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Thanks for that - much appreciated.

With a shower tray is it acceptable to use a 90° bend ? I had planned 2 * 45°, however, my stud is bang in the way so a 90° would be an easy fix. That would give me: waste fitting -> 200mm straight run, 90° bend, 2000mm straight run to join main waste pipe. Many thanks.

I'm re-doing a bathroom & after removing the old wall tiles & glue I'm down to the terracotta block wall. Can I tile directly into this or is there some prep work I should be doing first?

I didn't know you could even get condensation in a loft space! If it was that, how would I go about fixing it? Air brick? Many thanks

That's a good plan. If it is wet, I assume it's a leak somewhere rather than condensation in the loft though?

It was immediately following the really bad weather 7 / 10 days ago so it seems likely it's tied to that rather than condensation. Why do you think condensation?

The loft was re-insulated 12 months ago so possible. Even if that's the case though, how could it be getting wet. Does the ridge seem a reasonable source to you?

Not sure - would have to take a look....although gut feel no. What's your thinking - that water could be travelling down from the ridge, trapped behind a membrane and then spreading out along roof edge at the eve?

I've recently has a damp patch appear along the length of a bedroom ceiling by the outside wall (following some bad weather - Peterborough area). A roofing company has come out and recommended the following, but I'm not sure it's right & would appreciate people opinions. They've recommended...

Good idea on the LED strips. I haven't planned the layout for the downlights as yet but will definitely consider your idea in the mix. Thanks.

It's a garage! There's no insulation to floor, walls or ceiling no windows (just a side door and two opening garage doors) no water no heating basic electrics a bare concrete floor Granted I plan to install a ceiling, add a ping-pong table and a fridge. No doubt they'll look lovely beside my...

It turns out Lafarge make a galvanised steel suspended ceiling system designed for beam and block. The + is that rather than having to drill (aside from the rails around the walls) all ceiling fittings are simply hammered between the existing blocks thereby making it much easier.

Thanks for the replies. I'll be going with some sort of metal framework for the ceiling. Lafarge also make a good looking one I've become aware of and with fitting that fit between the ceiling blocks - no drilling required, hence even quicker. As for why the downlights....I don't need a 60m2...

Here's a picture of the existing beam and block ceiling under which I want to put a more aesthetically pleasing one. Gasoline MF is the British Gypsum one I've come across myself. Has anyone fitted a suspended ceiling with such a system and if so, is it easier / quicker than wooden battons...

I'll post a picture later today. Here's how it works though: http://forterra.co.uk/structural-precast-concrete-flooring-stairs/beam-block-flooring It's comprised of re-enforced beams tied into a steel 'belt' at the edges which runs around the entire property. Between those beams are concrete...

You're right, they are downlights. The two I've found interesting so far are 50mm (https://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/click-inceptor-micro.html) and 40mm respectively and are both LED. You're right on selecting the lights first, to be fair I hadn't expected to need so much depth. It is indeed...

I'm no expert, but it looks wrong to me. Having recently lifted a fair few large padstones I would not want one resting on a stud wall...granted some of it is on a block wall but most isn't. Surely the padstone just needs turning 90 degrees to run along to block wall? Maybe it's an error in the...

My garage has a beam and block ceiling. To make it 'nicer' I plan to install a plasterboard ceiling under it. With it being so big (roughly 8m square) I'm not sure how to go about it. The two options I see are: 1. Wooden battons screwed to the beams, then attach plasterboard to those. I'd like...