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TP website says they can make to suit width but i'm guessing it'll come at a price

i meant 115 :oops:

Partition wall is approx 15mm thick so think a 115mm wide lining doesn't really give a nib to plaster up to - next standard size is around 132 can this be cut down? I see travis purkins make to suit width - is this likely to be much more expensive? (I'm impatient and can't wait til tomorrow to...

cheers 450 went in no probs - the chap totally agreed when I mentioned it and the 900mm spacing was for making sure the support for the board edge was in the right place

Time for my weekley post somewhere on DIYnot- must be progresisng o.k. as its now about plasterboard :D Due to getting the stuff up to the loft am using 900x1800mm pb to underline stub walls sloping ceiling/flat ceiling in our loft conversion. I have spaced battens (at rightangle to...

To answer my own question 130mm/6mm spax screws are doing the trick.:lol: Keep missing the joist behind the insulation - even though I have marked them!

Cheers fellas- debate on here is much livelier than the building forum! :shock: I asked a question about screw sizes and got no response. Good to get a range of opinions. Had I not been fitting a new circuit I would have been none the wiser to the mA requirement and my out of date cu would...

I think there is an earth spike by the front door- its a black box with a red strip saying electricity earth do not remove I think it was just done a few years ago when 30ma wasn't the norm IMO 10 years doesn't seem that old - I bet there are thousand of houses with older installations. :lol:

Thanks- I think what you say Paul c sounds sensible although can see the other points raised are all valid. I don't think we are likely to expand further and maybe would change the board at a later date if its not part p requirement. I will see what our spark says but your suggestions give me...

I can't find the usb to connect my phone to take a pic at the mo! The make is MK sentry done to bs en 439 - we moved into the house about a year ago and I think the CU is about 10 years old as the property was overhauled then including rewiring by the looks of things. The new circuit for...

Hi We are having an electrician do some wiring for an extension. THe RCBs on the consumer unit are rated at 100 milli amps. (I hope this is the right terminology right?!) The sparky says should be smaller, around 30 ma I think and so need a new board. As our building works are...

Fixing 25x50 batten through 70mm insulation to u/s of timber rafters in roof- then plasterboard screwed through to battens Will 125mmx4.8 drywall screws be ok for fixing the batten or should i use proper wood screws but seem to only be able to get 125mmx6mm Does it matter? Cheers Jon

I thought I would repost and try my luck here here as no response on the general building forum. Has anyone any experience of using lap vents http://www.lapvent.co.uk/ and if they work and how difficult they are to install - B Con are happy because they have the BAA cert but would be useful...

What is the wall construction and thickness - it is normally the inner leaf that is load bearing so at the outer face should be o.k. Was discussing the very same thing with building inspector today- he was happy as long as the bearing wasn't at the thin end of the wedge which it wasn't - our...

Building control are keen on the VCL- having said that they have just turned up today- week later than they should of, good job I was in! They agreed it was problematic on the horizontal as it would have to go up and down between rafters and difficult to seal to eaves so they agreed it could...

O.k. so have begun converting loft and have had builders in to put the joists in and installl some velux- for the next phase will be insulating and dry lining ourselves. A few words of wisdom would be appreciated on the following: As is good practice now days will be installing a VCL on...

Beam was fine as thought- but only just and have past plan check! Hardly like i am going to have 20 people partying up there. Have some build issues now but that's another post!

Thanks for the info I will have to dig deep for a s eng then, I have just come across a few I would like to burry in my time :lol: Want to avoid adding steel though as into pary wall and all - will be intresting to know if my gut instinct is right about the beam - lets wait and see! Re...

Hi I have put a building regs app in for doing our loft conversion and have had a list of questions back from the plan check. Most I have dealt with but any thoughts/advice on the following welcome as really can't see the sense in some of it. Main issues are structural- 1. We have a...

Thanks for the advice - looking at the way the snow has come down in the last hr i may have a bit of time on me hands :lol: - like i said i am a complete novice with this type of stuff but might give it a go - whats the worst damage i can do !