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Lucky escape then I hope, just to confirm the boiler I have is a Greenstar 30si and comes with a DT20RF PROGRAMMER and wireless room digistat (clicky wheel type design) so will I get away with using the hive active heating and hot water thermostat or should I get the heating only to be on the...

I have the hive active heating and hot water thermostat, can that not be fitted to apply to just the CH?

I purchased the HW and CH unit as i read it was compatible with the combi boiler i have, as you just had to wire up the CH part of it? It was on offer and at a significantly cheaper price then the CH only unit.

Hi apologies for jumping in on the thread, I have the same boiler and looking to install the hive CH and HW unit, just wanted to ask if there was a particular reason why this would be more of an pro install? Thanks in advance

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Hi hoping you could help, again. I'm now ready to put the inaction in the rafters, the question is with regards to your suggestion of placing a bung in between the felt lap to encourage air flow ventilation. Question is in each rafter I have a total of three felt raps so where do I place the...

Hi, i am looking to lay the 18mm tongue and groove loft boards into the lift space, just wanted to ask do the ends of the board have to meet on a joist and be secured into the joist or can the joint be floating away from a joist? If the joint should be on a joist do I cut the lip and make it...

I hope to start laying the floor, just wanted to ask do the ends of the board have to meet on a joist and be secured into the joist or can the joint be floating away from a joist? If the joint should be on a joist do I cut the lip and make it flat edges that butt up to one another or just...

The space will be used as a bedroom and lived in with the usual furniture etc...

The boards have already been purchased and are up in the attic waiting to go down, it's just now that someone passed comment about their suitability that's got me worried? But as mentioned the joists are 6x2 at 400 centres, are the 18mm chipboard sufficient in terms of taking the weight of a...

Hi, I have recently extended into the empty space in an existing attic, the new area has had new joists (6x2's) put down. Will 18mm tongue and groove loft (chip) boards with 400mm centres be strong enough for a hibitable room, used daily with possibly a bed and cupboards? Also will the...

Thanks again mate, youve been a great help, appreciate it!

I've had what sounds like a good quote for the installation of the roof tile vents, as such just wanted to ask how many you think I would need to install, the roof is on a bigger then your average semi home, and again would I need them on just the 2 opposing sides of the roof or on all 3 sides?

now I do, thanks for that illustration. ok, I have another question (sorry for doing your head in), how many of these would be required, just 1 on each opposing sides of the roof? I'm in a semi so do I need to put the same amount of these in the 3rd side of the roof??

sorry but I don't understand what you mean by the alternative to the vents, I'm generally very competent in DIY but this is all new to me, can you please dumb down your explanation as you lost me... in terms of the lap of the felt and timber fillet???

Thanks again, and please bare with me- i think i understand now, so the ventilation needs to cross from one side to the other but with the ridge (wood going acroos the top at which point rafters meet) will prevent the air travelling from one side to the other. Padon my ignorance but doesnt...

thanks for the quick and detailed response, the space knocked into will require joints and floor boards to be laid? " You need to leave a 50mm gap to allow for airflow and the airgap needs to be linked from the eaves all the way to the ridge. You need to put in a tile vent under the ridge...

thanks for the quick and detailed response, the space knocked into will require joints and floor boards to be laid? " You need to leave a 50mm gap to allow for airflow and the airgap needs to be linked from the eaves all the way to the ridge. You need to put in a tile vent under the ridge...

Hi, First post so please be gentle, here goes in my home i have an already functioning attic room which had a fair sized space to the side which i have recently knocked into. The issue is the room is freezing cold during winters, after some investigation i have found that there is...