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Thanks for the contributions all. Bracket had numerous fixing points so went for half right through into the masonary and half heavy duty plasterboard plugs. Feels solid enough (for now!)

Have searched this site but only seem to find how to fix Kingspan to the wall. I've done that bit! Now I am interested to know what type of fixing I should use to fix items (TV in this case) to it? Aiming for the stud work I guess doesn't work as this is some 50cm back behind the insulation. Do...

Hi, I have recently moved into a house with a single skin breeze block extension on the back. I have internally insulated downstairs using batons and Kingspan (many thanks to a great DiyNot post explaining how to do this). I am about to start on the bedrooms but in one room there is a...

Hi, My pipe run from kitchen sink to drain is very shallow. Am I allowed to use an external tank and pump ... Like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waste-Water-Up-Lift-Tank-Grey-Water-112ltr-720-L-x-390-W-x-400-H-Autowaste-/201014706919?pt=UK_Campervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item2ecd6902e7...

Spread is telling me that very rarely as the plaster dries it gets 'pulled' round the pattern of the artex? Makes sense to a degree as I'm sure they were smooth when he left the job and only now 4 weeks later am I seeing the pattern come through at its worst. Anyway he is coming back to reskim...

Sorry have been offline for a couple of days. I wasn't around during the plastering but have spoken to people on site and they dont recall a bonding coat. It is a large ceiling so maybe he thought he could get away with just a skim. Will try and get some pics up on here tonight. Thanks,

Just had 2 large ceilings skimmed and only now having painted (after waiting 4 weeks) has it become obvious in some places the artex pattern is clearly visible still. Should I just expect this on a large ceiling or would you as a plasterer expect your surface to be completely flat? Will give the...

From the man himself ... Thanks very much

Apologies for bringing a dead post alive again but am about to follow nosealls advice to insualte an exterior single skin wall ... just one thing is bothering me ... what does the c/c mean below ?? fix a 4"x1" batten horizontally to the top and bottom of the wall, i.e. at skirting height and...

Thanks for the responses. Much appreciated

90mm celotex boards on the roof. Was thinking of just stuffing some insulation into the void?

I have just had my flat roof relaid as a warm deck roof with EPDM. Having now ripped down the ceiling underneath (after discovering it was in too bad a state to simply skim) is there any further benefit to chucking some insulation above the new boards? A kind of boots and braces approach...

Im sure I was told by the sales rep (no surprises there!) that all handles would fold flush. It seems bizarre to me that they would sell a product that effectively damages itself every time you use it. At the very least there should be some kind of door stop (as you alluded to) or maybe a rubber...

Looking for some advice here before I call the window company and make a fool of myself :D I have just had a set of 4 panel bifolds installed which all fold to the same side. When the doors are opened the chrome interior handle bangs up against the frame of the panel next to it. This...

Renovating house and needed to get under the floorboards upstairs. Under the carpet is as follows ... underlay, sheet brown paper, fibreboard then what looks like screed sitting on the floorboards. Could this screed be asbestos insulation? Would you have put this under a carpet upstairs? It...

I've tried to Google the answer but I might as well be running a random number generator for the amount of differing answers thrown back. Hoping this forum can be my definitive answer. So assuming you have the necessary 1:40 drop from pan to stack ... is there a max length? Cheers

Really appreciate you both taking the time to reply. Cheers,

I know its very difficult to price up on here but for a fairly good sized 5 bed detached property which is half flat roof and half pitched... The flat roof redone in epdm Firestone and 2 new electric Velux windows cut out and installed. Giving the roof a greater fall (as suggested by...

Was thinking some kind of rainwater harvesting in there. House is on a water meter for an extra insentive

The Jablite Fillmaster blocks look intriguing. Does anyone have any previous experience of costs with this stuff? An internet trawl has found nothing. Just wanted a rough idea rather than having to get a Jablite salesguy involved (and on my case). Thanks,