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Hi guys I'm a relative newbie and am after some advice on the correct process for insulating the garage conversion I am doing. The walls are all insulated cavity walls with a 2' gap and brick faced. I have been told by the council that I need at least 50mm insulation. Is this the...

Are these any good to you? I've got around 30 you can have if you want to make the trip, i'm in Maidenhead.

Thanks for the advice guys, I believe Thunderbolts are designed to be used int his case but Ronny, which suitable anchor would you recommend?

I am doing something similar but have a drop of 160mm to play with. I am fixing timber to the walls using 130mm thunderbolts every 2 bricks and then joist hangers off the timber to support the joists, using 45x95mm timber for both. These will be at 400mm gaps with 100mm celotex boards fixed...

Hi jeds. Thanks for the reply, the room is 12.5sqm. So looking at the chart, using 12mm bolts it would be 12.5 x 2.3 / 0.78 = 36 bolts?

Can anyone offer some advice on Thunderbolt spacing and selection please? I am looking to use them to secure a 45mm batten to the wall to then hang floor joists over a distance of 2.5m The walls are 5m and 2.5m long. I was looking at the 12x130mm bolts for the job.

Hello all. I'm converting my integrated single garage into a usable room over the next few months and am looking for some advice. I have applied for building control and have a builder bricking up the old garage door and fitting a new window. Part of the garage sticks out from the main...

Hi guys, I’m after some advice. We have decided to convert our single, integrated garage into a play room for my 3 year old. While I will use a builder to do some of the work, I am confident in my abilities to do the bulk of the work. I’m having a builder block up the existing garage door...

Re-Wired in Parallel and all working fine now, thanks for the advice guys!

Hi guys, no transformer as their gu10 units going to mains, and if by series you mean you take one bulb out and the all go out then yup they're in series, do I need to re-wire in Parallel, and if so, what's the best/safest way to do so? Thanks Rory

Hello. I have a very simple loop of 6 4w Led bulbs in GU10 holders, wired to mains. When I switch the circuit on they all flash/strobe. Is there anyway to fix this? Kind regards Rory

Hello BAS, thanks for the reply. I really don't know what i'm doing if i'm honest.. . :oops: It's lighting for an aquarium canopy. There will be a loop of 6 4W White LED's and a loop of 4 1W Blue LED's all with Gu10 attachment. Each loop will have a 60 VA Lighting Transformer which...

Hello All I need some help with some simple wiring. I am making a new canopy for my fish tank and am using low wattage LED bulbs with GU10 fittings. I want to have 2 separate circuits for different colours going to switches to turn them on/off. I just need to know how to wire the...

Thank you all for your replies, I've now solved it using a frame and some paving slabs :)

The gap has a slope and I cant use paving slabs to get a level surface, open to other suggestions

Hello. I'm a complete novice when it comes to conrete work so would like some advice. I need to lay a concrete base for a 1.81m x 0.78m 'shed'. I'm happy with building the frame to poor the concrete into but have no idea what if any base layer I should put in and how much ready mix...