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Hi All, I'm kind of hoping to get confidence in my decision to have spots fitted into the ceiling of our new extension, but keep coming across different advice...help would be welcome! We're looking to fit 12 LED spots (Aurora Pro 6w) into a lean-to pitched roof, split into two circuits on...

Hello All, I'm looking for the best sources for 4 windows and found roofing superstore for Velux seems to be the best value...but can't find too many sources for Keylite and the ones I've found are more expensive than Velux. This seems odd as I was under the impression Velux was more...

Hello all, Looking to install at least 3 windows as as part of a big refurb in a ground floor 3m x 8m room, with lean-to pitched roof. windows will be approx 3m high at the pull bar. Considering making one or two of the windows electrically operated because the missus has a developing medical...

Hi, I'm installing UFH in three GF rooms, then laying LVT, and need to get them all at the same floor levels too. To do this I end up with needing to lay 2 different thicknesses of Floor grade PLY to satisfy the top flooring specifications...9mm & 6mm. I'd prefer to only use one thickness, to...

Hello, We're entering the world of flooring and have made the decision to have Underfloor heating (wet) for flexibility and a general cosy feeling, and are now bouncing around between Engineered Oak floor...possibly mixed with ceramic decorative tiles around the kitchen area...or...new into the...

Hello All, I'm looking to put down 18mm or 20mm Oak flooring across about 60sq/m of a ground floor, and am looking for supplier / manufacturer recommendations please. I've seen V4 at a local flooring shop, which looked OK but are there others I should consider? I'm looking at wide board /...

Things are now developing and I'm looking at the possibility to install Under floor heating throughout the ground floor at the same time as insulating and raising the floor level of one room by 140mm approx. Having spent some time searching on best methods etc and coming across conflicting info...

Things are now developing and I'm looking at the possibility to install Under floor heating throughout the ground floor at the same time as insulating and raising the floor level of one room by 140mm approx. Having spent some time searching on best methods etc and coming across conflicting info...

Hello, Should I be concerned about advice I've had with regards to it being OK to lay 18mm Engineered flooring directly onto UFH spreader plates, with UFH pipes running through them? I was surprised to hear that it's OK, but they said the spreader plate diffuses the heat sufficiently to...

Hello All, Has anyone advise or experience on the following... I'm looking to lay slab insulation on top of an existing suspended floor (ground floor & well ventilated) as a floating floor and then top it with Engineered top boards. Floor height is not a problem and it seems easier to do...

Hello all, I need to raise the floor of an existing room to match the others by approx 140mm, the room is suspended and has a reasonable T&G floor but not insulated, is very well ventilated with multiple air bricks and bone dry. Can I simply lay 100mm insulation slabs onto the existing T&G...

Hello All, We may need to convert the lounge downstairs into a bedroom for developing medical issue, and it's breezy at best so I've decided to insulate the floor. It's a 1910 semi, suspended close board floor (with huge gaps!), 3 air bricks, 4x2 joists sitting on dwarf walls. Room is 4m x 5m...

Hello All, I'm not a regular, but looking for advice, am an engineer by trade and a suffering DIY'er over 30 years with a fair few kitchens / bathrooms / fireplaces to my name ;-) So here's the situation. We've been in our family home for 25 yrs, it's on a large plot approx 100yrs old & near...