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hmmmmmmm now how far should i push them together bearing in mind its summer and the pine will want to slightly move when we get wetter weather? thanks

you mean like these http://www.screwfix.com/p/spax-flooring-screw-zinc-yellow-passivated-4-5-x-60mm-pack-of-300/88716?_requestid=1439278

Hello All What screws should I use for screwing reclaimed pine boards to the floor joists. how about these http://www.screwfix.com/p/floor-tite-screws-4-2-55mm-pack-of-200/49231?_requestid=1436221 also know of any good tape for sticking timbermate together the shop had none. waterproof...

Hello All I need a little advice please i went and looked at a few and i quite like the cast iron inserts. i have found one by stovax and they are quite expensive i am thinking of buying one on ebay same make. is this a good idea it just needs a replacement firebrick. does anyone...

excellent point taken so i will spend more time working on air tight than heat loss. thanks so much for your input.

hahaha i wondered what you meant but after reading my post back i see "bear" lol i looked at Rockwool RWA45 74mm on ebay. so realistically celotex is the better option for heat loss and i will need perhaps 75mm celotex or i can use rockwool and stuff it in between on chicken...

also i want to keep as much sound in the room as possible so i dont upset next door when im watching films

hi there i am not doing this to meet building regs just to be as "green" as i can and keep my bear reclaimed floors as warm as possible (or should i say less cold) my joists are 100mm deep and i thought by putting celotex in between i could make it air tight to stop drafts. then i was going...

Hello All i am nearly ready to insulate between my floor joists on my suspended timber floor i read that celotex ga range is the right one to use and put batterns under it to suspend the insulation. what thichness should i use? also i am going to put timbermate underlay on top of the joists...

hmmmmm more help please i need to be able to screw the posts direct to the flat decking rather than to the side save digging up the new turf etc

Hello all can I but Balustrade that can be screwed to flat decking rather than having to fit them to the edges? If so can you direct me to the place where I can buy them.

Hi there I have been looking at the killer xdh8 from CCTV direct but I'm not sure about resolutions, and fps with more cameras. I'm thinking I will have about six and for the best price I can get a good unit for. Cheers

Hi I will def connect the dvr via ethernet. I now just need to find which dvr to buy its so confusing

Hi there I have the 2820 or 2830 with a netgear access point, I think. I think I will replace that with the draytec ap700 access point then.

Hello All I am gouign to buy my DVR very soon and want some advice on what router to have in place first. My current router is a draytek and supports port forwarding and VPN etc. What router would you recomend in an Old house with solid walls. Must be wireless - N and support port...

Hi Sorry what i meant was if you look at the pic below we are going to screw up 2x12.mm boards but the original coving is on the first joist so i wanted to put some noggins between the joist to support the new boards as they cannot go into the first one

Hello All I am going to begin putting up the new boards onto my ceiling this weekend / next week. As the old cornice is staying where it is and the old ceiling has already come down. So i need to put in some bits of wood between the first joist and the one under the cornice so we can screw...

Hi there i was going to just get a few external dome camera with IR for nighttime the DVR is http://www.cctvdirect.co.uk/products/XDH8-%252d-Pro-Realtime-DVR-%252b-Mobile-viewing-%252b-Iphone-%252b-Web.html unless you can recomend a better one? Also some coax/power to cat5 convertors and a 4...

Windows 7 and IE and a serial Com remote convertor hardware I am a mcse so fully understand the dreaded windows bug lol. Any recommendations on a good dvr? I found the killer xhd8 on CCTV direct but I don't know what is recommended by users of dvr's Cheap and cheerful I want with via and bnc...

Hello All I was thinking of buying a dedicated DVR from cctv direct for my home but now im not wure if its a good idea to have a dedicated DVR or just add a 6-8 port cctv card to my computer. What is the general consensus? What i wanted was to be able to access it from the www and an output...