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Well, as a punter who just got a new boiler installed, let me through my experience in. Got two quotes, one from BG and the other a local installer (got name from the Worcester Bosch website as i knew what boiler i wanted). Boiler was a WB 37CDi combi, located in garage, replacing exisiting...

I have always built my own as i am a gamer of sorts (as much as you can be with a 5 month old baby!). For me its been cost effective to build my own as i want high spec but am happy to use my old case and other accessories. www.pcadvisor.co.uk is an excellent forum, have a good search of old...

fcwoods - the people on this forum are very helpfull and have assisted me on a couple of occasions. What does not help though is coming on here, typing a post that contains no relevant information to assist in people trying to help you and then becoming abusive.

I would suggest putting your tin hat on and hunkering down my friend.....

Could you clarify this 'Would this amount of exposure really cause any harm?' If you mean would removing artex in an uncontrolled manner cause harm, then yes it would. Although the asbestos contect of artex is low, using a power drill on it could cause high fibre levels in an area where your...

Do you want to retain the ceiling in the future? If not you can remove the plasterboard sections whole without disturbing the artex too much, so dont worry about that scare mongering site quoting £3000! If you just want to drill a hole through the board you can apply some wallpaper paste to...

BAS - having gone through the UK electrical section of this site it seems there are two options. 1. The entire world and his dog are out to get you, they all get together and have secret meetings where they plan elaborate ways to gang up on you and contradict everything you say. 2. You are...

Asbestos - oh my lord, thats a lot of money to analyse one sample! As some of you know i work in this industry on the consultancy side, most decent labs charge around £5 to £10 per sample. Just be carefull taking the sample, what is the substrate the artex is attached to?

BAS - you talk about reading back through my post, have you ever considered taking your own advice? 'So like I said, you're using electricity for trivial decorative purposes.' BAS - if lighting was just about keeping a room light enough to see around in at night we...

Would all posters please note the following when making a request for help: Please detail your house insulation specifications, lighting type, boiler type, glazing system, annual flights taken, type of car driven, energy provider and moral belief systems. This is all vital in helping to...

martyp - its the air space within the mineral fibre that helps with the insulation, compressing it defeats the point of adding more. What they are suggesting is to lay extra rolls crossways to your existing setup to gibe you 200-250 mm of insulation. If you want extra insulation and to board...

OMG - i think i have just figured out what you mean. You intend to drill a hole through the external wall behind the light, run the cable down the wall outside and then drill back through the wall beside the socket. How will you protect the cable externally? That will look so gash its not...

You know you can get vertically sunk systems now that don't require more than a couple square meters at the surface?

What makes you say you don't have room for a ground source heat pump?

Whilst Jeds is right that an undisturbed cement roof poses you no danger whatsoever, i would like to just clarify a couple points if anyone uses this post in the future. 1. Asbestos Cement contains about 10% to 15% asbestos by volume, and if examined on a broken edge this is very clear...

Vacuum cleaner - in a word no. What the pros use is an H-Type vacuum cleaner that has its waste removed under controlled conditions. You can rent these, but its overkill for your situation. I would use a damp broom to keep the dust down and dispose of that broom along with the other waste...