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Oh please!!! 100 quid a week is a massive amount of gas usage when most houses around here are 60 quid a month, so it is scientific enough in this instance! If there was a leak of sufficient magnitude to cause this, then the meter would be constantly moving!!! Have you got anything useful to...

Hi all Just having a new garage built and was wonderin what I should paint the floor with afterward to resist oil stains and the like? Many thanks

Hi all My meter has gone nuts over winter to the tune of 100 quid a week in gas usage! I had the boiler moved in Nov, butave had the boiler for 5 years or so - Bosch 24i junior. It's been awesome until now. I tried turning all the gas appliances off and watching the meter for a while. No...

What are Building Regulations happy with for the type of build you have done. I am doing a pitched on mine, so it will be 4m high right on my boundary - but I have got planning permission and BR approval. You may not need planning, but you certainly need BR sign off. My BR man has just...

You are right to be concerned. I have a 1930's cavity wall house on the end of a terrace and it can get quite cold. I considered this, however..... I would urge you to consider all other avenues of reversable work first. Loft insulation, insulation between floors also helps control the heat...

Thanks, but the post wan't about whether the cable would be suitable, it was about how to lay it! I've just looked at the receipt - it is 6mmsq. Ban - your advice is good, but your attitude still needs work. :roll: :lol: Thanks any way. Thanks Steve

Thanks Steve Could be 3 core - been a while since I bought it. It is already run in the house, so not much chance of changing it now. Most I will be running is a small domestic welder. Most have suggested 4mm will be ok. I hope they were correct :( Is it ok to bury it with the rain water...

Hi All Just about to do my garage and was planning to lay my garage supply 0.5m deep in 4mm armoured 4 core. This is what my spark suggested. However, just been chatting to a 17th edition spark who is doing some cabling at work & he says there is now no requirement to bury it. Especially as...

Thanks noseall I'm sure I sm getting sound advice, but no harm in getting second opinions. Thanks Huw

Hi All Just got planning approved for a double garage and am after some advice on permissable detail design. It is a single skin concrete block (450x225x100) design with tiled pitched roof @ 30degrees. It will be 5m wide by 8.5m long and a full width door in one of the 5m ends. The gable...

I also looked at electric UFH for my full refurb and decided that it was not worth the money. Contacted a sparky mate i know for advice and fitting and even he told me not to bother. Then talked to a plumber mate about wet system, and he told me the same. Was happy to do it for me, but would...

Nice one fellas. Thanks for the advise. Cheers Huw

Hi all Just had planning approval for a 5m by 8.5m garage, so i'm about to get some building regs drawings done. My question is - what suppliers of rollers doors should I be looking at? I have contacted the doorking as a start, but I value the experience of this forum so thought I'd ask...

Thanks guys. Got the homelux stuff - 50 quid for 5msq, but way quicker option. Wall tiles are light so no real issues there. Thanks Huw

I'll tank now. Way too much hassel to pull out what is there and replace. Thanks for the weight info. Cheers Huw

Bugger! Off to find out about tanking tomorrow then. Can i get the stuff from any trade tiling place? I don't understand the ref to weight then you quote 32m2. Each wall is only 2.6m high and only 1.6-1.8m wide - small room. Thanks Huw

Hi All Been doing a lot of reading, but seeing lots of conflicting views. Have redone my downstairs cloak room to include a corner shower. The walls the shower sits against are stud walls, so I have removed the existing plaster, insulated and replaced with green waterresist PB. I am...

Yes - but best to talk to your local planning dept to be sure.

Thanks Wood Reinforced my leaning towards hardwaxoil. Cheers Huw

Hi all Need to make my decision soon so just the final hurdle to get over. I'm going for an Engineered Oak - same board throughout downstairs which is 62msq, so I don't really want to make the wrong decision :shock: I have heard that Lacquered finish is quite hard wareing, but if you do...