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Seems like I might not do it then. So what about insulation under the flooring? Instead of underfloor heating. Just to make the place warmer.

@Rodders53 Thanks for the response. And FOOOK me you're correct. Apparently £2.90 to run a full system an hour, that's £30 a day, £900 a month. That's bonkers! How can anyone pay that.

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Hey guys and gals, Before winter I'm going to take on the task of laying electric underfloor heating in our flat. (Second floor of an old converted house). We currently have exposed wooden floors, they're drafty as hell as no insulation underneath them, just empty space. What should I lay...

Thanks for the tips. There was a blue tape around the outside edge of it. Do I need to use something like that ro seal it? Before laying the tiles

@yorksbuilder To be honest, what ever I do now will be a short term fix. Just so it's usable. I want to rip up all flooring across the whole flat and lay underfloor heating across the whole place. So right now I don't might cutting those wires and disconnecting the underfloor heating in the...

Hey all. So my shower had pebbles in it, a few had be ome lose. So I got a chisel and chipped a bit up, expecting to see a plastic shower basin under it... I was wrong. By removing that bit, I then made it not watertight, so i was pretty committed at this point. So I chiselled everything else...

@blurp Thanks for the advice. What about the gaps between the floor boards, to stop the wind coming through them. How would you fill them?

Hey all, DIY noob here! Second floor flat in a converted house, currently has stripped open floor boards. Right now there is no insulation between the joists, just empty space. I was going to add rockwool, but before I do wanted to check, should there be space between the rockwool and the...

Ha, I should never mock the orange man. Granted Biden........ wtf. Thought he'd make some changes in the states. At the very least fix the slippery stairs on airforce one. Anyway, enough of this political warfare. Thanks for responding, if you have input on cladding and all that dull stuff...

Hey all, I'm new to this forum. I'm a member on many classic car forums, and always get at least a response to a post. However on here zilch. Theory: 1) you all hate gingers 2) you're not as enthusiastic about diy as car fans are about cars 3) you don't hate all gingers but specifically this...

Hey all, I'm taking up a challenge. I'm building a summer house, with a tin roof, I need help on materials. To ensure it lasts longer than Donald trumps reign of madness. Walls, starting from the outside layer in: cladding, strips of wood to nail cladding to and provide a small gap, membrane...