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Don't sound right to me unless there is some mechanical protection for the tails. On my property we (me and sparky) run SWA cable from the consumer unit to a switchfuse with tail hanging out. The electricity board came along and connected the tails into their meter.

I'm relocating a cooker/hob to an island in the kitchen. Is Black enamel steel conduit - OK in the floor? By floor I mean screed, I will level and then tile over the top. I read that the Galv stuff is class 4 protection and the B/E is class 2. Additionally, Is 20mm conduit OK to...

What relevance is your dry outhouse to the OP? Your solution involves digging up and laying a DPM, yet you tell that isn't the reason why your outhouse is dry. We know what the problem is :roll: Only the man on the ground can really establish the source of the problem. What a clueless...

So what is it DPM or *no* DPM for the OP? On the one hand you recommend digging up and putting in a DPM, to do a 'proper' job. Then you tell us you don't have a DPM in your dry outhouse. That's for him to establish, DPM deals with rising damp. As I said earlier, I'd certainly check the...

I had a problem with some of the screw heads popping through on a double boarded ceiling. I used a some washers designed for Wedi cement boards. The plasterer just taped and skimmed. If it has already been skimmed then you could tape and use some jointing compound to feather out

Where do you think your water has gone? All you have done with a DPM below a new slab is created a barrier, that's what tanking does. It's better to have DPM below the concrete slab but providing the moisture content is within the manufacturers allowable limits then no problem applying over...

I'm drying a screed floor and the weather is great - windows and doors open. I think dehumidifier's need windows/vents/doors closed with some additional background heat to work best. I'd use nature to dry out during the day and the dehumidifier in the evening

There is always moisture in the ground, the tanking stops the moisture affecting the floor covering.

A well Tanked floor/walls eliminates the need to dig up the floor. It hardly analogous to celotape. More like Duct tape on steroids :lol:

I'm a big fan of the kingspan/celotex type product, I'm just uncomfortable with the chipboard element. The good thing about the tilebacker board is it is waterproof. There is always the potential with chipboard (even the moisture resistant stuff) that a mini flood could ruin the floor. As...

Have you considered using a cement faced insulated tile backer board. Prime then using a cement based adhesive stick'em down, tape the joints, pour a self leveling compound over the top .... job done 8) It eliminates the timber, so should improve the insulation as the timber will act as a...

Does the rain water flow away from the building? A small slope towards the building could result in rain water collecting and being absorbed. If you need to tank the room, have a look at how to contruct a wetroom. They use very thin membranes so you wont need to raise the floor height very...

I would have thought the introduction of a new window *would* require planning permission. They have guidelines on overlooking privacy, a new window would have a bearing on this. That said, if you just went ahead with a frosted window and bottom opening pane then, even if it got flagged...

Cheers - My get out of jail card ... damn those Belle mixers :lol:

I'll go with a bucket to get the measuring right. I've still got approx 20m2. The 2,2,1 mix was suggested by Noseall here http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=526597#526597 I used a steel bull nose float - so ok there. Maybe my 1st mix was just too dry. Will the wetter mix...

To my untrained eye that doesn't look great. If the deck is sagging it may be the result of a leak/water damage. Maybe the sagging has been exacerbated by the weight of the roofers up there, hence more pooling now. Did you see the deck before the felt was laid? I replaced my deck and...

You need to consider the weight of the tiles. Plasterboard with a skim coat can take less weight than plasterboard alone. I used the lightweight cement faced boards by Wedi for my shower area. The rest of the bathroom was done in moisture resistant plasterboard(green).

The instructions that came with my new Belle mixer say water 1st ... I suspect they know a thing or 2 about mixing concrete :wink:

Today I had a chance to put my research on screeding into practice. The screed thickness varies from 75mm - 25mm due to the unevenness of the old concrete slab. Taking advice from an old post I went with 2 part granite chippings 2 part sharp sand 1 part cement My 1st mixer load was...

On my project which was to convert an old building into residential, we were able avoid insulating the floor on the basis of the adverse effect it would have on existing door openings. If you are screeding over a DPM and insulation then I cant see what difference it will make having tiles or...