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Evening all! Fitting a kitchen for parents next week. There new home was built approx 12yrs ago, has a plastic CU with spare ways. There's a 6mm supply going to cooker point. Ditching the gas hob and ordered up is a 7.2kwh induction hob, and a 5.3kwh double oven. The electrical shop we've...

Evening all, Trying to find the best way to get the best insulation on a floor for a utility room. currently have 45mm to play with from concrete slab to finished floor. ideas are either bed tile backer insulation boards eg, 30-50mm, tile direct, use adaptor profile at threshold joist out...

Afternoon everyone hope all is well. Would appreciate some advice, not come across this scenario before. After major renovation, we're left with a utility room adjacent to the kitchen. The utility area is the rear section of the old garage, a concrete slab no insulation. Currently, from the...

Evening all, Would like opinions on best methods to join a square edge laminate wood effect (Magnet kitchen) please. I'm pumped up ready to attempt a masons mitre but just incase others have had better results with butt join etc would love to hear opinions. Many thanks Deano

Morning all, Been working on a nice little outbuilding project for a friend. It was built to shell stage then I've come in two years later to insulate/board/electrics/floor. Has a 500mm concrete slab, been down over 2 years, on top of a dpm. Have dropped the 25mm wall celotex all the way down...

Afternoon all, I have a tendancy to ramble on - I'll try and keep short and sweet. Recent changes with my self employment leave me wanting to add another string to my bow. I spent 30 months working on my 75% house rebuild/renovation, really enjoyed the experience (wife didn't ). Please could...

Morning all Looking to mechanically fix foil backed plasterboard to the underside of rafters on an outbuilding's flat roof, and sandwich 50-70mm celotex in between the rafter and plasterboard (insulate under the rafter). In addition to 100mm friction fit Omni slab between rafters. I've done this...

Afternoon all, Is there a component available that upon pir detection can increase the power to exterior lighting? IE turn lights on at night (or even via photocell), a low output to soffit /porch lights. Then upon pir activation, this increases the output to said (dimmable) lights? Tia Deano

Afternoon all Losing the will here.... Have aluminium bifold doors with protective film that was left on most of them, externally. South facing too, nice and dried out and flakey. Any product that will help in the breakdown of the film to assist scraping? Hairdryer and plastic wedge to...

Evening all! Little help please....finishing stages of renovation and all rooms have had a skim coat.....but I'm onto a small utility and want to DnD it this time with tapered edge , walls and ceiling. I've used TE before but only on a straight wall that met uPVC one end and brickwork the...

Afternoon guys. I'm prepping my kitchen ready for my spark. I can't get through to him ATM. I love all aspects of building and have been lucky to be hands on with most of my project. I'm just arranging the CU for his visit next week - my question is I have X2 built in ovens each with their...

Evening morning guys... New ensuite has a walk in shower - the ceilings around 2050mm tall.....to position a downlights directly over, does this count as Zone 1? I'm thinking it must, as vertical or horizontal, it's still within 225cm from the base. So is it 12v SELV only? If i opted to...

Good evening guys n gals.... Can't find a recent thread on this matter, wondered if someone could shed some light on the matter.... I'm laying my 7 loops of UFH this week prior to the screed being laid next week.....I want to pressure test the pipe work, and I'm finding conflicting advice out...

Evening all, Need to install a wet room kit /tanking etc....anyone recommend a good supplier/kit to use? Many thanks Deano

Afternoon guys I'm getting my house boarded ready for the plasterer....I can't reach him and need some advice please... RE en suite I am having as a wet room so have ordered some hardibacker board for shower enclosure walls and ceiling and MR board for the rest. Questions- 1) hardibacker on...

Afternoon all! Need to start 1st soon on my renovation on my bungalow - currently constructing some stud walls and plasterboarding in the bathroom/ensuite areas. They are adjacent to one another and both of them have a wall that backs onto the loft area where the cylinder will be. I wanted to...

.....or more importantly installer that will set up correctly! I'm satisfied that my refurb/extension is upto working well with one of these systems- but getting different advice/options from different 'salesmen'..... I just want someone with a good working system to recommend me an...

Interested in bottled lpg for our new house which is currently gutted. No mains gas. The wife and I would both like to cook with gas. I was hoping to position the bottles on the outside of the rear of the garage, with the intention that a pipe through the wall would run approx 4m through the...

evening all, any recommendations for my extension please? I'm on the brink of ordering a lite cast GT15 (U value of 0.15) block and beam system. As a comparison - what are the best types of insulation for great u values - plenty of products at builders merchants but most builders i talk to...

Morning all, Need some help please. I'm researching blocks to buy for my extension. 100mm + 100mm full-fill + 100mm What's the main purpose for concrete blocks and for aerated blocks? IE does one suit inner/outer skins better? I'm building off of a building notice so no specs from a SE -...