Recent content by Tom__40

Hi. I'm adding a shower and sink to my utility. There's currently an old style WC with outlet directly into the floor so will just be a ~4 inch hole in the floor if removed. Does anyone know if it's acceptable (regs wise) to use something like this part...

Thanks, that's definitely one option. I've been doing some googling and have also now found what might be another one...there are apparently screeds that incorporate EPS beads in, with thermal conductivity similar to mineral wool insulation. Have e-mailed a couple of companies to see what the...

Not had a complete proper look, but put a straight edge around 2.4m long on the floor and the ends were about 10mm off the ground, middle touching. Nothing a bit of floor leveller won't fix, and if I have to liquid DPM anyway the one I'd use would also act as a primer for the leveller.

Thanks for the reply, I may well put it to them. So I'm envisioning something like paint on DPM, then PIR, tape joints, ?expansion gap at the perimeter of the PIR filled with some kind of foam tape (not sure if this would be needed for the PIR?), presumably prime the PIR as they usually have...

Thanks for the reply. They're happy with the roof construction and insulation, but the guy from BC who came round today (to sign off the roof) said he wasn't sure he'd be able to sign the roof off because of the door removal, he's going to get back to me. I don't think they'll make me fit 100mm...

Hi. I need to insulate the floor in my utility. It's an unheated single storey outbuilding attached to the back of the main house - an end of terrace with cavity walls. The roof has recently been replaced and insulated (it was corrugated asbestos sheets), and I plan to add external wall...

Hi. I've boarded my ceilings (tapered boards) and done the joints using paper tape and easifill, as I was informed after I had a previous problem with new upstairs ceiling joints cracking (where I'd using fibre mesh scrim) that paper tape was the best way to stop cracking (British Gypsum's...

Hi. The internal vessel is gone as the pressure was getting too high when in heating mode. It was a long time ago now, but I think it was in the region of 2.5-3 bar. I tried repressurising it with a pump, but couldn't get it to repressurise, so assumed the diagphragm had gone and decided to fit...

Hi. As I understand it this is a primary flow thermistor error (temperature overheat). I've just had this happen again after having no problems for a while. It's only ever happened after turning on the hot water, doesn't seem to happen when it's doing the central heating. I wondered if in theory...

Hi. I've lagged the central heating flow and return pipes within the first floor joist space with 25mm foam pipe insulation, and used aluminium foil tape to wrap it near completely. As I'm in the process of putting up new ceilings, I'm also putting 100mm acoustic mineral wool up before boarding...

Sorry, I wasn't clear. 6A on lighting circuit, 30A on ring main. There's only 3 circuits in use -upstairs lighting (6A), downstairs lighting (6A), ring (30A). Pics of the removed wire, and terminal block next to hole in doorframe attached! One end of this was wired to the main utility light live...

Hi. I've since tried a couple of things:- The (old) consumer unit had an identical 30A MCB not being used, so I swapped it with the existing one on the ring main. Problem persisted, so unlikely to be a faulty MCB. I think the problem is on the upstairs lighting circuit - reason being it...

Hi. Yesterday my ring main MCB just tripped randomly and I've no idea why. What seems more odd though is there is an RCD socket (for the washing machine) spurred off the ring main located in the kitchen - that didn't trip. What's more, the RCD the bathroom fan upstairs is wired off of did trip...

Hi. I'm just aware how much everything costs these days. I'm fairly confident I could hire some props, prop the wall, remove bricks, fit a concrete lintel and then to improve the look you can get for example acrylic brick slips in a contrasting colour to give the appearance of a new soldier...

Hi. I have an old 50s house and need to install concrete lintels on the outer leaf for the downstairs window openings, prior to replacing the windows. Am I right in thinking the correct way to install flashing would be on top of the new lintel, and up/sitting back against the inner leaf spanning...