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Hi I am having problem getting an electrician. I am doing a self build and had a guy lined up to install my shower extractor fan electrics etc. Since the relaxing of covid he has found a job for a few months so I am in the lurch a little. I have all the electrical gear he/she needs apart from...

Yeah will do. I think I will chalk outline the slab first all the way around. So maybe go for about 100mm thick? You think Stihl saw better than bolster and hammer?

cheers. Yes I have been through the whole pro's /cons of inside /outside leve process and decided against it. I am OK with the step! I will just do the one.

Well your Oat Russet project looks great so it's working well!

Hi I am planning on cutting up some sandstone lintels and use them as steps. I was hoping to attempt to cut some flag type steps about 30mm or so. I have a bolster chisel and hammer etc but also have a stihl stone cutting saw with diamond blade. Is the stihl the way to go? I was wondering if I...

Interseting so I suppose it's a matter of taste then. My extension I had done in reclaimed brick that were old outbuildings that matched the house. The house has flush pointed lime mortar and I was going to match this but the brick layer didn't flush point to begin with and he noticed it did...

Why? Is this a "heritage look " thing or specific need?

Fair enough! I was looking at this thread https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/new-patio-where-to-lay-aco-drainage-channel.543724/ that is similar but the advice here looks like a single lenght of aco at the bottom of the garden. I was wondering if this will be sufficient for me or if because of...

No-one any ideas ?I was going put an order in tomorrow and add aco drain in. Just trying to work out how many metres so that would depend on the sides I did?

I am just thinking is it a better job to put aco drain on all sides of the patio and cememnt /tuck them in to the sides with the sandstone? If I did this would I set the aco drain in when I do the wall foundation which I was going to have finish just before finish floor level and then brick up...

Hi All I am after some clarification for Aco drain location. I have attached two pictures to show the Bifold doors which will have a sandstone pation with a fall toward a retaining wall. The sides of the patio will be flanked by the side of the garage and then another small garden wall...

Hi I am in the middle of a DIY UFH install. Pipes in and screed so now linking pipe work up. What's the best way to route pipes around the UFH pipes? I probably left them little long and bulky as I was paranoid about cutting too short. The pipes will come out of isolation valves along bottom...

Yes I had though of this but thought it might get busy in the switches if the finishes article had two way switching in this room as it's quite large also meaning three core etc?

That's exactly what I was thinking of doing. I will obviously leave PB off until it's been given the OK inspected etc just seemed sensible to use this space and it's sturdy to get clips, galv straps and whatever else is needed. Yeah roof a bit higher than yours but principle is the same.

Twin and earth is what I have and what I will use. I hadn't really thought about the semantics about what constitutes permanent and temporary cables. If the cables I use isn't installed correctly then it can be discarded and a new lengths of cable used. I'm not going worry about it. I just...

Hi Thanks for the response. Right so build the work is notifiable under building control. I am basically doing what I can until I can get builders back for some joinery and electrical work. Screeding the floor is a job I am doing next. It will involve working late into the night so I was...

Hi I am about to screed my extension floor and need some lighting for the long days ahead. It has a high vaulted ceiling I was thinking of running the cable through where the steel beam is and then dropping down. I have put wooden battens across to attach plasterboard at some point. Would I...

Hi I changed the post title as it originally said faulty thermostat which it had nothing to do with in the end. It was my DIY assumption. The faulty valve was boxed in with CH pipes and very difficult to access, so last resort. There was no way of seeing the valve working until I removed the...

100mm screws through 12.5mm plaster board then through 50mm insulation into rafters? Is it not all or nothing with the batten method? You can't just screw to the rafters and then use a batten halfway down can you? What about lighting cable do you just clip this to the PIR? So many questions...

Hi I am approaching the end of insulating between my rafters and will soon be overboarding with more insulation. I chatted to a builder who suggested fitting 2 x 1" batten through the next insulation (running perpindicular to the rafters) and then fixing the plasterboard to this making it...