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Hi All, I was just looking for some expert advice re plasterboard types \ sizes. I am still planning a new bathroom for my home, (been planning for what seems like months now :? ). The bathroom will be completely tiled on the inside with fairly large porcelain tiles. I am currently...

OK, thanks all. I might have to buy some RCBOs from the sounds of it. Although as Ban mentioned maybe best to pull my finger out and get cracking. Any thoughts on my plans to use the 2 existing circuits as temorary radials for Kitchen (4 sockets) and Down ring (5 sockets). cheers

the smoke alarms should be OK then, through cavity and under floorboards. However my cooker cable is run in plastic conduit, in plaster in the wall though, (in safe zone vertical from switch). Will my cooker have to be RCD protected? cheers

thanks for the reply Chris I'm not sure why the smoke alarm circuit needs any form of RCD protection. Wouldn't it be OK on its own 6A circuit with an MCB? Or is it a new rule for the 17th? cheers

thanks for the info so far, it's been very helpful. i'm going with 32A for cooker. I'd got my diversity calcs a little wrong and seems like 32 will be OK. Now my next hurdle has come up and again looking for some expert advice... My current fuse box has the following layout... [1] 30A...

thanks, again really helpful replies. Regarding point 3. My oven if fully utilised could potentially require 7.4kw which is equal to 32A ish. Now I understand you can apply diversity and that you would have to draw a fair bit mor than 32A anyway over a sustained period of time to trip the...

Hi All first of all thanks to all the posters on here as the advice I've read, been given, has been of great help to me. I'm planning on doing a rewire of my home. I'm fully aware, (thanks to this site), of the fact the works notifiable and PartP regs etc. To give you some background...

thanks for the replies. The bathroom facing plasterboard has to be 12.5mm anyway because i'm using aquapanel. I was also planning on taping and filling, rather than skimming, which i've been told gives good results if done well, (but obviously not as good as a good skim). May as suggested...

Hi I'm currently planning to modify my existing bathroom to include a tiled in bath. This will mean taking down a few internal walls and using some space from the spare bedroom. I'm trying to eat into the spare room as little as possible while still keeping all the work to a reasonable...

thanks for the quick reply, its a fairly standard shape. Basically double ended, waste\taps in middle and rectangular outer frame. Is their any reason why steel is much better? thanks

just thought i'd ask if anybody knows whether baths made from Lucite Acrylic are any good? I'm thinking of buying one this weekend as they're on sale at the bathstore. I'm currently doing up my bathroom, new suite, partition, tiling etc... All of which is very new to me but trying to get...

Part of the work I had planned for the Summer included insulating (thermal and acoustic), the walls and floor. I hadn't thought of insulating the radiator pipes, (although it seems very obvious now), so thanks for the info. Whats the best material for doing this. Also sound advice on...

I'm not a 100% sure exactly how weather compensation works. Is it of value if I never have the heating turned on in the warmer months, it usually gets switched on Nov - March. Thanks for all the suggestions so far they've been very helpful. i plan to do the work in the summer. I was...

Can anybody give me a very rough guide as to price of having a combi boiler fitted. It will be going in the same location as my existing combi. I'll also be doing as much of the prep as i'm able to do ie drain down etc... I know its difficult to give this kind of advice but I'm just putting...

Sounds like the Ethos might be a bit too much for my needs. So it looks like its between: Viessman Vitoden 100\200 GlowWorm Ultracom 30 or 38 cxi 837 Vaillant If I buy one of these boilers how much would you estimate the installation to cost? Pennies are tight at the moment so i'd be...

Cheers, you've helped me to decide. I will change my boiler. I've just looked at the boilers in the link and the Ethos 54C does look great. I would be willing to pay around £1200 for the boiler if I believed I was getting a great product. But I'm a bit worried it may be a bit overkill if...

thanks for the replies. Does this mean you both think it best to replace my current boiler during the house revamp? Is 12 years old, old? Would their be issues adding a mixer shower to the current system. (My current boiler fits in a small store room in the kitchen. Their are no...

Hi All I'm just after some sound advice from all the experts on here. I'm planning to do a lot of work on my 1950's house during the Summer including re-wiring, insulation, bathroom renovation & swapping rads. As part of the bathroom renovation I'm planning on installing a mixer shower...