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Hello, We have had screed put down over underfloor heating pipes. We aren't having tiles down for a fair few months. Is there anything we can treat yhr floor with to stop the dust coming up? Cheers

Hi What's the deal with induction hobs and integral extract fans. It's for an island, do they have to be ducted? You can get recirc I have read but they also look like they have some ducting too

Hello. We are having dowlights in out 3m single storey ceiling. This obviously has insulation in, what are the regs regarding this? Obviously I don't want to break the thermal barrier but how do I go about installing them? Cheers

Hello, Using ashp for central heating. Are 22mm pipes from cylinder with 15mm tails for rads sufficient? Cheers

Does anyone know where I can get one of these from? It's for the frame of aluminium bi fold doors. Thank you

Morning all. I have assembled some aluminium bi folds which was easy enough. However, there is an additional length of extrusion which is about 100mm shy of the overall width of the bifolds. It looks to me that the only place it could go is at the top. Having looked online it seems it could be...

Hi, Has anyone had their house rendered in, or use alpol? If so. How does it differ to krend? Thank you

Hi, We are building an oak porch and have a dwarf wall already built. What's the best way of attaching the uprights to the dwarf wall, preferably without seeing any brackets. Is it possible to drill into the dwarf wall and upright and insert a length of threated bar with resin. If so, what...

Hi, Can you fit plastic water pipe to a metal isolation valve? Thank you

Hello, Does anyone know where I can get paper angle bead? Cheers

I'll check when I get back to my house. I am pretty sure they're 600mm.

Thanks for the replies. When we took the bathroom out we took up the vinyl, the 3mm board which left the floor boards. Typical boards of a 1960s house I believe. Tiles would be nice but I am just concerned about a lip it could leave to the hallway carpet. Say if the 18mm ply was put on top of...

Vinyl I believe. What would I need if tile or vinyl? Thank you

Hi, We have taken the bathroom out and the flooring up to put a new one in just a question regarding the floor. On top of the floor boards, what do I need to put down. Have read on line and there is no clear answer and wondered if anyone could share. The existing one looked like 2 to 3mm...

Hi We are having a porch at the front of the house and within a dwarf wall (L shaped) about 3 to 4ft high which will have an oak beam from it. Does this need to be damp proofed? Thank you

Hi, We are just in the process of laying the rafter for the lean to roof, we will e doubling up where the rooflights are buy in respect to the opening size is it a case of the window dims + 40mm or something else? Also, are coach bolts required for fastening the doubled up timbers together...

Hi, I have 6 x 2 rafters going from a wall plate to a ledger board. Is there a particular method in which they need to be attached. I have read that it should be nails and not screws but is there a proffered method or does anyone have any more clarity? Thank you

Hi, We are having the entire corner of our house taken out and in its place is a 305 x 305 beam, which literally weighs a tonne! Has anyone used the micro cranes before? And if so, did it make the job easier? Thank you

Hello. I am in the process of putting some floor joists in. Noggins...is there anything structurally different between solid block noggins of 8x2 or using herimbone? Also, is there a general rule of thumb for how frequently you need them? Thank you

Hi We will shortly be placing the DPM down and under the 450mm overhang membrane. I just have a question regarding the detail at the garage door opening...how do I lay the DPM down at the opening?