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Got some great great drawings knocked up by Damo, so thanks again for that. Noseall - the previous owner was a joiner and it had been approved and started over 20 years ago (running up until god-knows when!) - AFAIK it's to plan and I do know the staircase meets regs and it is properly...

That would be amazing, thanks Damo!

Thanks DevilDamo, very helpful. Just noticed I have to link to the pics - here they are: http://www.diynot.com/network/dagoof/albums/4941 Regarding insulation, do I need to specify? In the pitched roof there had been crappy old fibre board in there which I've replaced with 75mm kingspan...

Was wondering if anyone can help - I've been living in a building site (aka rennovation project) for over a year now. Just found out my mrs is 3 months pregnant so I really need to get things moving along! :lol: The previous owner had undertaken an attic conversion - it wasn't really...

Thanks for the info Tone - looks like that's mega and traffic out of the mix then :lol: Will check out Diamond Glaze - just wondering why you mention the bona site when talking about the dulux stuff though?

Ahhhh! Been mulling over the right varnish for ages but can't decide :lol: In a nutshell, I've quite a large area (4 rooms, 60sqm) I want to varnish on a tight budget. The flooring is pine, though we would like to colour it to get as close to an 'oak look' as possible. I had been leaning...

Thanks again for the info Freddy - it's not under building control at the moment. The loft conversion was started by the previous owner (had paperwork approved for it) and it had old fibre-based insulation. I've just ripped all that out and replaced with the 75mm kingspan. The architect I...

Thanks Freddy - just thinking, in that case maybe I should bond the kingspan to the board with something? Edit: actually, the kingspan could be put in between the battons (that form the dormer) to cut down on the thickness, but that would mean no air gap (the area's also disected a lot by the...

Was wondering if anyone can help me. Pretty easy one - I'm about to start plasterboard lining my loft, however, I was advised by an architect to use insulated plasterboard on the internal cheeks of the dormer. I've been checking the insulated gyproc out and it's quite pricey - however, I do...

I'll soon be at the stage of sanding and varnishing the floors throughout the house - however, it's dawned on me that this'll require quite a lot of varnish. The floor area involved is the best part of 60sqm and, at 3 coats (so 180sqm coverage), we're talking quite a few 750ml tins - about 30 if...

I read yesterday that just 5% moisture in fibre based insulations means a loss of 95% effectiveness. I'm not sure if you'd see other problems indicating this (I'd imagine damp patches on walls) but might be worth having checked out.

Thanks Daz, will do 8)

I bought a load of 75mm Kingspan TP10 for insulating my pitched roof but have found I've got quite a lot left over - I was wondering if this would be suitable to insulate under the ground floor of a bungalow? The reason I ask was because I thought there may be some breathability needed :?:

You're a lifesaver baxpoti, thanks for the help, heat temporarily restored! :mrgreen:

Thanks baxpoti, appreciate the advice - when you mention the terminal block, do you mean the part on the pcb where you remove the 'control box cover'?

I've recently moved into a new flat that has a Baxi 80e combi - typically it's just gone on the blink :roll: The HW is fine but when I switch on the CH nothing happens - the power LED is on but no fault lights come on, nothing. I found another post with the exact same thing here, am I right...