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right, I haven't clarified. Yes, it's rainwater also for drinking. It's going to be filtered but not excessively. Does it mean water pumps are not good for pumping drinking water?

Hi All, I hope you are doing well. Would you recommend any good water pump for moving liquid from one IBC tank to the other. It's not to be installed permanently but just to transfer 2000l of water from two tanks to the other two that are about 10-15m apart. I think I would use a standard...

I checked on another thread and it looks like in my case it's not a good idea. Someone said that 50mm Celotex is the minimum so together with a required plywood, fibreboard and laminate would end up 83mm. I don't have enough space under the front door so I cannot put it in there. This would...

Hi All, I hope you are doing well. I have about 32mm space before I have to cut the doors. I have 8mm laminate floor ready but I want to lay some Celotex. The concrete floor has a DPM already so I can put Celotex straight on top of it. Initially I though about putting 15mm Celotex so I can fit...

I reckon thick carpet & underlay would provide a better insulation. Where can I find a thick carpet for application under the underlay? I assume you think that XPS is meaningless.

Hi Everyone, I hope you are doing well during these peculiar times. I am looking for my ground floor insulation on top of my existing concrete floor. I am going to put DPM and lip it over skirting boards then I want to put some XPS boards and 10mm natural fibre underlay on top. I have about...

I know what you mean about this condensation on windows. This is what was the case at my previous place but IMHO it was due to the windows size (large) ratio vs the size of the rooms (small). Me on my own at 84sqm should not cause too much of condensation but correct 2+ people, frequent baths...

Hi, I have moved to a property that has ALL windows with trickle vents. On top of a wide ventilator in the kitchen and a smaller in the bathroom there is also an air brick in the living room for the old gas burner (removed long time ago). This and the trickle vents on all 9 windows makes the...

Anyway I am still looking for the right underlayment to put on the concrete. I have 32mm gap between the concrete floor and doors. and 25mm in the other room (both concrete). I reckon there is a DPM under the concrete at the humidity at ground level hasn't moved, it's still 50% but anyway most...

We had some rain and the outside humidity is above 72% usually in the 80ties. On a number of occasions I have checked the humidity at level of the concrete floor and even after some heavy rain it stays at 50%. I believe that there is already a DPM under the concrete. For comparison the humidity...

Hi All, I was going to ask you about acclimatisation. The vendor says 48h but on YT the same vendor also says about the need to have radiant heating ON during acclimatisation. I don't have the heating turned on in the house at the moment but should I do it before and during the installation? In...

Hi All Would you suggest any other suppliers? I think I am after 7 and 8mm thick laminate boards. The ones I was thinking about: https://www.factory-direct-flooring.co.uk/prestige-8mm-castle-oak-ac4-laminate...

this is not uncommon on roofs in this area to have tiles and slate and people install secret gutters even if the tiles are exactly the same, they don't merge roofs on semi-detached. Would a housing association do this to save money and to jeopardise the party wall? As far as I know it was...

Do you mean that water gets via the missing tile on his side then somehow makes its way the party wall (over his felt) and overflows on my side or on both sides? Do you mean that this happens under the ridge tiles kind of bypassing it? The neighbour does not care or is ignorant, I had no chance...

yes, I will leave the gap. Is the Sonic Gold a good idea as an underlay? So the cold radiates back to the ground and the warmth radiates back.

on the outside there is old but solid concrete along the walls (no gravel or pebbles), I do not see the dump damage on the inside. There is damage to the ceilings upstairs due to leaking roof but this is another story. The old wallpaper around the skirting is in tact. The whole walls have been...

So there is insulation on the outside and there are 2 bricks high that are not insulated ~17cm, the end of insulation is at the ground floor level. Should I unscrew the skirting boards and lap the DPM up a bit 3-5cm then put them back? Before there was carpet directly on the concrete.

Ok, I have the 1000 gauge membrane ready but I also plan to put Sonic Gold on top of it. Does the membrane has to go slightly onto the wall? What is the best practice?

Hi Everyone, I contacted a number of HETAS installers but for them installing an after market stove is a no go zone. So that means I have to spend £700 more on a new unit or go for some Chinese garbage. I see a good quality wood stoves people want to get rid off. Do I understand it correctly...

I forgot to share the results of my testing It looks like there is no dump collecting underneath. It's dry as before.