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I'm looking at ThermaSkirt-E aluminium skirting boards too now, but probably left this too late really as I need to settle on something tomorrow. It's impossible to find relative installation or running costs between the various options. Realistically how cheap could UFH matts be to install? I...

Fair enough, that's a good point. It might only be used for a couple of hours here and there during the colder months, so maybe a more immediate/responsive system might be better. I'll continue investigating it further though as I'm really quite new to the concept. Maybe a more conventional...

The systems I've seen look like they're designed to be placed within a cementatious screed of at least 50mm in thickness, with at least 30mm of this screed above the heating wire: https://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/electric-underfloor-heating/inscreed-heating/warmup-inscreed-heating/

Hi all, I'm building a small garden room and have only just begun to speculate what heating I should have. The room is only 2.2m x 3.2m and 2.2m high. We have laid a concrete slab and will be laying 75mm Kingspan foil faced PIR insulation and then 50mm screed. I originally thought I'd have a...

Concealed gutter well on its way, and working quite well now that the weather's turned wet. I could have put it further to the edge, but there's not much in it: I'm not bothering with uPVC fascia board as the GRP edge trim is actually itself quite deep: What remains is to connect...

OK, another quick question. My framing is made up of 4x2 (38x89mm) timbers I believe. I'm purchasing 75mm Kingspan PIR for walls and floor and 100mm for the roof. When it comes to taping up the seams how wide do you usually need to go? Is 75mm tape enough, or do I really want 100mm tape to...

cheapish ones with tiny frames? If so, please point me in the right direction.

Yes, I did look at that document yesterday and it seemed to only be concerned about kitchens, bathrooms, utility rooms, etc. Places where a lot of humidity might lurk. The only figures I could find was for the smallest space (<50m2) a vent size of 35000mm2, which is even smaller than my little...

Thanks. Where does this information come from and is there more detail regarding cubic volume etc? Is there advice within building regs that could help me? thanks

Yes, thanks. I'll put one towards the top on the right hand wall, but wondered if I'd get enough through flow between that and the trickle vents in the door, or if I should instead place another in the left side wall? The space is about 15.5m3 and I was considering this type of vent...

A quick question regarding ventilation. I built this without much thought for ventilation apart from a couple of trickle vents in the door frames. All the windows are non-opening and the interior will be plaster boarded and that’s that. I now realise I might need a couple of passive vents for...

Those are not the actual firrings. My original build used 4x2 timber, so when I dismantled it I re-used many of these for the roof rafters but got additional 2x2s and bonded and nailed them to the 4x2s to make up stronger beams. It's a compromise but seems to do the job perfectly fine. The...

OK, I've figured out that the 10mm Fascias are designed to go over existing OSB, but the 18mm ones would attach directly to the rafter ends and forego the need to fit OSB. What about the soffits? Can I do the same and find 18mm soffit boards which would allow me to install vents and LED...

So, I’m back with a brief progress report and a question regarding fascias, trims and soffits. So as you can see, the frame is now mainly up and the roof has been decked. The rafters are 150mm high and the front overhang extends 600mm out. Today we cut a recessed ‘channel' through the roof deck...

I see, thanks John. So let me get my head around this. If I need space on the cold side is 10-20mm enough? And can the cable runs go on this side and then just poke through a hole to a socket or switch on the warm side where needed? Regarding the cold roof, is rockwool more or less as good as...

Right, I lowered the height by 4cm now just to be safe, so it should now be fully compliant! Quick question regarding insulation: The 4x2 timber being used for studs looks like it's roughly between 85 - 90mm deep. The roof joists are about 150mm deep. So in terms of PIR boards what should I be...

Yes, and it remains an option, but for us is fiddly, risky and may not be as successful notched into our joists like that because of lack of experience with the design. And as Notch7 says the traditional exposed gutter is not really that offensive and in some respects can add interest. I'll just...

Yeah, thanks Woody, I can imagine something like that, and it seems like it ought to be in fairly common usage these days. But after a couple of days of searching online I've not found any prefab system of brackets, gutters and fascias on the market that do this simply and cheaply. (expensive...

Oh, I see. Enquiring if such a thing exists, is 'insisting'. (!)