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Ha - just one wall (house wall so will not be seen from inside), the rest will be painted white(ish). Seen the is combination somewhere and looked okay.

Well after all that, spoke to Dulux and their website is wrong. You can only get the colour in Durable Flat Matt and Vinyl Matt. Too many choices, even the Dulux rep had difficulty selling one over the other. Spoke to Little Greene as I've heard good things from them but they can only...

Mulberry Burst!! Re the cutting in, I think I meant when you roll up to it. Thanks

Thanks for the reply. Dulux have 'the' colour, so I could do with sticking with their pain. I suppose as the conservatory isn't a walkway, I could go with something less durable. I bumped into a painting contractor at work today and he suggested the Diamond Matt was a bit of a bugger to...

Hi, Just finishing a conservatory build and now onto the difficult task of paint types and colours, etc. Was given the hard sell on Valspar when getting some colour ideas down the local diy superstore yesterday but thought it best to go with something like Dulux Trade. I need an...

Hi, I'm using some PVC overflow pipe as a condensate drain for an indoor air con unit. Is there any issue with heating this up and bending (with a spring or sand) to minimise the number of angled bends. It runs behind a plasterboard wall, so want to be able to push a wire down it in case...

Hi, Bit of a random question out of interest more than anything. Fitting an domestic air con unit which requires 10 amp protection. Agreed with my electrician that we would just go with a Masterseal Plus fused spur rather that the usual rotary isolator you usually see with these units...

Hi, Need to prepare some holes (inside to out) to take a fused spur off one socket and extend the ring off another. Will be getting a spark to do the connecting but want to do the prep. I've got myself a 6mm x 400mm drill bit to avoid taking the brick face off when drilling out from the...

Hi All, Thanks for the comments - forgot to say that the unit also states a fuse rating of 10 amps. I've spoken to Mitsubishi again this morning and they said the electrical connections are basically up to the electrician in accordance with the appropriate regs and general practice is that...

Hi, I'm looking to install a Mitsubishi Electric inverter air con/heat pump in a domestic premises. The model I am looking to go for requires a starting current and running current of 4.4 amps. I've spoken to the manufacturer and didn't get very far on the electrical requirements (I'm...

Hi, Will be using a spark for the final connections but want to do the prep by installing the cable run. Looking to take a fused spur from the socket ring to a PIR sensor which will then power an outside light. The PIR has an override for a permanent on and hence the 3 core + earth cable...

Hi, Before I get a spark to do all the connections, I'm looking to install the T&E to extend a socket ring into our conservatory. Its a long story but I need to bring 4 x T&E (2.5) the a wall into a accessible box for jointing. Daft question but what size hole/drill bit would I need to...

Hi, I recently had a conservatory installed. There were a few scratches and small marks on a couple of areas of the profile which the installer assured me that they would polish out with 'wet and dry' and had lots of experience in doing this. Whilst they have removed the marks, having...

Oh joy. I put a lot of effort into speccing the conservatory but missed this. Why is it that these trades son't mention this and offer a price for doing it at the time? I have no chance raising this now and I know what the reaction will be if I did. I'd rather have the option to do this at...

Thanks for the replies chaps - reassuring. I can't say I know much about cavity trays Woody but would you expect these to be installed as standard as part of a conservatory installation? Thanks again, Damian

Hi, Thanks for the reply. The lead sheet goes into a secret gutter as part of the roof design. The Lead Sheet Association have a concern that there isn't a sufficient waterline between the trim and edge of the flashing (particularily for splashback off the trim). The trim has also been...

Hi, Any views on this would be appreciated. Spoke to the installer and he has basically said there is nothing wrong with it, been doing it like that for 20 years without problem, I'm picky, etc. Would appreciate any views on whether I should let this go, etc. Many thanks, Damian

Hi, I have attached a photograph of the lead flashing on my recently completed conservatory. At the narrowest points, it is about 15mm from the plastic trim on the roof bar. This is not consistent with the guidance of the Lead Sheet Association...