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There wouldnt be any lathes. I was going to use a 75mm treated stud timber fixed straight back onto the blockwork. 75mm insulation between then the cedar on top leaving no air gap. Im not thinking i may still use the 75mm timber studs with 60mm insulation then the cedar leaving a 15mm...

The front of my house is tile slung. I'm looking to remove the tiles and battens. Lay tyvek breathable membrane onto the block work. Then batten with 45x75 treated timber Insulate between battens with 75mm celotex then clad with western red cedar. My question is will it condensate...

Ask building control to come out and get there advise.

Ok, My parents have a semi detatched house with a shared chimney. The chinmey is divided up into 8. 4 for them and 4 for the neighbours. (front room, back room, front bedroom, back bedroom). The neighbours have had all of their fire places removed. My parents only use one that is a...

Hi, I need to size a inline fan. I have a log burning stove in the lounge, the room at the back of the house is cold. I want to use 100mm insulated ducting and vent some of the hot air into the other room. How do i size the fan, if its to big it will remove to much of the hot air, to...

I've just removed the PCB inside the controller, and soldered the dry joints. It seems to be working ok. Fingers crossed it may last a little longer. Thanks for your help guys.

No. The mains terminals have come away from the PCB. I'm may have ago at re- soldering them.

I have three outside lights and a PIR ( or maybe a busk controller) It is all controlled by an old smiths sensor switch. I'm no electrician but I know the basics. I will probably get my sparky to carry out the work. What can I replace the controller with. It sits on a double socket box...

The planning officer came put today to have a look. It is not PD and they wouldn't grant a planning application either as they won't let us change to roof to a hipped gable. Looks like its back to the drawing board.

We havnt received the certificate of lawfulness for a loft conversion we are about to start at our house. The council say they will issue it in due course. We are 4 weeks into the 8 week wait Builders etc are booked in.. Do we start without it or should we wait.

I agree with everything you said. Where to go from here? Im pretty certain the customer wont want to rip it up and start again.

I have a problem with a patio pointing job we took on a few years back. First some history. It’s a big (expensive) house in Handscross, west sussex. The house and patio is around 15 years old. The entire sides and rear of the property is made up of 600x600 riven edge slabs. The slabs are...

Many thanks. I have ordered a sample board for £2 to find what size i need.

Ive just been looking on the reddiplex website. I cant see it on there.

Ive got 12 windows to do + some spare......around 20m

OK i am changing some glass units which are externally beaded and have a rubber gasket on the inside. The gaskets have shrunk and i want to change some of them. I have searched the internet looking for somthing, but have found nothing. i have tried to attach a picture of the profile that...

Lights 2 and 4 Turned it all off and on again and it's done a cycle.