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Brill, thanks guys, didn't want to go and buy the rads just yet to have them sitting around in case of damage + plus will be getting enough for the whole house eventually so want to try and get some money off a bulk buy. Looking at going with stelrad, good info on their site for the sizings

Hi, i'm in the middle of a renovation and have started work in the loft conversion. As it has stud walls i want to have something substantial to fix the radiator brackets to but i don't know where they will be to start fixing timber battons can anyone advise the avg spacing from a radiator edge...

Just out of interest, has anyone actually had an unventilated roofspace with non breathable felt and filled the entire rafter space with insulation? If so were there or have you had any side affects of this?

Thanks for the advice. This insulation business is far more troublesome than i was anticipating it would be. I'll need to have a think about the best course to go down as last thing i want to do is fill up with insulation all the way then end up with damp patches or worse

Well i can't afford to have new facias and ridge vents as i don't have the money to finish the rest of the house which has been gutted top to toe. Naive and possibly stupid question but please humour me, if there is no ventilation to start with, does there need to be a gap at all?

I meant 2.5inches of insulation/plasterboard underneath the rafters, i haven't made any determinations about how much to use between the rafters hence my question here. I've read the manufacturers instructions which state 50mm gap but i wondered if it was possible to make do with less than this...

Yeah there is a bituminous felt underthe tiles non breathable. Ithink the most I could get away with on the fron part of house would be about 2.5inches of insulation/plasterboard. It's easier on the back as second bedroom has more space for under rafter insulation/plasterboard

Hi, i have bought an old house approx 1907 built, it has had the loft converted on it in the 1970s by the previous owner with limited insuation in place. I'm in the process of renovating the entire house and have removed all of the old plasterboard and insulation. The rafters are 75mm x...

Thanks for all your help guys

I'm new to DIY, never done anything DIY before so everyone has to learn somehow by asking. Thank you for your help.

Hi, i am going to be doing cable runs and fitting some electrical flush mounting boxes but i am unsure as to what size drill bit to use for the mounting box holes then what size wall plugs and screws to use to fix it to the wall. Can anyone enlighten me please?

Thanks guys, that's what i wanted to know, cheers!

Ah right, thanks, so it could still be chased into the brickwork on the inside of the front room wall then wrapped in tape and plastered over so it is not sticking out like a sore thumb

Thing is my house is on a hill so the pipe would need to come in above ground a little bit at some point even if it went outside then in. As long as it is ok to have it channelled into the brickwork enough so that it can be plastered over and out of sight that is the main thing.

Has to be a recessed box as my house is right on the street so a surface box was ruled out due to it being an obstruction. So if the pipework has to come out the back and into the house down the inside wall, can this be done in 15mm pipe? which is easier to channel into the wall or conceal in...

Hi, i have a gas meter that is inside my house, i wish to move it to a recessed meter box in the cavity and have had northern gas quote for this and have a builder that will fit the box. What i can't get my head around is how then does the gas supply get into the house once the meter has been...

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I've just just bought my first house which is a project to modernise back from the 1970s. It has the traditional built in brick fireplace and rising damp in all walls. When i took out the brick fireplace at the front of the house in the alcove the wall is...