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Hi:) Not sure if this is the right forum, apologies if not I'm retrofitting 150mm of rigid insulation into the dormer rooms in my house. I have it in 50mm and 100mm sheets. On the vertical areas the timbers aren't very deep so will only accommodate 50mm between and maintain an air gap, and...

more pics kitchen extractor after id removed the cover which was just pushed on consumer unit, do you want a pic of the terminations?? not sure how to access if so some wiring running under the house, been half clipped on to some scabby piece of old wood. functional? probably. does...

Many thanks for all the advice guys, found the kitcehn extractor was also botched. The owner of the company has been out this morning and promised to put everything right. The tradesman who did all the work has already been let go for his work on other jobs. I have to hope that it'll now...

Thanks for the replies guys, good to know it's not just me. The brown stuff is some kind of adhesive, there was a section of plasterboard stuck to the wall with some wallpaper on it. The previous owner was also gash unfortunately. There are plenty more other issues, there are 3 spots in the...

hi:) purchased an 80's house a few months ago and have employed a company to c/out a rewire, full ch & hw replace and installation of an enuite shower suite and cloakroom wc. they are now asking for payment so my wife and i have been round to compile a snagging list. so i'm just after some...

great, i have a bt cables 305m cat6 solid copper core reel that i'm using for my network and ip cameras so i'll use that. now to find where it comes into the house:)

Great info thanks. Where the new bodged master is located is the wrong end of the house. Ironically where the redundant extension socket is located is close to ideal. I'm happy to completely remove the bodged master as its unsightly and not required in that location. Rather than trying to...

Thanks for the replies The one with the capacitor on it doesn't have a symbol on it. The one with the 2 wires has the bt symbol. The one with the capacitor is also poorly wired with the wire loose in front of the skirting board then had been run through a hole in the floorboard. It...

Hi:) Just moved into an 80's house which were slowly renovating. There are 2 phone points, 1 with a bt emblem on it as pictured below, that appears to have one cable in and another piggybacked into the connector. The other just has 1 cable in and has no bt markings etc. before I tried...

Haha, I'm getting that way! so you're saying the added cost when using the insulated boards is worth it for speed/convenience right? Any opinions on taping/filling etc? if i install 60 mm of the foil faced insulation boards kingspan/celotex etc, between the timbers (retaining the 50mm airgap...

many thanks for the reply:) not too bothered about acoustics if i'm honest, i'm looking for the best insulation i can get in there though. is it better to install insulation between the existing timber, then fix sheets of insulation on top, then plasterboard on top of it all? or install the...

hi:) after contemplating overboarding with insulated plasterboard on the inside of the the dormer bedrooms in a house i've just bought, i decided if i was going to do it the only way to do it properly was to start again. The dormer exteriors were going to be done by our roofing contractors...

Guys I don't mean to be rude but im just looking for advice on my posts. If it's not relevant to my questions please take the argument elsewhere.

Many thanks for all the replies. What would be a rough cost of an installed wired alarm to an average 3 bed detached house? What brands/models do you recommend?

Hi:) Looking for opinions on the wireless alarms available on the market today. The Yale & honeywell get good reviews, a major pro is the cost. Apart from replacing batteries, What are the cons of having a wireless system? Any other advice welcome

Apologies, I realise that now and feel like a tit:-/ Bit stressed at the min with the house we're renovating as it isn't just the boiler we're replacing unfortunately. Keep telling myself I should be enjoying it! Many thanks for all the replies they really are appreciated.

Many thanks To clarify, you prefer the unvented cylinder system? Not the combi?

I take it the accumulator can be added at later date should issues be found?

I do understand aircraft hydraulic systems on aircraft I've worked on. The ones I'm familiar with are sealed pumped systems at 280 bar fed under all conditions , accumulators are used for emergency one shot power generation when both hydraulic systems suffer catastrophic failure. I'm looking...

Ah ok to store pressure and deliver when needed? I've dealt with them in aircraft hydraulic systems, I imagine it's the same principal. So if my mains is at 6 bar I shouldn't require anything like that right? Thanks again for the replies to what are probably tedious questions!