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Thanks, that’s reassuring You primed the surface of the ply that received the adhesive?

Hi all, I have a 18mm plywood subfloor screwed onto joists in my first floor bathroom. My plan is to fix 6mm Hardiebacker to the plywood, and then tile onto the hardie What I am struggling with is finding a suitable adhesive for fixing the hardie, which I will then screw down too Guys in...

Hi all, I’m building a new stud wall to extend my bathroom into the back bedroom. The wall runs perpendicular to the floorboards and therefore parallel to the joist. I’d like to cut the floorboards to facilitate easier access in the future and put the sole plate on the joist, which lines up...

Thanks, lots to think about there. What I may end up doing is having several ESP throughout the house and run each switch to the nearest as EOL (probably max 5m). My concern with the cable was whether there are requirements with what type of cable can be concealed in a ceiling (suitably...

Thanks for the reply. I’ll use whatever is suitable really, just wasn’t sure what is and isn’t allowed to be concealed inside the ceiling / under the floor. If it’s only 3.3v is it fine to use those wires and have them hidden then? Thanks again

Hi all, My house is currently stripped for a renovation and I want to use the opportunity to run cable to windows and external doors to then use reed switches. The cable will go back to the under stairs and connect to an ESP-32 unit to process the state of the reed switches. The ESP runs on and...

Hi all, I’ve just moved into a ~120 year old mid-terrace. The rear garden stopes towards the house and unsurprisingly there are internal issues with damp from rainwater around both the walls under the windows in the photos. Would digging a trench around the perimeter of the walls, and using a...