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    Renovating an old loft conversion, insulation and air gap

    http://www.celotex.co.uk/applications/pitched-roof-insulation/between-and-under-rafters Link to celetex specification for insulation.
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    Quality of existing loft insulation

    HI, You can lay it on top of the boards, that doesn't really make a difference. The only problem you will now have is that you will no longer have a boarder floor in your attic. Personally I would cross board your existing floor joists to raise the floor up so that you can fit insulation...
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    Loft height - minimum regs require

    Hi, in the new part of the house the joists in the attic are the same depth as the ones in the first floor so I assume they are suitable, however I will ask someone in work to double check the dims. Thanks for the info on the rafters, again in the new part of the house I have plenty of space...
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    Loft height - minimum regs require

    Cheers for the reply. Is 2m at the centre point or does it have to be the whole width of the stairs? The ceiling is already boarded and insulated (although I am not sure if its to the required level, any ideas what thickness insulation required?). Whilst the floor will need some work, I...
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    Loft height - minimum regs require

    Hi, I bought a house with a large extension. The extension part of the house is prepared for a loft conversion ( suitable floor joist, veulux window, dorm windows, plenty of hear height), however the only place I can make access to the attic space is from the existing house due to room...
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    Driveway - just 2 concrete tracks?

    Hi All, I want to put a driveway in my property, however I don't have the funds currently for a fully paved driveway, also the slope is approximately 1 in 8. I was considering just pouring 2 400mm wide concrete tracks for the cars to park on, with grass in-between until I had funds for...
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    Nest won't connect to white box

    I had it connected to the charger for about 5mins before trying to pair ect, the battery wasn't dead, so would think it should still really connect, damn thing! Muggles, I will give what you said a go tomorrow, hopefully it will work! A bit of a pain to have to de-wire it all and take it back...
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    Nest won't connect to white box

    Hi all, I've tried searching but couldn't find an answer for this. Basically I have installed my nest device, but I can't get the two units to connect wirelessly. I have tried re-setting both units, tried repairing the two units, I moved the thermostat to within 20cm of the white box, and...
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    Timber lintel for garden shed -acceptable?

    Some pics below, not sure why they are upside down as they are on the PC the right way, weird! You can see in the first one I have made some vertical marks on the wall to show the edge of the proposed door opening. Help appriciated!
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    Timber lintel for garden shed -acceptable?

    Hi, i'm looking to install a large, 3.8m wide, triple glazed sliding door into my garden shed. The shed is block construction with a flat roof above. The shed is about 6m long and has a central timber perlin halfway along its length supporting the rafters, and the rafters land on the...
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    Retrofit wet underfloor heating in conservatory

    Hi All, I am considering my option/ the cost of installing retrofitting an underfloor heating system in my conservatory. The conservatory is about 5 years old and has a tiled floor with a single radiator. Its quite small at around 8m2 floor area. My current thinking is that, could...
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    Tipping topsoil on road - legal?

    OK cheers for the above. If I was ordering topsoil (which i need to do anyway) and paying for it, I would just get it tipped on the road, but its because of the nature of where I am getting it from that I am so concerned. cheers for input.
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    Tipping topsoil on road - legal?

    HI, Cheers for responses above but still not quite clear if I can legaly do it or not. To provide some further background, the project it might be coming from is a council project, and due to my relationship with this project I would need to make it clear to all parties that I was looking...
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    Tipping topsoil on road - legal?

    Hi, I am redoing my garden at the moment and through work I might be able to secure a delivery or two of free topsoil that I need for the garden (I need between 10-15 tonnes). I don't have a driveway, so the only option would be to tip the topsoil outside my property, onto the pavement/ road...
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    Cutting installed wooden floor for expansion gap

    Ok, so basicly try and wedge it infront/ behind to take the pressure off? No idea what is causing the damp, but thats a problem to sort another day. Cheers guys
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    Cutting installed wooden floor for expansion gap

    Hi, Having abit of a disaster with the wooden floor in the house I bought. The previouse owner put a wooden floor down in two rooms downstairs, however these have expanded alot (there seems to be abit of a random damp problem in one of the rooms) and in one room it popped up about 3-4 inches...
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