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Thats what i was thinking. I will just stop if it starts raining then and put it on hold. Its supposed to be a dry day but we know how that ends up! My main concern was trapping anything. So the theory is that the vcl, and all board joins should be sealed so its its pretty much an airtight...

Hi guys. I have some some questions that are likley silly but here goes I am laying my final layer of t&g boards tomorrow. I already have my firrings and sub t&g deck layed. Tomorrow weather permitted is to get the vcl put down onto the deck, ready for the celotex to go on top. This will get...

Thanks buddy, thats how i had it planned in my head. I can get 300mm away most of the way along, its just the one corner where id like to come further out. I guess i just have to go a bit ott with the propping. I picked up some extras today. Cheers matey

Hi people. What is considered the maximum distance from a wall, that we can place props. The floor joist are bearing on the wall we are taking out, 3.8m span Reason i ask is i have propped and fitted a few lintels 1.5m lintels, nothing to this scale. time we are trying to keep our kitchen...

I can see a lot of debates here, easy to see how new regs are so hard to follow sometimes. I have had an ecir done prior to pulling all this out. The sparky is going to inspect and cert the install and we have agreed on if there is any rectification work he will allow me to sort it myself if...

Well hopefully i have someone to help me out so this gets resolved. Hes due to come down next week but he knows the score. One thing is for certain i wont go this route again! Leasson learnt!

I think you mis-read my post. When i said whats the idea behind this i was referring to specifit type of cable clipping under floors. I did it off my own back because i didnt want wires dropping down when i took the living room ceiling down. I did not know it was actually a requirement.

Right. Thanks guys for the replys. Its crap to be in this position as i had someone to sort it in the first place but things change and people fall out. I have herd all sorts about going the building control route. Worrys me they will want every single thing pulled back up. A lot of work down...

I figured that wasgoing to be the response. Probably best to just get it safety tested then instead. Pants.

Hi chivers67 Unfortunatly no megger tester so its not been done. It needs a full test. Basic tests have been done with a fluke multi meter to make sure nothings got the wrong polarity or any broken connections

Hi guys. Looking for some advice on whats best to do regards signing off electrical work. I have rewired my house while plasterboarding and decorating. All to regs. All wiring is in safe zones, in capping at the correct heights, hard wired interlinked smokes and heat detectors. Usual dual rcd...

You have a good point there woody. Well on that note I think I will definitively insulate the cold exterior walls. I can make use of all the other boards on internal walls. Can insulated board be fitted to ceiling without vapour layer?

Hi guys, really appreciate the replys. Well, main concerns are I don't want a damp issues in the future. There's no problems at the moment but it's old plaster so more worried about creating a problem. I'm not too concerned about trying to make it super efficienct. More about avoiding...

Thanks for your reply. I was told about those foil ones before. Deffo not considering those. If I'm honest I'd prefer to stick to the 12.5 unless I should really not.

Oh forgot to add, it's double skin 1940s house with cavity fill.

Hi guys. So I finished a front bedroom a couple months back and all went well, plasterers were well happy with the job, I'm looking at doing some more rooms now but doubting my previous material choices. I took the old ceiling down and put up 12.5mm plaster boards and took the walls back to...

Hi fellas. I'm doing the ground work on my garage slab. It's mostly done now but I got a question regards to sand blinding layer before dpm. Do you need to do it when using compacted type 1? Reason I'm asking is 3/4 of the garage is deep enough for both 150mm type1 and sand but the top isn't...

Bit of an update. I found out why I never put the screws in that board. I had forgot that the ceiling rafters was out by a mile and I forgot to correct it before wall boarding. Popped the board down and lowered the rafters now it's about a 5mm gap so all sorted!

It sure is mate. Iv done most on my own but our house is funny sloped ceilings and as you said beams are miles out. good point on being wide enough I had that issue too. Probably why it annoyed me so much not noticing those screws when I did the walls! Skim shouldn't have any issues sticking to...

Haha nice . Even that might not cover it !! Should have known it would go wrong at some point. Best of it is this was the last room and the easiest. Other options I thought was to cut a patch out and place another board in it. Pretty sure I could just fill it with dot and dab but really not sure!