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As the boys above say, the gas work must be done by a Gas Safe registered chap. If he claims he's CORGI registered then that's now obsolete so tell him to go and update his business! With regards to the water stop-cock, where does the supply enter the property as this is where the stop-cock...

You've also got to consider your boiler capacity too. No point putting 20kW's worth of rads in your house if you've got a 16kW boiler for example. As for your heat losses, my Rule of Thumb booklet states 60 W/m2 for residential applications.

You should really size your radiators to the heat losses of the rooms in question. Double panel radiators are normally used where a single panel radiator with an output to match the heat loss would be too big for a given space.

Water will always travel along the "easiest" route, i.e. the route of least resistance. It sounds as if your heating water isn't getting down the newly installed feeds at the required flow rate. Assuming your existing boiler and pump are capable of coping with the extra demand, the best...

I've found all sorts under my floorboards including rubble, ciggie butts and even a tampon :shock: (unused thank God!). When my Auntie had her shower tray replaced, there was a half-eaten sandwich under it!!!!! Maybe the joists are doubled as whoever's installed the pipes has had to notch...

Take care when you're pulling up the floorboards as they're worth a bob or two!

From what I've seen from watching the lads on site that's just about how you do it. The rest is down to experience I suppose

I imagine you'll need it chlorinating.

Those boards look pretty good actually. Yet another product I wish I'd discovered when I did my shower!! I'd probably over-kill it and tank the joints just to be on the safe side.

As Martyheat says, spending the time getting the floor substrate correct is vital. Everything needs to run towards where the waste will be installed. You might want to look at some of the linear drains that are available now. using one of these will make geting the falls set correctly much...

Well you need approx 8kW for your hot water demand. As for the rest, it's impossible to know without knowing either the total heat loss for your rooms, or the type (manufacturer & size) of your radiators. Assuming an average of 1.5kW per rad, you should just be OK with a 40kW boiler, but...

Cracking job there mate.

A Megaflo is an unvented hot water cylinder which comes in 2 versions, direct and indirect. The direct models use immersion heater(s) to heat the water and the indirect models require a boiler to heat the water. Unvented water cylinders use the pressure from your incoming cold water supply...

I feel for that guy, I really do. Like said to have the patience and to be able to write up a cheery blog about it all says quite a lot about his character. I'd have gone ballistic at the mess they left in the back yard alone. I work in the construction trade (Mechanical Services) so I know...

Is any builder?? :lol: I've just been trying to explain to a Main Contractor that even with all the best will in the world, our lads can't draw a 63mm MDPE main through a 4" plastic duct!!

I suppose a snorkel would be cheaper!

Get yourself one of these That is, unless you like washing your face everytime you turn your tap on :lol:

That's your other option. Use the timber and MDF to make square/rectangular boxes that you can slot some flat-pack units into. You'd have to do this for the drawers anyway as you need something to screw the runners to. That will make the doors and drawers much easier, but the only problem...

This might sound obvious, but it depends how handy you are really. The easiest stuff to do that with is some smooth planed 3" x 2" timber and 18mm MDF. Just make sure you do all your MDF cutting outside or in a well ventilated area. You might also want to invest in/hire a decent table saw...

Have you considered leccy u/floor heating. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's a little more straight forward than a wet system. Plus you don't have to worry about heating loads being robbed from other parts of your house.