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    Stud partition wall advice please?

    Hi All, I want to put a downstairs wall back in that has previously been taken out, to fill the 2.4m x 2.4m alcove space. After a bit of exploration and chipping out of plaster, I've found that the wall on one side is brick, the other is timber, the ceiling is a steel lintel, and the floor is...
    • Crash'n'Bern
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    • fixing headplate partition soleplate steel lintel stud wall
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Building
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    Advice required for boarding out a loft (with down-lights)

    Hi all, I am currently planning out the boarding/insulating of my loft. We have downlights in a couple of the bedrooms so I want to make sure everything is safe with regards to keeping them away from the insulation. My joists are 35mm wide and 90mm high - the spotlights stick out about...
    • mjgreen81
    • Thread
    • boarding insulation loft stud timber
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Building
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    Want to wire home with Cat 5e: Questions from DIY noob

    Hi, I have just purchased a 2 level 4 bedroom detached house, built around 1990, and I would like to install a couple of RJ45 flush fitted face plates in order to neatly network my home. Obviously, I have Wi-Fi, but for streaming video and file server applications, you can't beat a wired...
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