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hi That's great thanks. The bulbs are LED, GU10. Actually now I have looked more carefully there isn't a plastic box attached the the actual downlighter!! They visible iwth the ceiling down and I look at them everyday!! Bonkers. The actual downlighter is warm to touch... not sure why I...

Oh ok, so wedged inbetween the joist is fine even iwth cable tacked onto the sides of the joist, and then these thermalhoods, look like a good solution for me. My downlights are years old, the lightbulbs are modern, with no heat, but the units they plugin to are about 10years with a plastic box...

Hi I have asked a questiion on here on insulation and kitchen ceiling/bathroom flooring void: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/new-ceiling-what-insulation-to-use.639047/#post-5874963 and everybody has been great, But now I am wondering if I can fill my joist with Rockwall slab! Rather than...

the main pipe is a gas pipe, so I presume that is just 'inert' as such. its all the lighting cables! I completely forgot about the actual light housings, plastic block the cables go into !!! :) It had the floppy horrible stuf up there previously and no fires :) Thanks for the link, I wil...

so it is ok to wedge the rockwool slabs tight as you like against pipes and electricty cables? Whilst curing the water issue, i don't want to create a fire hazard further down the line? The joist are 150mm so I presume I could use 100mm rockwall slabs? So much cleaner and easier than the...

Oh ok, will get the hrorrible stuff... just wasn't sure if solid insulation could be used as an easier/less hieious alternative :)

hi I had to pull down part of out kitchen ceiling due to water damage, I have fixed the water leak issue, and ready to put up new ceiling. In the void/between the joist was earthwool insulation, just rammed in there no matter what pipes or electricty cables there are, would repeating this be...