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Hi, need to get 2 story exetension plastered, so reasonable size job; looking for any recommendations in Bridgwater (near Taunton). Long shot I know but not wanting to end up with a cowboy! Thanks Ants

Hi, Now adding a shower into what was going to be a just downstairs cloakroom, but ceiling is already up using regular, not water resistant, plasterboard. As studding is all now in underneath, it would be a major PITA to rip it down and replace it as none of the new edges would be on...

Hi, Just fitting internal doorframes etc in fitting out new extension. What depth of plaster should I allow for, is it approx 3mm for a skim over plasterboard and about 10mm for basecoast+skim on brick/blockwork? Thanks, Ants

Hi, Just installing an ELV (12v) extractor fan in zone 1 area of a bathroom (yes fan is zone 1 rated), and was planning on putting the transformer outside the bathroom. Can I use regular blue / brown cable for the ELV side also, or does it need to be a different colour to differentiate it...

Hi, Building a new bathroom (extension), inc shower. Need to fit the shower mixer bar such as this onto partition wall (presuming thats better than knocking into blockwork wall?). Am I right in thinking that I need to install something like one of these as part of first fix...

Hi, Sorry for another question but; I know you can only run cables to and from a fitting, or within a close distance ot the edge of a wall under the plaster on a block wall, but what about within a stud wall? I need to run cables up thru a stud wall that do not go to a fitting in the wall, do...

Hi, As I understand the regulations, horizontal cables should be clipped at least every 250mm, so what about when they are run thru a series of joists at 400mm centres? I dont recall ever seeing any additional support for cables in floors, so is it within the regs that the cables are only...

Hi, Just fitting some internal door linings and doors, all going well unitl I went to fix the thin battons into the lining onto which the door shuts against (hope that makes sense!). How much gap do I leave between the face of the door and the stop? Both the door face and the frame will be...

Hi, Putting partition walls into new extension, which has doubled up joists in place to take the majority of them. However one has an alcove in it so departs the joist at right angles for a few feet then turns to carry on but not over any joists. Obviously I undersdand that I need to put...

Hi, Just fitting mains smoke + heat detecters in residential house, which will be powered from a single lighting circuit. However I am unsure what colour wire to use for the single wire interconnect. The house has both old red/black, and the harmonsed blue/brown as it has a recent extention...

Hi, Installing first fix in new extention, and contemplating best way to run lighting cabling in loft space. The cables need to run both along the timbers and across them, the timbers are only 75mm high so will have 225mm of mineral insulation sitting on top of them (i.e. 300mm total, and its...

Hi, Just fitting out an extension I had built, and will be putting in some partition walls. The building spec stated 50x100 studwork, so I ordered 50x100 CLS. Just realised they delivered timber that is actually 90x35mm; when I queried it with the suppliers they said thats normal, and that...

Hi, Just fitting out new extention, and wondering how best to put in window boards. Have UPVC windows in outer brickwork with no rebate / lip, and blockwork inside, so I can only affix to the blockwork with no physical support at the window edge. I read on another post to maybe use...

Hi, installing a shower, WC, and basin in a new extention and as the basin and shower are to go into the unvented soil pipe (via seperate pipes & strap on bosses) I believe I need anti syphon valves to prevent the trap being drawn when the wc is fluched etc. The basin is no problem, plenty...

Hi, Fitting out a new 2 story extension, and the building specs say roof needs a U of .16, and mentions 300mm of mineral wool. The joists are only 70mm deep, so 300mm would need some serious packing before I could put any flooring down (just for storage), and its not a very high pithch to...

Hi, Just building an extension, including a shower / WC room on the ground floor. The builder that I had in to build the shell has run a new 110mm soil pipe from the IC in under the joists and up to where the new WC pan will go. However I need to also connect the 32mm and 40mm wastes for...