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Cheers for the advice so far I got one this afternoon. :D I have done a walk test and they all check out OK but when I go to fully set the system upon exit the system just keeps beeping like it is on countdown ready to set itself but it never does, I have checked that I have not set the exit...

Sorry about that...not sure how I ended up in electrics! :oops:

Am doing up an old cottage and the alarm has not worked, I have managed to reset the NVM using the threads in this forum - Thanks :D Now that I have done that will the whole system have to be re-programmed or will it still be setup as per installation? The external bell sounds like a...

If I batten it then, should I put the battens straight onto the internal brick or does it need rendering firstl? Then could I put some insulation between the wall & plaster board? Would normal plaster board be suffice or is there something that would do a better job? Many thanks for...

I am restoring a victrian cottage and have stripped the walls bare of plaster and am back to bricks, the brickwork is still pretty damp (9" walls). The external bricks are being replaced but I dont really want to mess around internally as well with bricks. Do I wait for the bricks to dry out...

Cheers Lads, :D with regards to losing headroom the upstairs ceilings are 8' high so losing a couple of inches off those shouldn't be a problem, as long as downstairs doesn't get lower! :?

Cheers amwc the mix looks spot on!

I am taking out the ceiling & 1st floor in an 1820's cottage and want to know what size joists I need to use and also the frequency that they would need to be placed to replace the old creaking beams! The span is 4.6mtrs wide. Many thanks in advance... :D

I am digging out and replacing some blown bricks as in a previous post, and I am also putting in 3 rows of blues to help out with a damp problem at the bottom and also repointing the bits that are shot in the other part of the road facing wall. My question is : What is the right ratio/mix I...

Property: 1850's Cottage Wall: 9" Solid Problem: Internal Damp & Blown bricks I have approx 30-50 bricks (maybe more once render is removed)that will need to be replaced as they are completely shot, the property does not have any engineering bricks in place and the house appears to have had...