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I?m dry lining a room by using 2X1?s with 38mm insulated plaster slabs screwed to them, thus leaving a 1? air gap. Do I need a vapour barrier between the slabs and the battens? regards

I have uncovered an old uneven chimneybreast whilst renovating. There will be a log-burning stove exhausting into the c/b. I was thinking of dot & dab fire grade plasterboard onto the bricks and some bonding (bonding used to level the face of the c/b). Will the adhesive withstand the...

My downlight installation instructions advise using heat resistant cable of min 105 'C. Is this within the range of normal 1.5 T&E? Do I need heat resistant cable and if so what, and how long should the tails be? regards

Thanks crafty, not much good at trig! Have drawn it out on graph paper and by having 3 evenly spaced lines going across the room and ignoring the middle one, the remaining 4 intersection would appear to give an even spread. I hadn't heard of 'GU10 fluorescent lamps' but they sound ideal.

Is there a magic formula for spacing down-lights to give an even light? I’m supplementing and giving an alternative to existing lighting by putting 4 down-lights into a 15’ X 12’ room. I was just going to space them evenly but thought this may give more light to the centre than the edge of the...

I'm putting in a wood burning stove with a horizontal flue into an upstairs internal chimney breast. The chimney was boxed in but is is now exposed for the installation, the problem I have is the vertical front face is stepped back 3 inches over 3 courses where I need to insert the flue into...

Kev, thanks for your ideas, unfortunately I can not use bricks as the stove is in upstairs room, the stove flue is horizontal straight into an old brick chimney breast (but lined), theres is nothing underneath to support another skin. The best I can do is render then 'decorate' the render...

I’m considering tiling behind a wood-burning stove, is this viable? I’m concerned that adhesives will not be able to cope with the expansion/contraction from the heat of the stove. If not tiles, which 'paint' to use on a rendered surface? Any advice, examples or warnings would be helpful.

Does it matter which way up a C/H sealed system pressure vessel is? It may suit me to install one “upside down” or on its side. The Italian instruction do not mention orientation! regards

I’m renovating and wish to change my cold water header tank that feeds the hot water tank from a 45 gallon plastic drum to a modern cold water tank that meets regulations and has the luxury of a lid !! I wish to fit it in an attic on beefed up ceiling rafters, what size tank (volume) do I...

Garry59, Thanks for the advice and encouragement, at least you gave more than a one liner! I guess everything is a piece of cake if you're an expert OR get the right help.. Checked the suitability of the boiler which is a Warmflow and the instruction manual confirms its suitable. It may be...

I’ve a slow dial up connection and ie keeps crashing !! when clicking on search results so please don’t flame me when I ask these question that may have been answered before. I have an elderly conventional C/H system with a F&E tank in the loft. I’m doing some renovation and would like to get...

Masona, just the job, thanks.

New to this part of the forum and I may be slightly off topic but am hoping the upvc guru's can help. I fitted a couple of upvc windows into a wooden aperture of a loft. The outside wall is clad in upvc which slightly overlaps the window frames. To tidy up and waterproof the overlap I...

Thanks all, I'll be going for insulated plaster board on 2 x 1 battens.

Thanks for the replies, Deluks, 2 internal, 2 external. cookoid_0, never thought of insulated plasterboard, I assume I'd just screw to the battens? Will 2" x 1" still be adequate? I need to use battens to square up the walls and they are not in a sound condition to use adhesive on. regards,

I'll be dry lining an old room. Plaster boards onto 2" x 1" 's. Is there an advantage to insulating the voids with polystyrene slabs or just leave as voids? TIA

Thanks for that, I'll be patient. regards

Legs-Akimbo I see you are kicking about on the forum, any chance of an up-date with the window reveals? regards

Please don’t think I’ve lost interest, I’m still needing the info on how to do window reveals. In the mean time another couple of questions if I may. I’m ready to rough cast some blocks what was a door way. What coats do I put on and whether wet or dry. I thought of 1st scratch coat with...