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Hi, currently browsing the net for a shower enclosure for our new extension, about 1200mm x 800mm. All of the trays now seem to be the low profile type, but we are installing it onto a solid screed floor. Is this at all possible (waste access) or is there an alternative we should be looking...

Hi, I am going to have a go at my first floor screed next weekend after I have been and bought a mixer. Is there a formula for working out materials? I will order a jumbo bag of sharp sand but I need to know roughly how many bags of cement I will need. Also will a retarder help or not? The...

Quick question. Laying heating pipes under screed in extension, but need to know the name of that tape to protect the pipes from cement screed. Thanks.

Hi, I am in the process of adding 3 small radiators to our new extension. The boiler is in the extension so the easiest way to add them would be to 'T' into the central heating loop straight from the boiler, loop around the 3 small rads (2 x 600mm & towel rad) and back again. Just wondered if...

Just a quick question, is there any reason why I can't put a timber floor on battens on top of the concrete slab in our extension? I was going to screed it but because of a ****e builder I am going to need 100mm of screed in places, also the shower base that we have chosen is a slimline type...

Hi, I am just about ready for boarding out our extension, so a quick question is what size boards do I need? Am I right in thinking 9.5mm 1800 x 900 for ceiling & 12.5mm 2400 x 1200 for walls. Also should I use square edge or tapered, what are the pros and cons ? Going to have a go at dot...

Hi, I'm rather worried about the quality of the roof that our builder is doing on our extension. The lead flashing lacks very poor to me as the lead doesn't follow the contours of the tiles and has large gaps underneath. What are the views of you professionals ?

Hi, I am having an extension done at the moment by a general builder and I am a bit concerned about the roof. His labourer has done the felting, battening and the tiling and he is currently doing the lead flashing. A few things are worrying me, 1) There doesn't seem to be any ventilation...

Hi, having an extension built at the moment and they are coming to the roofing stage. The roof pitch is around 15 degree and on the plans he has specified Redland Regent tiles which go down to 12.5 degrees I believe, but today we have received delivery of a load of Sandtoft Bold Roll but after...

Hi, building an extension at the moment and the wall from which my flue went through has been moved further out by about 500mm so I need to extend my flue by this amount. The flue goes up from the boiler about 500mm then a 90 degree elbow and then horizontally about 500mm but this will need to...

Hi, haven't posted here in ages. The shell of my new extension is almost built so I am currently thinking of plumbing, electrics etc etc. My existing boiler is in part of the new extension (utility room), and the loop (don't know if this is the correct term), enters the house at this point...

Just ordered my new kitchen yesterday, and will arrive in around 6 weeks. Got a fair bit to do before it arrives like brick up underneath a window, electrics, plumbing and generally prep the area. Currently trying to work out what to do with the ceiling to hide extractor ducting, lintel...