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I'm in the process of securing 22mm flow and return pipes around what is a barn conversion. The pipes are above ground, behind a kingspan insulated slat-wall. Is it best practice to lag the pipes? Cheers guys.

I think Im going to go with the wall option.... puerly as it allows me to get that job out of the way before the stud wall. Will bang some insulation tape on the drill so not to go too deep.

Thats not a bad idea tbh.

Thanks mate. I am a DIYer so doing it in my own time, so Ill have to take the hit on the extra time. Ive ordered some.

Thank you.... my tiny brain is struggling to understand how hammering a pin in will cause the plug to expand in the wall, but that looks like a good solution! Will give me 16 year old helper pleanty to be getting on with!

Ahh yes understand. Theres no way in a month of sunday that a nail is going into these bricks....its a 300 year old barn and the brickwork seems impenetrable. Are you saying you put screws through the clips? these are the ones Im looking at from screwfix.

We are just in the process of renovating an old outbuilding, which is going to involve a floating stud wall covering all the walls. Is there a best practice for securing the twin and earth into the safe zone? Id prefer to secure it to the brick before the stud wall goes up, but 2.5mm cable...

Been scratching my heads guys....Im putting up a stud wall, against a 300mm thick external wall, which has no cavity. Im attaching the stud wall via the top and bottom, not through the brick, and will leave a gap between the battons/insulation and the brick. I know I have to put a vapour...

Hi guys Im currently working on an outbuilding conversion to games/cinema room, and have a question before layout out the rad pipes for the combi boiler. Below is a little diagram of the rooms and rads/boiler. Ive read that the pipes from the boiler should be 22mm, and then bridging off into...

Thanks guys. Really appreciate the advice.

I was planning on battening with dp behind each batten, 100mm kingspan between, then a vapour barrier over the top before plasterboard...but that idea was poo pooed in another thread because it's an exterior wall. If I do batten straight to the wall, would it be ok to use shims to make the...

It's a 300 or so year old former barn...so around 50cm.

Posts suggest not to have battens touching wall due to thermal transfer and damp.

I'm about to install a stud wall and 100mm kingspan. It's an external wall with no cavity, so I don't want the wood or insulation touching the wall. I was thinking to pack behind the battens with Pre-Galvanised Steel Horseshoe Shim 2mm Thick. fastening to the top and bottom to create a...

Ive spent a couple of weeks coming back to this thread and re-reading it. A few people suggested what you said, but I hadnt quite understood it until I re-read yours. Im attching pics this time as I think it better helps to show the room. As you can see the ceiling is vaulted, so I...

No he didnt share the calculations.

The existing boiler is 30kw. The only other gas appliance is the 11kw cooker.

So we have an outbuilding, which were about to start a project on converting into 2 rooms. I have had 3 local plumbers come and quote for the work, but Im really confused as the options and advice seems quite different for each; For context, the building is around 11m x 4m total. The gas meter...

ahh got it! Thank you

I might be misunderstanding but do you mean to create a 50mm gap between the insulation and plasterboard?