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Official line from local bld regs contact I can confirm that there is no minimum headroom within the flats, the only restrictions under the building regulations in relation to this topic are a minimum of 2.0m over stairs and landings. Obviously you don’t want to go too low as this will...

Im in the process of creating a basement flat. At present I have 2.15m floor to ceiling joist. But I reckon after floor insulation, chipboard and two layers of plaster board im going to be left with something around 2.03m. I realise more height is preferable but in reality this is a basement...

Likely to go LED as well to keep heat levels down.

Only roughly 2.1m available so no traditional ceiling lights - what other options are there ? Space will be open plan kitchen / lounge area.

Hi, Is there a general rule of thumb for number of downlighters per room size ? Maybe a website has a calculator ? I'm renovating a large basement and need to determine the correct number of led downlighters to light the area properly Regards, Mike.

Thanks Guys - anything over 150mm would have been a problem so good to hear.

Hi, I'm trying to enlarge an opening in a basement but have concerns over the depth of the steel needed. The current basement opening is in an internal supporting wall of a 3 storey terrace at 1.3m wide and approx 1.95m high, it has an old wooden lintel that's 150mm deep. I wish to add...

Hi, I'm getting a quote from Northern Power Grid to supply a new feed into a flat i'm renovating cwhich will have electric rads and electric hot water They need to know the following on the Single LV form :- Off peak electric heating k/w daytime electric heating k/w electric water...

Thanks guys for the advice - like the attenuator option, worth a try for a couple of quid :D

About 6 years ago we had a new aerial fitted for freeview and a masthead amp as the signal is weak.....it worked fine for years. Over the past few months i've noticed we are seeing picture break-up and bad signal errors with HD channels hardly working. My presumption was it was failing so...

Thanks guys - so a waterproof inner skin with a channel a pump system behind wouldn't do the job here ? My finger in the air cost is there's well over £1000 involved in getting water, gas & electricity entry points into the building relocated.

Hi, I've recently purchased 2 flat that need general renovation. The Lower GF flat had a partition in front of this wall to try and keep the damp out but i've taken it down with a view to tanking it properly, however with the services on the wall and pipework its going to prove very difficult...

Hi, I'm redoing the seals on a badly fitted bedroom window, I've done the sides with stixall sealant and plastered over. However on the top of the window the gap is quite deep going back about 1.5" and about .75" high. This will take an awful lot of stixal with a plaster finish over the top...

Thanks Dan - could you link one or two as wasnt sure which you meant

We've always had a damp wall in our bedroom window opening and condensation on the glass. Tried many things to address it but never got to the bottom of it. Last weekend i was looking at the brickwork around the window and noticed the mortar is cracked from the bottom right corner of the...

Sadly guys after doing all this work the boiler is still losing pressure, this only happens when it's not in use ie overnight. Any ideas what the problem could be - the EV is correctly pressured now so that doesn't seem to be the issue. tia, Mike.

Just checked the manual - the EV needs 0.8 not 1.2 ! Sure that'll sort it :D

Ive recently re-pressured my expansion vessel to stop the bolier losing pressure after some great advice on here to 17.5psi (1.2bar). The boiler is showing 1.5 on the front so all good. However when I turn the heating on the pressure quickly rises to 3bar and stays there until I switch off. I...

Thanks for you help Ian - i'll get the new O ring and post some photos of what i think i'm doing just to be 100%. Always nervous tinkering with boilers but it sounds like this is do-able for me :D

Finally located the bugger of an expansion valve - well hidden top back ! I pressed the valve and nothing no air whatsoever, i've tried adding some back in ( a job in itself !) and was wondering what sort of pressure i should inflate to, also will it stay at this pressure or will it need...