Recent content by tonyheat

Back to an age old question about painting kitchen cupboard. Should I use Crown Extreme Primer, or Owatrol Easy Surface Prep. Then for the top coat, should I be looking at an oil or water based paint? Some people seem to suggest Dulux Satinwood, or Little Greene. Which is more durable, and...

Hi, Need to swap over an existing Ademco Accord panelto a new Honeywell Accenta G4 - Can anyone help me out how the bell wiring connections transpose, as they are labelled differently.

because some surveyor has "highlighted" it on a report, that it isnt to current standards, may" cause problems as usual arrse covering, but caused a buyer to run a mile!

On a 1960s house, the front elevation has a plastic liner, and the back a felt/bitumen liner? Is there any reason why they should be different? is it likely that one has been replaced? Assume no tile issues, is there any need to replace the liner? Is is likely that condensation forms...

Hi, Looking to fit around 4x CCTV cameras around my drive/back of house. Would like to use IP, with PoE if possible. Cameras should be high quality (HD?), with varifocal so coverage can be adjusted. I need to be able to record. Ideally I would like to be able to view the recording from a...

I am thinking of fitting a suspended ceiling, but have very little scope to drop the celling height. How much space is required to get the tiles in? Are there any cheats that can reduce the gap? or a system (at a resonable price) where tiles fit from below. Regards

Hi, I have an area that is on a suspended timber floor. Joists are 2x6 and 2m60 span. Joists at 400mm. The floor has UFH fitted between the joists. I want to tile, but adding ply to the chipboard floor will affect the UFH and raise height too much. Are there any options that raise the height...

I have a extension with 6x2 floor joists that span 2.6m with 400mm centres secured by joist hangers on both sides. Floor is chipboard with tiles. Is this joist span sufficient to carry the extra load of a pug screed under the floorboards. This will add approx 25kg/m

I am looking to build a timber frame wall with insulation up to current standards (lean to shed). The problem I have is that I need to build close to the boundary, and so have difficulty in accessing the one wall from the outside. The wall s about 2.5m long, I therefore need to make in sections...

Assume you are referring to stats with optimisation (i.e adjust start time depending on tempreture), and Time Proportional Integral control -When the room temperature approaches the set point, it then calculates how many minutes are required within each firing period to satisfy the set...