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Thanks Conny I've been advised by a friend that there should be some subsoil avove the chalk and then top soil. Unfortunately he wasn't sure about how much of each there should be though...

Hi, We are slowly progressing with our garden project, and needed some much required advice in regards to the amount of soil there should be ontop of chalk, for a good future proof gardening friendly base. In the process of landscaping we took the ground down a considerable amount in order...

I did something similar once for a freind, and we did include dpm. Doesn't cost much and gives the added assurance even if nots a absolute requirement.

Hi, We have a existing rear single storey extention at the back of our house. Currently there are two single rsjs in the breakthrough, one in kitchen and one in the reception room and they both sit on a central brick pillar. We are now wondering how would we go about getting rid of this...

Thankyou everyone, We decided to go with 50mm insualtion ( should the use of toom ever change in future at least it'll have some insulation in) Dpm 100mm garage grade concrete and reinforcement steel. Ofcourse will compact the garage well before hand

Im rrally confused and not sure at all... One builder said to use reinforcement steel and another said its not needed. They both said insulation would be good and didn't see any problems with it

Its not a big garage and most likely will never house a car. I anticipate it'll be used mostly for storage purposes

150mm really?

Hello, we are going to lay some concrete for our garage floor, Looking at 50mm insulation and 4 inch concrete. Its not a big space, 2.7m by 3meters I was told to use rebar, by im not sure i really need to?

Hi Michaelsf90, I had and still have in some places, the exact same problem. One of the ceiling that my plaster had tried to fix and im glad to say has worked well. There was a crack just under a rsj inbetween the knockthrough into a extention. It had been there many years, untill...

Thank, out of interest, I'm just curious to know should the water supply pipes remain 15mm through out the house or is it normal to upsize for the upstairs? Currently we have a 15mm pipe cor both the hot and cold going upstairs

Yes for a sink

Hi, i hope everyone is doing well. Im wondering if someone can please advise me the best way to take hot and cold water supply to the front garage. We have a cold water supply running to the upstairs which is easily accessible at the ground level hence connecting to that would not be a...

Hi Flameport, i agree, i think there must be better lights out there. I was sent this link from a friend who had them installed at his own place and said they looked great, hence came recommened. Only time will tell

Thanks guys, i really appreciate the help and guidance. If time permits i would give this a go tomorrow. Ive actually purchased a ip67 rated 12dc transformer too. So my undertanding is, 1, Swa into wiska box 2, Wiska box has to have earthing glands installed 3, Transformer flex goes...

If anyone can advise further please, I'd appreciate very much

Hi Chivers67 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0118XFM2I/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_dHebGb6HBXYPC?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1 This is the link to lights. I was thinking i would need, swa into wiska box - ip67 transformer - daisy chained lights into transformer.... To be honest the area i want to install...

Hello hope eveyone is safe and keeping well. I am hoping today install my garden floor lights and need some advice please. So currently i have a 1.5mm swa cable going from a switch indoors to outside garden ground level where id like to install the lights. My question is, do i connect the...

I think the auto/off sounds ok if he was to use the two way switch, with the assumption that switching on and off multiple times will cause the lights to stay permanently on?

Thankyou, I'll show the diagram and see what he says. So just to confirm, this set up will Allow two seprate light circuits on two seperate switches to be to turned on all together on one pir sensor. (I'll have to turn both switches on at the switch) And should i wish to turn off one...