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Can a multiport manifold and UFH system be commissioned one room (possibly 2 loops) at a time? Then commission another loop or two as each downstairs room is ready for it.

Paid an architect a substantial amount of money to do the designs for two large extensions on my house. They're both two-storey extensions and there are multiple posts and UBs and UCs of a wide range of sizes and lengths, all connected together that form the basis of the extensions. It will be a...

Renovating an old outbuilding. Is it usual/best practice/requirement to have cement boards on top of a corbelled verge? if so should they also overhang by the usual ~50mm too? Can/should I bed the tiles onto the corbelling and do away with the cement boards? as presumably the corbelling's...

Bought a load of timber offline to build a roof on my workshop project. It was delivered by a local supplier. I’d like to know if what was delivered would be considered acceptable. It is all under size by Class 2 specs I found online. Some of it would appear to have been sat outside for some...

Hi All See image below which shows my idealised sketchup model of my project. I'm rebuilding some old outbuildings. I've done one, it's the one shown with the roofing tiled at the back of the image and I'm about to start the roof of the other intersecting building in the foreground. That other...

So I'm making progress with my block piers, further to this thread: https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/pier-design-and-tie-in-to-support-10-2m-steel-ridge-beam-for-roof.624083/#post-5661101 For those that read that one, I have used hollow blocks (infilled with concrete) laid in pairs staggered...

I have an old farm building that I want to re-roof with a load bearing steel ridge beam. Currently the roof comprises a few beefy king post trusses, approx. 8x5 (?) purlins and 4x2 rafters, all have had it. The building is around 5.5m wide and 10.2m long. I intend to support new 6x2 rafters off...

Hello I own a place with a bit of land. If I walk to the boundary of my land closest to the village I am near I can get a decent 5G signal on my phone. In the house, it's a weak 4G signal. Can someone tell me exactly what kit I need to 'harvest' (?) the 5G signal at the boundary of my land and...

I'm rebuilding an outbuilding and I'm up to wall plate height. I've built it with cavity wall, block inner skin and brick facing. The old buildings on my place all have hidden eaves and they're all 9" solid brick walls with dentil course and sailing course at the top. The bottom row of tiles...

Planning to re-roof a building I own. I want structural ridge beam to support the roof thus achieving vaulted ceiling so gaining lots of lovely open space. Architect has employed engineer to design a goal post steel type arrangement. The ridge beam being supported on two vertical steels at...

Does anyone have a copy they could send me please. Thanks James