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Hi All, I'm going to be installing electric under-floor heating (EUFH) in my flat & need to replace the existing floor with another wooden floor. From what I can see, engineered wood is the best option, but I was wondering whether I need to further narrow it down based on the thickness of the...

Hi All, I need to buy four sets of large (3M wide X 2M drop) electric roller window blinds. Any suggestions as to where I can get them at a reasonable price? I've been doing some digging & the most reasonably priced ones I could find are Roller-blinds-direct, but unfortunately they have a 1.5M...

Thank you all for your replies. Tigercubrider, thanks for that... It is the best solution.

Hi All, I’ve recently moved in to a new flat with double height ceilings 3 of the walls have enormous curtains (about 5 meters tall & 4 meters wide each) that can be opened & closed with a remote controlled electric motor. I’m quite keen to get rid of all of them, but I was wondering if I would...

Thanks Muggles, that is exactly what I wanted to know. We will definitely be staying in the property for at least 10 to 15 years & we anyway want to replace the flooring in the living room so I guess we can install the UFH at that time.

It's about 5.5 meters. Not sure about the floor insulation, although the building was built in the year 2000 so I assume that it does have that. Thanks for your advice, but I do have a newborn baby so I need to keep the room as warm as possible. I understand that it will be expensive, but...

Hi everyone, I’ve recently moved in to a top-floor flat in which the living room is really inadequately heated. I’m going to have to make some changes & was wondering whether I should go for electric under-floor heating or wall mounted electric radiators. The measurements & specifications of...

Thank you... I guess I'll sand it lightly without stripping any of the surface... Just to clean it up

Thank you for the link... Very useful... :D Quick question - The cabinet doors have a layer of some sort of vinyl material which is what we want to paint over. In the link it says that I should sand it first... Should I sand it to the point that the vinyl layer is stripped down (the...

Hey guys, The flat which I currently live in came with kitchen cabinets that I really dislike but can't afford to replace. Hence I am exploring the possibility of repainting them myself. Problem is that I am not sure how to go about doing it & can't even tell what material the existing...

Hey guys, I went down to the tower hamlets building control office & they told me that proposal 3 wont be a problem, but I still need to submit an official application/request. I will be doing this soon, but wanted to ask if you know of any ways that I can tip the scales in my favor? Any...

Thanks Tony! That was really informative, but what I don't get is how does the concept of an "open plan" kitchen work if there are so many regulations etc? My previous flat was had an open plan kitchen without any doors between the entrance & the living room (which had the open plan kitchen)...

Sorry for resurrecting this... Just wanted to know if anyone knows of a "folding" fire door?

Thanks mate! I made a bit of a typo earlier... I wont be able to get "sliding" fire doors as there is nowhere for them to slide in to. What I was referring to was "folding" fire doors. Is that an option? Cheers, Ducky

Thanks so much for all the replies mate. What do you reckon would be the best way for me to approach the building regulations guys?

That sounds like the third proposal. The new fire door would be after the bedrooms. Do you think that would be a problem?

Thanks for the reply mate. I have posted a larger image showing where the front door is. Why would the second proposal be prohibited? The kitchen would still be protected by a fire door (a sliding fire door). ALTERNATIVELY, how about the second proposal but without removing the fire door...

Here is a larger picture of the current floorplan

Thanks for the prompt reply. The attached image shows my floorplan plus three proposals. The section highlighted in red in the "current floorplan" is that part that I want to remove. Cheers, Ducky

Hey guys, I'm in a bit of a rut & was hoping I could please get some help here. Apologies in advance for the long post but I wanted to provide as many details as possible for the sake of clarity. I live & own a 4th floor flat in the city of London within tower hamlets & want to make some...