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What about using fireproof platerboard then? The downlights are firerated anyway. Can't win with you can we shed. By puting the plasterboard above and then another layer of insulation that will stop the warm condensation you mentioned. The extra insulation will stop the draft and the excess heat...

The bulb and fitting supplier recommend 50mm side and 20-25mm above. As the lights run along my beams I think what i may do is leave a gap of 50mm either side in the insulation and then run strips of plasterboard along the top of the beams preventing the heat from escaping (&draught). I will...

Well - it looks like it's too late to ask him to consider whether 45 lights over that many rooms hints at the lights in question being good at lighting up rooms or bad at it, as he's already turned his nice new ceilings into draughty, fuel-bill munching, Building Regulations contravening swiss...

Thanks. Iv just thought, instead of a plant pot I could get a piece of plywood and put that across the beams above the light and then the insulation wont sag onto the light. Do you think that would be a better option?

my house is a bungalow so all into loft, good space from all beams.

Hi, I bought a house back in December, took out all the ceilings due to leaks in the roof and reinstalled with down lights in most rooms. I have roughly 45 and now it has got to winter I have noticed that a draught comes through the holes of the lights. I heat the house to 18-20 degrees but...

Ha, just read through the link, SH is bleach, will give it a go!

Cheers! Should have mentioned, I have given the wall a once over with the jet wash, picture I used was one saved on my phone from before. The paving slabs on top came up like new but the stone didn't show much improvement. I think I will try the SH on the stone wall when I have take taken it...

Hi, There wasn't a masonry section so decided to put it on general. I bought this property back in December and it's taken me until now to get all of the inside work finished. Now my aim it to tidy up the front of the house, garden and stonework etc. The property is a sandstone bungalow...

Ok, so turns out the "corner" I referred to is a lead flashing ha. How do I go about put the roof underlay down with this in place. Does it simply come off when tiles are removed or will I have to cut the underlay to fit? I was going to buy A1 Protect underlay from screw fix, will this be ok...

Hi everyone, This is my first post on this forum and it won't be the last as I just bought my first house last Friday. The property is a bungalow built in the 1970's, stone built. The lady that used to live here built it with her husband who passed away recently and it seems she had no money...