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Too late now unfortunately woody. Any suggested fixes?

Evening gents, For those of you who have followed, I recently completed a largely self built, certainly project managed rear extension. I went with a suspended timber floor with oversight concrete mix. The floor itself is made up of joists, chip board flooring with 22mm solid oak above this...

Hi Woody, I can only hope so, but without cutting in to investigate, I don't know for sure. We used the opportunity of being away for 3 weeks over xmas to get the place skimmed. I'll give them benefit of the doubt and assume it was :oops:

Hi gents, I've left the downstairs of my house for 4 weeks now following the building work and extension. Most of downstairs was dot and dabbed out and skimmed. Although I think I expected it to occur, there is quite a lot of cracking in the corners where walls meet ceilings etc. I know it's...

Hi Guys, All workign now thanks to your responses and other posts from people havign similar problems. The electrician was using the wrong two terminals. It turns out that Live goes in Common and Switched live into On. Cheers

Dope, I should have thought about that. Assuming it is live and switched live, is this all I should need for the Drayton +3 to work? Yes it is the +3. The electrician was not tasked to do this, but had a stab.

Hi guys, I may not have enough information to get an answer, but worth a try. My builders extended the cable for our downstairs thermostat. The comHi boiler is in the loft. They removed the Drayton 3 thermostat and I assumed it had packed up as it wasn't working when reconnected, so bought...

Hi guys, Happy new to you all. Back from 4 weeks away where we had builders in doing the knock through after building the extension end of last year. All looking good and nearing completion, but still quite a bit to do. Just wondering what you'd advise I use for going around and filling...

Hi Guys, Trying to find a very small PVCU window to fit an openign of 450 wide by 600 high (including cill). Surprisingly difficult to find anyone who can help supply this? Anyone have any ideas where I could go? Cheers Mac

Thanks oldun. I'm looking from underneath and can see gaps on a couple of sheets between the insulation. I may insist that these are tightly packed with something. I must say, on receiving the td4000, I was slightly surprised that the ply projected a couple mm beyond the insulation. This would...

Hi guys, Builder started with our roof today. Happy in general, but did notice that the warm deck (ply adhered to insulation) does have a couple of small gaps. I'm not talking big, but just worried that any small gaps will cancel the point of a warm deck. Should I worry, or is it assumed that...

Nice one. I'll take a pic after I stick 10000 post it's on my doors :D I know it was a silly question, so masking tape it will be.

Hi guys, Odd question of e forum I know, but worth a try. Today I spent the day installing my new aluminium bifold doors. Very chuffed. I want to protect them for the rest of the building work. Any idea which tape is good to cover all the fame with. Don't want something too sticky, that will...

Wow guys, Thanks for all the advice, albeit many personal opinions, which I suppose was always going to be the case. Like many of you have said, it is down to personal choice and what you like. I had my electrician over last night discussing options and he pretty much repeated what you...

Okay, very confused now after those posts. I hadn't thought of using LED, purely down to the cost. Was going to use 240V downlights (I now know without transformers). Basically, we have a standard 3 bed end of terrace house. Downstairs is an entrance area with hallway. There is a front room...

Okay, sorry I might be confused myslef here. I am definately referrign to the 24oV downlights, which I am pretty sure are suitable for lighting rooms. Correct me if I'm wrong please? Lookign through a catalogue, I think I may be confused with some 240V downlights requiring transformers and...

Thanks for the reply. Any chace you could give me a pointer as to which downlights I should be using? Regards Mac

Hi guys, Will run this past an electrician today, but thought I'd check on the forum anyway. As part of my renovation, I am installign new downlights through all of downstairs. I have planned 4 per room of 3m x 3m, which I hope will be enough? Is it best to use seperate downlights and...

Thanks for that Noseal. I assume you mean 8 x 100mm screws?

Thanks all. Think I will give the concrete screws a go. Can I be a pain and ask what size you'd recommend for the job? I assume with concrete screws, it is simply pilot hole through the frame into the masonry and then tighten? Does the pilot need to go into the masonry. Be handy to know what...