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Hi, I've just had an extension built with wet underfloor heating, and took the opportunity to split the heating into 3 zones. Kitchen/diner (with UFH), Lounge/hall (rads) & Bedrooms (rads). System is a combi boiler, 3 x Heatmiser Neo thermostats and 3 x S plan valves, and each rad has a TRV -...

Hi, We are about to fit flooring to a newly built kitchen / diner and will have hexagonal tiles on part of the floor and engineered wood on the rest. Tiles will cover about 12 sqm (including hall and toilet) and the wood about 24 sqm. Every tiler we have spoken to has said we should put the...

Hi, We are about to fit flooring to a newly built kitchen / diner and will have hexagonal tiles on part of the floor and engineered wood on the rest. Tiles will cover about 12 sqm (including hall and toilet) and the wood about 24 sqm. Every tiler we have spoken to has said we should put the...

Hi, I've got a house with a loft conversion including a shower room. Water supply is independent of rest of house - cold water header tank, vented cylinder, electric immersion heater and a big pump. Works a treat - usually... Thermostat on immersion heater tripped yesterday, I reset but it...

Hi, I've got a 3 storey (including loft conversion) terrace and am currently removing a conservatory that used to contain my kitchen and replacing with a proper extension. Loft conversion was done in 1994 (before I bought house) and there are no fire rated doors in the house so I do not have a...

Hi, I'm having a rear kitchen extension built and am getting confused about those things in building regs that are desirable and those things that are mandatory. If it is mandatory I will do it, if it is desirable (e.g. if it is mandatory for a new build, but not for a change to existing...