in bad shape so over the summer we are hoping to strip the dash and fit EWI with new render. Question is, is it ok to...

You can lay plastic in the screed or subfloor, using a "pipe in pipe" system so if it ever failed you can (in theory!) pull the pipe out and replace it without disturbing the floor. Given the roll lengths and flexibility of plastic you can avoid any joins below the surface, which i think is a...

Thats what my plumbers merchant recommended? 25m Coil of yellow plastic coated copper pipe comes in 8-15mm? If bigger is required then its lengths pipe that need joined and of course i wouldnt expect someone to sign this off. As said its the spec i need for running pipe to see whats...