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i need to move 2 junction boxes, they are currently positioned in an old chimmney which is a nightmare if you need to get to them, not to mention risks if the chimney cap leaks! they provide connections for outside lights, porch lights and a small toilet. easiest position is to move these...

is there any guide as to how much space to leave around a ight and cables also. i'm having a re wire done and insulating between the ground and first floor, my sparky's advised to leave 250mm around the lights (all fire rated) and 100mm around cables. this has left rather large gaps in...

and there we need to agree to disagree. yes there are some fantastic people on here and well informed, but no on on this site can confirm 100% that there is no asbestos in this. they have already advised that they doubt it which is as far as they can recommend without samples taken!! as...

and as for overboarding- some recomend but from my experience i wouldnt! in the house im doing they'd done this in all downstair rooms and the weight had caused the lathes to sag and a couple of the joists- when it was all taken off the whole floor sprung up about half an inch in the middle

I've been in a very similar situation, i'm renovating a 1920's semi with lathe and plaster ceilings. did an initial check and couldnt see any areas that may contain asbestos, insulation in the loft was new fibreglass.... that was until part of the ceiling came down along with vermiculite...

The cheaper quote yesterday specified 904, the other 2 specified 316

each company has said the same that they need to use a 5inch liner and at 10m long this alone comes in at about £450

the plot thickens, the first one wasnt to insulate, but just had another quote of £750 for parts and labour- exculding the stove and to insulate it. this is less than the quote for parts alone from the previous companies.

that figure does include parts also, just recieved another quote thats got a breakdown, that one comes to about the same - £750 for parts further £750 for labour, testing and registration. going to check the cost of parts online for a rough figure to make sure they aren't taking the P, but...

that figure does include parts also, just recieved another quote thats got a breakdown, that one comes to about the same - £750 for parts further £750 for labour, testing and registration. going to check the cost of parts online for a rough figure to make sure they aren't taking the P, but...

had a quote for a multi fuel stove and just want to check if people think this is reasonable. ignoring the price of the stove itself installations quoted at about £1500, this doesnt include a hearth or prep for the fireplace as thats already done. and its to be fitted in an existing chimney...

i've used 75mm rockwool slabs in the cellar and downstairs ceilings with a single layer of 12.5mm gtec decimal board, not moved in properly yet so cant say what the ultimate end result is ( as still other holes in the ceiling elswhere). out of interest, how damp is your cellar and are you...

thanks Dave, is through your own use!

thanks for the comments everyone. bernardgreen- is there any way to check the impedence of the incoming BT line? or is it just safer to use CW1308 in the first place. seems to be a very mixed view as to which may be better.

best thing is give your building control a call, i'm doing similar and mine have been very helpful, they provided an on site evaluation and advice at no charge and confirmed what i would need. they advised me to go for a concrete 8x4 lintel rather than steel as with steel they commented i...

while i have the walls and floors up i want to lay cable to be able to connect various rooms for AV. the longest connection would be about 20-25m via 2 cables and a connector to allow configuration as to what signal goes to which room.ie i want to be able to connect my PC hdmi output to...

the router will be into the main socket with a filter on, thats planned already. but are there any benefits to using cat5e/6 cable for telephone? or should i just used standard phone cable to save future issues? also any views on if i'm allowed to replace the cable from the front of the...

thats ideally what i'm looking for, views from people using products to do this, i've had recommended either Sika 1 pre packaged or the wykamol hydradry mix, both at about £60 for 25litres. so would prob be around £400-£500 for the room. other option is a dpm on the walls with a drainage...

renovatng a house and taking the oportunity to install new sockets in most rooms for network and phone. couple of questions: 1)i have some cat6 network cable left over, is this ok to use for phone sockets, plan is to have a splitter at the main box to separate the line to the different rooms...

hi, background is i have a small coal cellar that i want to make usable, not looking to make it a living space just dry for storage mainly, theres plenty of ventilation- 1 window and 3 brick vents and will also have a radiator in there- possibly cheap underfloor heating to save anything that...