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There's 2 schools of thought about that, as even with a membrane you still don't quite get the air movement needed I've been though it, going to leave a 10mm void to allow full air movement around and 40mm insulation. It'll give the best long term protection to the building. 40mm of...

Its having doors, they're just being made at the moment.

Its having doors, they're just being made at the moment.

Thanks! The insulation isn't for building regs, I've got to plasterboard one wall for 'fire protection as its 80cm away from next door, I just thought I might as well put some insulation in while i'm there.

Just about finished the build of a new man shed. I've got to plaster board 2 of the walls for building regs, I was thinking I might as well insulate the 50mm cavity that'll be there. I was looking at Knauf drytherm 50mm slabs, or Knauf earthwool 50mm slabs. Its a timber framed jobbie...

It seems there's almost too much choice! It might make sense just to treat the garage as a stand alone area with its own alarm. It only needs 3 door contacts, 2 PIR's.

I've done some digging, I'm now not sure if I should get a setup with 2 area's so I can have the house on one the garage on the other....

I'll be fitting it myself, I'd just like to know whats a decent panel/system.

Depends really, upto £500, however ideally less.

Building a garage, I want a decent alarm system, battery backup. Once upon a time I use to work for SSG but that was a while ago so I've no idea of what is on the market now days! Where should I start looking?

Yes, the wall below is a 700mm ish thick cob wall, where currently the upstairs is 9inch brick on the outside edge so there's plenty of strong wall below for it to sit on.

Strange one this, the upstairs of my house is about 200 years old. I've a few issues that i'm sorting out fixing old movement cracks in the lower cob walls of the first floor and rotten lintels that have caused some bulging in the middle of the wall. We're casting a lintel in situ and joining...

Be very wary about what your 'damp expert' says/suggests. what you need is an independent guy.

This. What ever you do don't fall for any snake oil fixes. Filling with cement is just masking the problem and will probably cause more issues in the long run.

Hi all. Finally getting somewhere with my proposed garage build. I've found someone to do the roof, I just want to check a few bits and if the prices seem ok, 55 sq m of roof, conventional apex,small barn hips, 40deg. I just need felt/batten/tile. I'm in the SW. Tiles I'd like to use are a...

Glad you're going with grommets. Its easy to cut the cable on the backbox when doing second fix just by moving it about/stripping. I'd also use oval conduit and try and poke it in slightly. I've seen a few shallow backboxes made for oval conduit so there might be some deeper doubles etc now?

Hi I'm within a mile of junc 30 of the m5, clyst st mary.

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The boiler has 2 zones at the minute, upstairs and downstairs. Both fed off ESBE mixing valves. Also a weather sensor outside. I've been running the boiler on setting which takes readings from both sensors, with set 'low times' for each zone where the indoor temp can go 6deg lower than the...

Sorry for the delay, I see in my email notification that you first Said Effecta technical got back to you? Anyway, regarding boiler choice, you pay your money, you make your choice. I'm over the moon with mine, especially the way it regulates its output and controls everything. All...