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Would you consider a cladding?? I’ve not got any photos - but when I did a mates - we did cedral cladding. Looked very good. On the upside - darn sight cheaper doing it DIY! Will look forward to the build!

To be fair - the bulk of your cost is the bifold! Doesn’t seem too bad a price really! Just use OSB for the roof and super duper glue and EDPM stuff. Have a look at the home improvement channel uk on t’interweb.

Aico for the smoke alarms. All day long. Depending if it’s a building regs requirement after an extension or the like - you might need wired interlinked but aico do wireless ones too. I’ve fitted an Ajax system - which is brill -but if the cabling is sound - might make sense just to keep as...

Can a boiler be pressurised with loads of air already existing in the system? So - the air is now managing to escape as the hot water circulates causing the pressure drop?? Full drain and refill / mega bleed perhaps? Fluid mechanics clearly not my thing! I know ordinarily it would signify a...

So if I pay £750 pcm pension, then in effect, roughly 12xthat can be taken off to get the adjusted figure??

isn’t the top line figure for CB excluding things like pension etc… so you’d have to be earning over 50k after pensions etc??

You are of course spot on!! I just clicked through my Amazon orders and that was the wrong one!! In any case - imagine it’s sorted now!!

I’ve used this for soldered connections on RGBW cable before. 24v cable Pretty standard to be honest. Good luck.

Plus another one for AICO. We had to have the whole house done after the loft extension. Got multi sensor alarms in the three hallways, heat / co in kitchen and room with open fire. All physically interlinked. Also got stand alone co alarm near the boiler too. They do wireless bases - all...

That was my concern. Having red a bit this morning, I think I’ll just stump up the dosh!

So… random thread title aside… Live in a semi detached house and next door have a garage. We previously had a garage, attached to next doors garage. Prior to us moving in, the previous owners knocked it down (apparently in a hell of a state) and replaced it with a lean to conservatory. The...

Yeah - and all I do is use a mega tiny brad point bit and let the screw expand the hole - saves mucking a fair bit!

Matches and glue. Snap the matches off - sand down and re drill. Or the mega repair plates like above!!

Have you had periodic inspections by a building inspector? If so - they should have evidence of insulation / floor joists / etc… Some builders use private companies now - who can certify on behalf of the local authority. We’ve just had our second loft conversion done on the new house and...

You can use down lights - but the last few I’ve done, I’ve just used COB strip lights - you can buy profiles that sit within the niche too. Quite effective. With lights - if you want to keep it really future proof - look at kinetic switches. Effectively you run a permanent live to the...

As above - just stud it out - 25mm ply / mdf whatever and use larger architrave. Pretty common method to be fair! More timber = better mechanical fixing too. So good all round!!

I have a full hikvision camera and doorbell setup. Really simple and works in one app. My NVR records all cameras including the doorbell and I can view all the cameras in the indoor station too!

@WJA96 question! We’ve just had our loft done and I ran a load of cat 6 under the new floor and out the wall - at quite a high level. I’ve fitted some trays on the external wall. Unfortunately the scaffold lads have misinterpreted what I said about uncoiling the cable and dropping it to the...

My experiences echo yours. Almost 15 years in. All of that on response. All I try and do is my best. In no other job would you deal with a SUDI and then go straight to another emergency. Decompression time is non existent as demand is just ridiculous. We really are taking on far too much...

Have you got a Henry?! Gaffer tape it to the dust extractor on your saw! A little bit less hoovering needed afterwards! I’m doing wardrobes in our new loft conversion and ‘er indoors has insisted upon a plastic sheet over the doorway. On the plus side with my mask on I can pretend I work for...