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Thanks really helpful. I've also done some more googling and it appears that decoupling mats are not ideal for tiles smaller than 50mmx50mm and as individual pieces these are 45x45. In fact some of the matting instructions they specifically caution not to use under mosaic tiles. I've also...

It also very much depends how heavy the light fixing will be. Is it a simple structure or a large pendant with lots of metal? I recently fixed a 3kg pendant and was very uncomfortable relying in the laths to hold the lamp. I ended up sing a spring toggle to spread the load, but have also secured...

If you are with Octopus energy they have a free loan scheme. I used that a few months ago and FLR is really good. But to be honest, all the cold spots were were I expected them to be and I did not find any unexpected odd gaps (hopefully it means insulation is decent). I have found them super...

Opening a continuation of this post, as I actually had more queries before everyone started bickering... I've received the tiles now and made a rough layout. I am not intending to use the warm-up board, I just want to use it to make a perfect cutout for the flooring guy to work around. The...

This video does not really help the OP. I will say this though, Roger Bigsby is extremely biased when it comes to ASHP. There is a follow-up of above video in collaboration with Rogers mortal enemy >> Heatgeeks. Heatgeeks are obviously very biased to the other side of ASHPs, so this is a decent...

Understood. How can I cut these to size? Requiring angle grinder or can a multitool with decent carbide blade cut through it? Edit: just checked a video.. ignore this question… We thought about it. Have done this with the reception room and it looks fab. But the boards here are in really really...

Great, thanks for the useful replies. Got more follow-ups: ok. so my spare 6mm warmup insulation boards would work? I could cut that exactly to size and use as base layer. Should the the insulation board be screwed down or adhesive? something thin like no-nails glue. Understood, the end result...

Hi Everyone, I am currently redecorating my master bedroom, which will also include a new herringbone floor. I am currently refurbishing the fireplace and would like to lay down some mosaic tiles as hearth. This fireplace is closed and will never be used, so I do not require fireresistant...

I have used grout pens a few times before and they work surprisingly well, also inside wet rooms. I have used them on a kitchen backsplash, kitchen floor, and also inside a shower/bathroom. The bathroom worked quite well, to cover the original grouting (darkgray almost black) and I just could...

Think the contact is not the biggest problem. But cooking on a wok requires lots and lots move movement and I would be afraid that the constant slamming against the ceramic/glass field would make it more prone to damage? Do you not expierence this?

My previous property was a 2013 new built flat, which had a Siemens induction hub and I absolutely loved it for the 8 years we lived there! It was wired correctly and there was never any capacity constraint. My other half is italian and we cook a lot of pasta and the amount of time it takes to...

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Hello Everyone, I've recently noticed a small wet patch on my decking. Here the wider picture: The two red circles are toilet waste branches, the yellow circle is a shower waste. The green circle on the decking is my wet spot and the green circle at the top is where the newer PVC connects to...

If you are new to voltage pens, before you run it around the old cables, run it around a live cable you definitely know have current. Also there seems to be a white label attached to one of the old cables? perhaps that shows "dead" or "disconnected".

I had a very similar case when octopus came around to install a smart gas meter. The lever was not rusty, but the lever stop ring was broken, so it would not stop the lever after turning it horizontally (off position). So it could have been switched off, but was still deemed a risk as an average...

I have used these (turquoise) screws successfully and 45mm for regular 18m floorboards seems adequate. But like others have said, screwing down w/out knowing exactly where services are running is a very risky (and potentially costly) game. I'd be very cautious. You can also try a bit of talcum...

Hi, I can't really advise you what todo and I agree with others to get professional advice (structural survey) if in doubt. I did however wanted to share what we have done in a somewhat similar situation. We purchased a house last year, and found out that the property had a historic subsidence...

out of interest.. for today, what is the total solar generation today? so excluding grid charge, basically the cumulative total of your green line.

sounds reasonable. you will get a nice constant feed as the sun moves form east to west. I have 3 panels south facing and 5 panels south east facing. so in the afternoon generation goes down quite quickly as the set of 5 gets shadowed early.

I am surprised they offer solutions w/out, I thought microinverters is a standard now. They were in all my 3 proposals I received. I have no shading, but a small chimney stack that can cast a shadow. One other thing I forgot to mention, make sure your installer is MCS approved and will provide...