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Hi all I'm looking for a spot of advice. A few months ago we had our garage converted into a new kitchen and at the time I thought it would be best to lay a good quality laminate floor to the whole kitchen even under the units. I was really stuck for time and decided to lay the flooring ontop...

Hi all I'm about to cover my redirected copper mains pipe with mortar (burried in floor screed). I know there are some issues with concrete corroding copper pipes so I want to protect it. I don't have any denso tape and don't really have any future need for any so would rather not buy any...

Hi all I have just had my stopcock relocated which involved chasing a channel in the floor screed from the mains entry location to the corner of the room. Before I cover the pipes with sand/cement do I need to protect the pipes with Denso tape or any other method? The plumber said no but...

Hi all Today a plumber has relocated my stopcock to the corner of the room. I know have a channel in the floor screen which is carrying the pipe to the new stopcock location. I am going to be laying underlay and laminate above the channels so can I use a materials to fill the channel which...

Hi all My apologies I know very little about plumbing. :? I have a central heating programmer that allows you to choice 2 on/off settings for both the hot water and central heating to come on. The 1 clock controls both so you can't have 1 service on for a shorter time period than the...

Hi all I am currently giving a skimmed plasteboard room a coat of Wickes Paint for New Plaster in Matt White. The ceiling is also being done as it was an extersion therefore the ceiling was skimmed. Can I use this paint for new plaster as the finished white for the ceiling or do I need to...

Hi all A very quick question. I've just had my garage converted to a kitchen and the floor was raised up with 75mm of celotex insulation and a concrete screed above. Obviously between these new layers and the old floor there is a bituminous DPM. Therefore do I need a another DPM beneath...

Hi all I am currently converting my garage into a kitchen and knocking through to the hallway. Where the wall is being knocked through the hallway radiator (single standard radiator approx 600wide) is being relocated to the kitchen. As this radiator will also be providing heat to the adjacent...

Hi all I'm currently having my garage converted into a kitchen and the building control office has said I need a heat detector in the kitchen to meet the regs. Any idea if this has to be mains fed? Also as the rest of my smoke alarms in the house are basic 9v battery versions are they...

Hi all I am currently preparing my garage in advance of having a garage conversion carried out. I have striped the ceiling of plasterboard ready for downlighters to be installed and a new hot water supply from the airing cupboard above. I left the plumber to connect up to to a hot water...

Hi all I'm currently getting the money together to convert my garage into a kitchen. The problem i'm having is with the ceiling height, ideal i'd like one complete level ceiling however at present there is a box section carrying the bath waste from the bathroom above across the underside of...

Hi guys My apologies for already posting this question within another one of my posts but I think it will get missed by the majority. I will be insulating an exterior wall in my garage to create a haibitable room which will either require me to put in cavity wall insulation which will mean...

Hi all I wonder if you guys can advise me on something. I'm thinkin about having my integral garage converted into a new kitchen in march/april and I have had a few builders quote me on the work. Some suggested dot/dab external wall, some suggested batton/board the external wall but...

Hi all I wonder if you guys can advise me on something. I'm thinkin about having my integral garage converted into a new kitchen in march/april and I have had a few builders quote me on the work. Some suggested dot/dab external wall, some suggested batton/board the external wall but...