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Hi I have built a brick surround for a multi fuel burner to mantle height. is it ok to complete this to ceiling height in studwork, assuming I will be using a twin wall flue? Building regs state that the recess must be non combustable. do they mean simple the "fire place" or thw whole thing...

Hi I have built a brick surround for a multi fuel burner to mantle height. is it ok to complete this to ceiling height in studwork, assuming I will be using a twin wall flue? Building regs state that the recess must be non combustable. do they mean simple the "fire place" or thw whole thing...

http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/the_garage_doors_guru/ This chap has loads of garage door seals and is really helpful. I have used his myself

Hi Chaps Assuming a VCL is required above the deck and under the insulation on my warm roof, whats the most economic and efective VCL to use? Cheers

My plans are asking for: Vapour control layer, 12mm marine WPB & 110mm polyfoam roofboard, foil faced and single ply membrane :? It makes me wonder if my architect understands roof construction because I made it clear to him I wanted a GRP or Rubberbond roof and everyone I've spoken to in them...

Thanks fotr all that chaps. Roof consult is also a helpfull site.

cheers woody. Sorry should have mentioned a vapor control layer over the sub deck.Wouldn't all these screw holes ruin that?

Hi With warm roof construction, how does the insulation glue/fix to the sub deck and then how does the top deck fix to the insulation prior to either GRP or EPDM. Thanks

cheers mate

alastairreid, How do you re-nail the slates? Thanks

Hi What advice or special tools would I require to remove the bottom two rows of eternit slate from my roof? This is to allow a flashing to go under and meet a new flat roof, prior to refitting them. Any advice appreciated. Thanks

It sound like the PCB is being fooled into thinking the doors meeting an obstruction which normally indicates a problem with the bottom safety edge. This can be taken out of circuit via dip switches on the PCB and allows the door to operate "hold to run". Safety edges are renound to being...

Thanks fellas The permaroof site is excellent. I am just having a careful think about whether I have the balls to do this myself :D

hi roofline. Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

Hi Chaps Sure you've been asked this a few times already but here goes anyway. New flat roof and unsure of how to cover it. I don't fancy felt, simply because it don't have a reputation of being permanent. It feels like a cheap and cheerful way to roof?. Is EPDM or GRP much better?. The one...

Hi chaps 600 blocks and 1.5 thousand bricks, layed, will require roughly how much builders sand and bags of cement? cheers

I have done a complete renovation and discovered the hard way that £70.00 delivered for a cubic meter of concrete is not bad value for money :D

Hi Chaps I,m fairly happy the boiler is ok and I may be wrong but the boiler itself can't causer the RCD to trip. Is the most likeley cause a fault on the pump? Any help would be appretiated.

hi chaps whats the rule of thumd you chaps use for ordering your building sand, allowing me to work out a quanity to have ordered, taking into account below ground is 1400 bricks @4/1 and above is 2900 bricks & 750 blocks @5/1 Cheers

Hi Chaps Have a stoves electric cooker that trips the mcb when you turn on a particular ring. The heater element, hot plate and switch / thermostat are all listed as spare parts. Could any of you chaps help me with what to test (can use a multi meter) to avoid buying the whole lot as parts...