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That’s right I was / am what I’ve read is that an air gap should be left between the PIR and plasterboard?

Amazing, I am getting water through the foundation and that was my plan! Much appreciated!

What are your thoughts on a brick sump pit?

There’s an existing sump pump in place, I’ll just be replacing this with the outlet going into a drain.

What I’m thinking is it will give me a more stable platform to get around the loft space when needed without falling through the floor. Theres only about 3-4ft of clearance and its complex in its shape with a number of valleys ect

Thanks Madrab… It wouldn’t be possible to bypass the extension without serious work. I would say the current set up is adequate although there is no resilience should something fail. It’s more of a question if my idea of a brick built pit will do the job or I should buy an overpriced sump basin

Plenty of that…. It’s just slate on batons.

Sorry is there anyone who can comment on this?

Hi All, I know this topic has been done to death but I’m looking for a definitive answer there is so much conflicting advice. I want to insulate my loft there is already some insulation in there which I plan to remove but I don’t want to cause myself problems down the line. (Old Victorian...

Hi All, So here’s the situation… Older property with a cellar, built late 1800’s. There was (judging by the neighbours property) a drain from the cellar into the city drains, however an extension has been built capping this off. There is a drain from the front of the house that runs into the...

Hi All, This should be a really quick one to answer? I have an old Victorian house with an original tiled hallway. The hallway runs under the cellar and it’s absolutely freezing to walk on. I’m wondering whether there would be any benefit at all to installing UFH. This would be using...

That’s right yeah. There is no existing wiring in place.

As far as the current setup goes; There is a valiant 30kw system boiler in a utility room downstairs. Above are two 250L unvented cylinders In another room there are two Honeywell boxes and a programmer Then two wireless Honeywell thermostats one in the kitchen and one on the landing. We...

Hi Folks, I can’t see that anyone has answered this anywhere else… Plumbers are coming next week to fit new boiler and nest thermostats, Replacing a pair of oldish wireless ones. I have asked for the the thermostats to be wired in rather than wireless, which they are happy to do as long as...