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bump - specifically on how to finish off an external slated corner?

Hey folks - I'm curious as to how the pros would finish slating around a window opening on a flat dormer face? These are vertically hung fibre cement slates and I'm wondering if a basic corner trim could finish the job so the edges look neat? Would you recommend a plastic trim or aluminium...

Hey folks, my Edwardian house still has the original large coving on a lath/plaster ceiling. Without going into detail, the ceiling absolutely must come down (think rain damage!) but it'd be a shame for the coving to go down with it. I can't overboard either as I'd lose a lot of detailing in the...

The link doesn't show a PDF - can't seem to find the brochure online either.

Hey folks: So: the setup is a slated dormer cheek forming an internal parallel corner with a brick chimney breast - both faces are vertical. A bit like this: https://www.contractortalk.com/attachments/img_0143-jpg.30583/ My setup is similar with the lead currently covering the soakers. Now...

Right folks: Looking to lay central heating (22/15mm) and Hot/Cold water pipes in a 3-bed semi. The usual stuff: feeding pipe through joists with the tales to rads coming up in copper. I last did this in 2012 with JG Speefit without issue but I'm wondering if it's worth switching to Hep2O if...

I may have answered my own Q: if there’s steel beneath purlins, I could just web off that for suspended floor... DOH..!!

Good point about rafter spread: the Purlins (Doubled 9x3s) will be propped by a dwarf wall resting on a steel beam spanning the entire width of house (rested on padstones on gable/party wall sides). That’s the plan atleast. Lots of timber on site so I’ve asked for the rafters to be nogged -...

Hey folks, just want to get your thoughts on a loft conversion in an Edwardian semi where a ceiling drop was requested after the builder had bedded the wall plate and fitted rafters. Wall plate can't be lowered as the owner wants to keep Fascias, Soffit and Gutters (FSG) in-line with neighbours...

Hmmm - not sure I entirely agree with this. There's a shearing force due to rafters on joist hangers and the entire structure seems to want to pull 'away' from the main wall. I doubt anything will happen as its a few lengths of 3x2 and most of the structure is polycarbonate sheets! Sleeves are...

Sleeved resin anchors: do these need to go through the brick or just the front face?

Hey folks, I'm in a 1988 'new build' constructed entirely of engineering brick - and it's of the toughest type. Judging by several posts here (and replies like you need an SDS o_O) I'd say not many have encountered engineering brick. There's a 4" cavity behind the brick facade followed by light...

The Q was for the knowledge which should be free! I neither have the tools nor the time for this heavy stuff

EXACTLY and thank you

Thanks - i just assumed that if EVERYTHING in the premises was switched off completely and the only consumption was these 16 machines (on a sub-meter), then the main and sub-meter readings should match??

Was waiting for a 'call an electrician' smarty pants to step in - there's no harm in acquiring knowledge beforehand so I know what the cheapest option is. FYI: I did call one who kept banging on about tapping into a new phase and opening a new line altogether - sounded very $$$ to me.

how about question (3) anybody?

Any other thoughts on this apart from using 4mm straight through and not having a ring?

Aaaa - you mean like a Series lighting circuit? This makes sense for us PCB workers!

The IEC 60320 plug - the type that fits to kettles/PCs etc. etc.