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Just wondering what is the most common one to use, is it rockwoll flexi slab? ( is this water proof while building)

based on 25m @1m depth and 450mm wide, what would be a fair price to pay for digging footings. Is there a rough guide, concrete seperate just for digging.

even engineered?

Trying to work out heights on door frames. If using an engineered wood floor on top of screed and under floor heating, what is the best underlay to use?

Personally i don't like trunking, so i think the way forward is to batten a wall, line with 12.5mm plasterboard and create a void behind to pass cables down from ceiling into rear of unit.Obviously making sure the consumer unit fixes to the battens behind. Yes it is in a cupboard and no it is...

it looks neater

Thanks, my idea was to have the board mounted on battens then run cables behind into consumer unit (hidden), but on thinking about it, i guess that could pose the possibility of having live wires exposed behind that could potentially get a screw in at some point even though i have seen some pros...

really need more than 3 motion detectors, lounge/hall upper/hall lower/kitchen. when they say 8 zone, is each device a zone, i.e alarm bell/pir/PA etc

http://www.e-fireandsecurity.co.uk/texecom-veritas-r8-complete-intruder-alarm-8-zone-kit/p4336?source=froogle&utm_source=froogle&utm_medium=comparison_shopping_feeds&utm_nooverride=1 like this?

by securing the services of a competent electrician to inspect and test my installation and they will provide an appropriate test certificate to confirm this. Having said that my cabling is far neater and routed far better than the guy i paid £5000 on the last house who was a "competent "...

"is the fitting of the consumer unit going to be that hazardous that you are going to set fire to the house" No more so than me needing access to my junction box or me putting a nail through a cable in the joist.

can someone tell me where i can get ( fire rated) board to mount consumer unit on as i want it on a board rather than direct to wall?

Thanks. :D

Ah, yes this will be skimmed on the ceiling.

i was told not to use taper board but square edge by several people

When using self-adhesive tape to cover joints, do you still need to apply a filling mix before and after applying tape or is self adhesive a way of not using a joint compound?

will have approx 7 zones looking for a dialler to text/call

hi, thanks for the advice, i bought some alarm cable. Any recommended alarms would be good for when i,m at that stage.

oh, i was thinking a loud speaker LOL

Thanks, whats the idea of the PA for then?