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Hi We finished building our house in December (we had individual contractors in for each trade, not one main contractor) We are now having issues with the tiles on the ground floor, we have under floor heating and liquid screed (screed had been down for almost 4months before tiling). The...

Am I missing something, Dry lining a brick wall with door way so the block work is 100mm, 2 battens for each side is 50mm (25mm each side) and plasterboard is 25mm (12.5 ) each side so this totals 175mm with skim will be about 180mm. I am struggling to find a door liner of this size. Am I...

Planning the layout / wiring of a new kitchen (in a new build) and I am unsure if one cooker switch can handle multiple cookers. We are planning to have 2 single ovens and a combi oven installed. Can this be powered by a single cooker switch and 1 cable run daisy chained or will I need 3...

Hi all Fairly new here and about to start on a self build (not doing the work myself). I have been getting costing's together and I have some questions on UFH. (lots more questions to follow) ':oops:' My setup will be a combi boiler, UHF on ground with radiators on 1st. Spoke to a few...

Can someone please advise where is windows is generally placed and is it placed directly in the block or closer or should there be something it goes on. A. Does the window sit on external wall B. Does the window sit on cavity tray, but surly the cavity tray is not strong enough to fix into...

Hi Just planning / costing our new build and we are going to have UFH on all floors (on spreader plates between joist on 1st floor). I have been told different things from electricians. As the heating pipes are in the floor joists this area will get warm, will any electrical cables...

Some advice please, I am about to install a shower and the tray is a low profile one so there is now way of screwing or fixing to wall/floor. I am going to put in on a raised base covered with 18mm ply but I am not sure how to secure the tray to the base can you use something like grip fill /...

Hi the render on my house has had it – large cracks and hollow sounding in many areas. I have has two builders come round to give quotes (none of which have come back yet). One builder recommended the use of k-render saying you won’t have to paint and its’ been designed just for this so it’s...