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Evening chaps, Laid out sand and cement screed yesterday. I know I need to leave it a fair amount of time to cure, but believe I can get on it to build the kitchen etc. What’s a good product to put on the screed to protect it while it’s curing? I though about the plastic floor protection...

Morning guys. I spent a lot of last year fighting with the planning officer regarding our loft conversation application. Basically, despite me asking the guy who drew it to leave the gable end and rear dormer off as it would be PD, he said might as well put it on as we’re putting in an...

The downlights I currently use can be covered completely by upto 100mm of insulation but should be at least 50mm from joists. This is all in the manufacturers literature.

Are you overhead fed?

*cough*private job*cough*

Is there scope to go down, under floor, back up? Or go up through joists and down? Lifting floorboards from above?

No problem with it going to the back of the house. It could even go inside if you wanted to. Be prepared for a nice charge! It will help if you do the digging on your land and provide the ducting. (Must be DNO spec, not the corrugated stuff)

Send me a photo and some details, I may be able to advise.

Where in the country are you and what cable is is? Pilc, concentric?, Micc?

Yes type 1 or recycled crush is what you want. 150mm well compacted.

Do you keep the windows and doors shut during these problematic months?

Hey guys. Bricks are going up on the outside of the steel tomorrow so need to get the web insulated behind the cavity tray. The flange/web is 70mm, will 50mm wedged in the web be sufficient or what should be done here? Cheers.

I’ve been looking into UFH too, and have been looking at the screening in between the joists option. Have any of the suppliers mentioned that?

Thanks guys. Panic over. God know what happened with my measuring the other day but it looks like I was right the first time around!

No the steel isn’t out of level, it’s just going to be slightly lower than the wall, not enough for a brick course. Seat to top of steel is going to be around 60mm, so with the 47x95 wall plate, need to raise around 10-15mm Thanks guys.

Thanks woody. How will that level up the plate? Cheers

Thanks noseall. We had the web drilled but didn’t think about drilling the flange I’ve got a shot gun anyway so alls good. What’s best for raising the height of the plate up to the adjacent masonry plate height? Thanks

I’d be more concerned that it’s not fitted to a proper meter board.

Hey guys, Hoping for some advice on how to fix the timber wall plate to the steel that’s going to run along my extension opening. (203 x 133 x 25 UB) The walls are up to plate height, which will then be bedded in with mortar. The padstones are in place ready for the steel to be plonked on...

Phone 105 and inform them that you have a flickering supply and an arcing sound coming from the service head. When the engineer turns up, explain to him what’s what. Don’t bother explaining in detail to the call centre. What area are you in? Hoping my phone doesn’t ring right now