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Awesome, thanks a lot for your help guys. I am just about ready to do the job now, just need to arrange the family being out of the way :lol: I will come back and let you know how i got on once the job is done. Thanks

Ok sweet will use them then. If you dont me asking how does the dimensioning work out? For 50mm insulation boards, using 2 x 2" would have a face of about 46mm, to my mind it just doesnt go, am i missing something here? :lol: Well as far as i know the vent has no purpose, and it certainly...

Thanks again guys :) As far as the battens go, i have got quite a few lengths of both 4x2" and 2x2" already. They were for another diy job i planned that never happened, they are PAR pine, will they do the trick? I must say im getting a little confused on the dimension side of things i.e...

Cheers mate :) The walls are solid, so 50mm celotex it is. Should i use 4x2 timber as the battens? Also anyone got any thoughts on the vent/grill situation? Thanks

Well im not an electrician so dont take my advice as written in stone, but my mate had a similar situation. I dont think you will find an electrician that will sign off on his work, unless of course he really needs the cash. The problem you have got is that any other electrician hasnt seen...

How would i go about determining if the external wall is up to spec? Thanks again mate, i will do as you say and rip it all out, batten out external wall, and refit carpets afterwards. Any suggestions on what insulation would be best? Having a look around it seems kingspan is the way to go...

Thanks guys. The electrician is going to first fix before the boards go on so all good there, i was just wondering if i could use metal boxes or not and its good news that i can. As far as position of the sockets go unfortunately i cant have them to the side of the bed as there will be...

hi, i am plaster boarding a couple of upstairs bedrooms and im having a little bit of electrics done at the same time, mainly having an extra socket or 2 and spotlights. The plaster boards are going to be dot and dabbed to the walls, but i am wondering about the socket back boxes. I would...

All the electrics will be run by the electrician behind the plaster boards, and then signed off once he has done the 2nd fix and tested it all. There is no issues with damp or noise, so i assume i dont need insulation? Yeh it will be skimmed, although i have never done any plastering and...

Cheers for the tips buddy. I have already thought about the skip situation knowing from past diy jobs how much rubble you get from seemingly nowhere. I must admit though i had only thought about one skip but your probably right about needing two, hopefully someone will be able to offer...

Well where to start, i am doing out the upstairs of our 3 bed house and as a keen diyer i am going to try and do as much of the work as i can. My problem is untll the upstairs is boarded out the family is going to have to move out, and i only have limited time off work. I know it is very...