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Hello folks, I have just finished installing a WarmUp DWS600 loose wire system in my bathroom. A little more on it here, but essentially it's rated at 0.6kW / 2.6 amps. Warmup DWS 600 Loose Wire Underfloor Heating Kit -...

Hello guys, I'm just trying to spec a bath tap ad shower head for the bathroom and wondering if I need a thermostatic one? I know what they do ie. keep water at same temp if another tap is suddenly opened up in the house, but do I need one if I have a combi boiler? Install is in a 2 bed flat...

Hi guys. I am doing my first refurb and am at a stage now where I am ready to paint. The walls were plastered a month ago and are fairly dry. I have some paint I like (an off white colour), I have a small tin sample from a very expensive paint company called Farrow & Ball (won't be buying from...

Hello folks, I am trying to project manage a house refurb and just wanted to double check as to what's required when it comes to smoke alarms in order that I don't fall foul of anything. Am I right in thinking that I would need a smoke alarm in the kitchen and also one in any hallway leading to...

I co-own the ground floor of a house just like in the attached photo. The paint around the windows is peeling / flaking, the window cill is chipped and looking tired. I'd like to renovate the front and was wondering if my steps were correct or not? 1. Scrape off all visible peeling / cracked...

I will be updating the previous thread I have started, but if my current guy can't even get batten gauge right, then I fear I am heading speedily towards disaster. :( As such, I wanted to ask if there are any members on here with a decent post count who are in the roofing trade themselves (not...

So, I have undertaken a ground floor extension. The roof consists of two parts - a flat deck and pitched sides left and right, at about 23 degrees or so, nothing overly complex. I chose Marley Eternit Thrutone fibre cement slate. I also bought copper rivets, 65mm galvanised wire nails for...

I'm having an overhaul of my ground floor flat. The builders I am using came via recommendation, although despite this they have done one or two things, which I haven't been happy with (fixed however once I pointed out, but had I not noticed it would have been swept under carpet). Anyway. Back...

Hello folks! :D I need to buy some nails to fix down: (a) Vertical counterbattens (25mm x 50mm) (b) Horizontal battens (25mm x 50mm) (c) Fibre cement tiles (60cm x 30cm) My thoughts are as follows (please can somebody correct me if I am wrong?) (a) Vertical counterbattens will be used to pin...

I thought I would start a new thread as I was going off-topic on the other thread (originally it was about battens / counterbattens). The side roof pitches are 18 degrees, which I appreciate is quite shallow. In the opinion of experienced members on here, would I get away with using natural...

Hello helpful folks :D I'm looking into redoing my roof, here is how things stand at the minute (everyone likes a picture don't they!) 1. John Brash make proper treated red colour battens. I plan to use 25mm x 50mm for vertical counterbattens and same again for horizontal battens as I will be...

I'm having a bit of a mental block with this one. I have just built a small side extension, which will house a shower, bath and basin. Quite simple. The build is the usual, outer course brick, 100mm cavity wall full-fill insulation, then inner leaf is block. What I am having trouble with is...

Hello folks :D Just been looking into roof construction and sometimes I see that the construction involves battens and counter battens, while at other times, I see battens only? I am planning to use natural slate, about 8mm thick. Under what circumstances should I have counter battens +...

Hello folks :D Right, here's the plan of my 1 bedroom, ground floor flat I'm refurbing. It is about 850sq ft in total. http://i990.photobucket.com/albums/af24/superiorsounds/Rads_zpsd2kkflyz.jpg In that image, rad positions are marked in red, going with decent rads, so something like Quinn or...

Does anybody here have a good working knowledge of sarking boards in roof applications? :) I'm thinking to go with the following construction on the pitched part of my warm roof (top down): 1. Cupa Heavy 3 slate 2. Counter battens / battens 3. Breathable membrane 4. OSB3 or sarking boards 5...

I have a roof which is being totally redone from scratch, new rafters, everything. The top is flat, pitched at the sides,l so nothing too complex. Traditionally, a warm deck roof design has insulation sitting on top of the roof, as per image below. My question is this: in between the...

Hello guys! :) I'm self refurbing a ground floor flat in a mid-terrace property (built around 1880!). The renovation is extensive and goes back to bricks and joists. After destroying it, I've began to build it back up. I've taken accurate measurements of each room, inputted these into 3...

Hello folks. I have recently taken down and disposed of a 25 year old shed and have ordered a 10ft x 8ft cabin to go in its place. Before pic: In terms of prep, I have dug out the top soil, leveled the area and have put down a 3 inch layer of MOT type 1 hardcore. What I need to do...

Hi guys! This is my first post, so go easy on me, haha! :D We have just had a patio done. To ensure a solid patio base, the workmen dug a good 10" down and as a result, once everything was finished, a strip of unrendered and unpainted wall has now appeared (previously this was not seen as...