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So weather I bond the insulated plasterboard directly to the brick, or to battens won't make a difference, there will be no issues of condensation?

Morning All, I'm just doing up an old 2 bed terraced that has solid brick walls. Rendered on the outside which has been checked for condition and I am likely to also have a new liquid damp proof installed. I want to install insulated plasterboard on the inside of the external walls. I was...

By the way, Im asking as I had a job done for with weber, and they used metal beads also the finish is rubbish, it looks as though its been applied way to thin, meaning the base coat is showing through the top coat in a lot of places. So hence the question of can another coat be applied on top...

Hi, Should you use metal beads on weber pral m rendering? Also, if your not happy with the finish, can you lay another coat of pral M over the top (will it bond), or would it be a case of starting completely again?

Hello, I'm having to lay some foundations for a single story extension I'm building. I will be building as close to a brick party wall as I can. The party wall is around 2 - 2.5m high. The footings of this party wall....well actually I would call them footings!......is basically a 300mm deep...

Thanks mate, will give it a go Being a novice I will probably leave a fair bit of sand to do, any suggestions in the best sand paper to use?

I'm no expert, but you can get heat resistant plaster, not cheap, but designed for this situation. I have a similar opening with equal power output from my log burning, I used cement boards, I tiled most of my opening but did plasterer a small bit above the fire and can tel you its cracking...

On dry wall?? I thought paper was best for this??

Hi, When your taping a tapered dry wall joint, do you embed the paper tape deep in to the joint, or just below the top surface??

Am I allowed to for the back boxes so I can connect the conduit to them. If so, would metal back boxes be best secured to wooden bracing between two metal stud posts? Or would they have to be drywall boxes

Yes I have taken in all the posts, and am looking at getting someone in, either to check the work I do or to do the work entirely I was thinking of asking a relative whom qaulified this month, but as I understand it you need to have 2 years experience aswell as needing still needing an NIC...

Hi John, What would be the best compliant way of doing this??

Even more so now I have readjusted the calcs after thinking a water dispensor used 2kw!! :shock:

Actually, Ive put in 2kw for a water dispenser, when it should of been 200w!! My mistake, so its actually more like 2 - 2.5 Kw

To be honest, Ive over egged it on what might be plugged in just be safe, Ive assumed things like a coffee machine, water dispensor, vaccume, TV, and maybe a laptop or two now and then. So I came out at about 4Kw to 4.5kw, gave a 1.5 multiply for extra room, so 5.5kw

Hi John, Thanks for your reply. Sorry, I should have mentioned that. The Joint box I'd mount to the cable tray thats sits above the suspended ceiling (running above the stud wall), so its accessable via the suspended ceiling. The stud wall will be insulated, so does the max current...

If I run 4mm T&E from the CU in to a PVC adaptable box, then connect a 3 core SWA to the T&E. CW Gland the SWA and use something like a Piranha locknut (or the wiska product range). The continue the radial vertially through the stud wall to the first socket, then through grommeted holes in the...

Thanks RF Lighting, how come SWA and 1 joint box would not be compliant?