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Thanks! I'll get some timber ordered.

So no additional timber - just insulation with OSB loosely laid on top? With the joists being close together there is some strength but no need for additional noggins?

So this method?

We just had a loft ladder installed to the second-floor office area. Room was plenty cold and I suspected no insulation above and I was right. Now the hatch and ladder is fitted, the carpenter pointed out that the joists were not particularly strong. They measure just shy of 3" x 2" with a span...

To qualify, the heating may have been on around the house, but this room is noticeably colder than others. I wouldn't expect it to stay warm forever but it only does so when the heating is more or less on constantly.

Hi all, I'm now tackling another room of the house - the most important - the office. The lockdown period has proved the importance and luckily we have the space for a dedicated room. Historically, this was used a bedroom and part of an extension. House is originally 1902 but not sure on the...

I should have put more in my response. This is a 100 year old house in South Wales. Everytime you scratch a wall it bleeds back coal dust.

And I have a reel of 6mm2 T+E in the garage - great. Might be a bit tough to bend but I'll give it a shot.

It's not mold.

I expect the answer to be no but the install manual just focusses on the ability to withstand a temperature of 90 degrees or higher. The current cable for the old hob is hard wired to an isolator and on a dedicated 32a curcuit with the oven. Not changing the cable simplifies things greatly but I...

I think option 1 is the only thing to do. I've slid the oven into place and there's plenty of wiggle room. But the way the marble worktop was originally cut, it is not braced at all apart from by the back of the old oven housing. I'd have to remove only part of the housing as a result to us the...

I've just realised you are correct all along. The fittings are designed to sit in a 600-605 width spacing, with the vertical metal fittings closing that gap up. I tihnk this may be to ensure there's air circulation around the oven. So I've got two options 1. Fit as is and secure the bottom...

The width is the external dimensions. The oven itself needs a maximum of 55cm and the gap between cabinets is 56cm so we've got plenty of space. According to the install chart it's a bit less (538mm):

Good morning! Typical domino effect in progress in my kitchen. The old Lamona single oven is on the fritz, letting more heat out than it retains so we decide to buy a new one. Double oven and additional flexibility are the order of the day, and we opt for an AEG built under model. The fittings...

Update and a lot better this morning. I did two things: 1. Bought some Leyland Contract Vinyl Matt 2. Repainted horizontally with a light lay off. I was about to water it down and I thought I'd give it a shot. My shoulder hasn't thanked me though as I had to go like the clappers to keep a wet...

I've been covering a wall in Leyland Trade Contract Matt Emulsion and it's starting to get on my nerves! The result is as follows: I know I made the cardinal sin of starting the middle of the wall but the paint was going off so fast I couldn't get to the top of the wall from the bottom...

Yes, and the hot water feeds also. When I turn off the cold and hot water on one side of the house, cold taps stop completely but I still get a trickle from hot. I first panicked and thought there was a leak somewhere but we would have noticed by now. When I do the inverse, and cold from the...

I think so. I have to expose the floor for some electrical work so I reckon I'll have to go searching.

It is consistent dependant on the flow of the second stopcock (although I am tweaking an isolator valve that is under the sink. At the moment, I have it set so that the downstairs tap cold doesn't trigger the pump, but upstairs, it does. The shower needs to force the pump on - so turn the shower...

I've had trouble for a while now with my pump not kicking in for the hot water. I was advised to change it as the only remediation other than pulling up tiles so thought it was worth a shot. So I changed the pump to a Salamander 3 bar CT Regenerative pump and if anything it's worse. Certainly...