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Yep the concrete across the two areas is at different levels as poured at different times before wall in between came down, I’m guessing from horse comment this is not a regular/acceptable solution - not going to go down well as I questioned it twice today and they assured me would be no...

Guess that would mean the under floor heating in that section would be lower than in other section, they are going to be different zones so maybe not too much of an issue. Think the difference is quite small so extra insulation would raise it up higher. They have put the insulation boards down...

Apologies do you mean they should have used screed rather than sand or questioning the screed going on top of the insulation board/pipes ? Very new to all of this, Lawrence

Hi, Builder has poured two separate concrete floors either side of a wall, the wall has now come down as going to be open plan area, and turns out floors are at different levels. The next step was going to be insulation board and then pipework on top for under floor heating and a liquid screed...

Thanks ever so much for finding that post, great to read just before bedtime as was starting to mull it all over again, whilst concentration in cement board is more than Artex the fact that I was outside has got to even things up, really is appreciated as been hard not to beat myself up for not...

Unfortunately was bone dry and not much wind, trying not to worry but starting to hope that the stuff wasn't actively trying to get in the windows and if settled would have been blown off at later stage, haven't opened the windows since, thanks for taking time to reply, Lawrence

Many thanks to everyone who took time to respond to my previous post on asbestos exposure, some re-assuring posts and some worrying ones but have reconciled fact that nothing can do about the exposure and due to distances hoping not to many fibres got on me, I will never understand why I didn't...

Many thanks for all the replies, pretty happy now wouldn’t have breathed much/any in, more worried now that would have got some on clothes which stupidly didn’t change and then put both kids to bed, wish I could wind the clock back and stop them cutting it, so annoyed and worried and avoidable...

Many thanks for quick reply, guess hard to quantify how much of a risk it was, wish I had changed clothes before kids bedtime, kicking myself on that, but guess not much I can do about it now and the worrying is not healthy, guess many people have short exposures and if everyone was made ill by...

Hi, Having renovation done and when builders cut through plastic soft fit yesterday in two places for block work to go up on second storey with jig saw turns out there was a thin cement board on the underside, I was in garden watching as discussing project with builder, the builder then...

Hi, Having double height extension done to replace conservatory. The blockwork started today after foundations completed. The wall on back of house that originally formed part of conservatory has plasterboard dot and dabbed on it, this will be removed and replaced. The new block work is...

Hi we are looking at some 4.8m sliders and 2.5m bi-folds in a south west facing garden and worried about overheating. Been looking at various solutions including pergolas and Brise Soleil to create shading. Did find on one site that for a Brise Soleil in south west elevation would need 0.7m *...

Hi here is picture inside panel, one of these just fits by my measurements : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254349925527?epid=1508073977&hash=item3b386fdc97:g:5fAAAOSwC7tdb5Y8 Many thanks for your help, much appreciated, Lawrence

Hi thanks for reply, 6-8 likely to be too short as electrician doing full days, can pick up a 2.1ah one, how long do you reckon that one would last ?

Ah yes good point, I have got one of these : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/233775951720 so the panel is one of these https://www.security.honeywell.com/uk/product-repository/8sp399a-uk and will have 2-3 PIR's and the LCD keypad attached to it, Many thanks, Lawrence

Hi, Just having alarm fitted and it uses has 12 1.2 AM battery in it (brand new) one of these : https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/152702115236 There is going to be loads of other electrical work going on over coming weeks where main power will be off for the whole day and switched back on in...

Hi, Been fantastic forum for renovation project and had another query, below is plan for rear renovation which has 2.5m bi-folds in kitchen area and 4.8m 3 panel slider in dining/lounge area (two panels will slide toward living/TV end). The windows overlook garden which is South West Facing and...

Thanks for reply, under stairs is a cupboard that don’t really want to lose, be great if can get away with extra rad at the yellow and blue positions, was just worried heat would connect up to ceiling and kind of be trapped as there is still a 60cm bit of wall left across top of opening

Many thanks for quick replies

Have chimney breast in room that is soon to become hall, it is not capped at top, want to block it off with plaster board and was going to put vent in to allow airflow. Could I then put a radiator on that wall, will be over but not blocking the vent if that makes sense, will the rad just suck...