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I haven’t a clue all the windows are like that and it’s a new house only a few years old. The beading is also cut too short on the outside with large gaps

Hi guys, What is the correct filler sealer to seal those gaps on my Upvc frames? The beading is on the outside of the frame. I’m getting cold air and noise coming through

My house is new and has ventilation system. Should that make a difference? I actually thought it was standard practice for a vapour control layer on Ceiling considering I have one on my external walls. Defeats the purpose of having one on the walls?

What’s 330? Is that foam?

Shouldn’t there a vapour control layer to stop moisture rising and also prevent draughts? In an ideal world I suppose.

No there’s isn’t access. Any tips on finding out where the leaks coming from? Are the wall to ceiling junctions a weak point?

I’ve a ground floor extension and I noticed I’ve a nasty draught coming from one of my smoke alarms, it’s a cold roof above it. I’d imagine this shouldn’t be happening as my house is supposedly air tight. the extension came with the house. how would I go about fixing this? finding the source of the leakage? Or is it impossible and just forget it.

Thanks for the reply. I actually prefer the constant heat in the house with WC. I sometimes think certain heating engineers know less than let on about these systems.

Thanks for the replies. Some of that stuff is very complicated for an idiot like me. Is it ok to run radiators on weather comp? I had a heating engineer out recently and he said weather comp is only for underfloor heating. I should run it at a fixed flow of 45 with it turning off and on.

It’s. 3 story new build with radiators and a 4kw split heat pump.

Should I run my a2w heat pump on a fixed temp of 45? Or would a weather comp curve be better? I would like cheap bills and a warm house? If that’s possible.

Hi all I’m having My front door replaced by the developer. It’s a timber frame house. Is there a certain way they should be replacing the door to maintain airtightness. Replacing airtightness tape etc? I’m afraid they will just tear it out and use cheap foam and put a cover strip over it. To hide the damage. Which will obviously deteriorate and become draughty .

About 300kg over 2 m2. Oh and I should add it’s going to In my attic bedroom.

Im building a walk In wardrobe. Can floor joists hold 300kg of ikea wardrobes? Without causing any issues? Many thanks my

Can anyone recommend a decent bath screen that won’t leak? Not too expensive? thanks

Oh I see. My wall that I plan to use is a shared party wall so I didn’t like the idea of screwing that far into the studs. What length of screws did you use? nickfromwales is using the egger board I wonder is he avoiding drilling into the studs incase of vcl damage?

Sorry to be a pain. Are those battens strong enough to hold up a heavy tv? I need to do this in my home but I’m concerned about the battens strength.

Is the egger board secured to the vertical battens?

Does the egger board have the strength to hold heavy TV? How is the egger board secured to the battens? They don’t look to thick. I’d like to use this set up for heavy cabinets and tv’s. Just need to know how to secure the board. thanks

If I use 60mm screws I will just get through the service void battens and slightly into the pink plasterboard. Would I need to use 80 mm screws? To get through to the stud wall? It gives me anxiety thinking about screwing such long screws through into my party wall.

Thank you for the reply Peter. I should of said it’s a timberframe house. I know the stud would behind the plasterboard and soundblock. Should I drill through all of that to hit the stud? would it affect the sound proofing and vcl ?

I’m planning to install two kitchen cabinets in my utility room from Ikea. I have some concerns about the brackets that came with it. It’s just two screws per cabinet one In each corner. I’ll be mounting it onto my party wall which has service batons which only seem to be 30mm deep. If I were to use 50mm screws which would give me a little over 30mm penetration into the batons, be enough to hold the cabinets securely? or should I cut the wall open and add some 18mm ply?

I think a lot of these heat pumps are undersized and they have to run full speed in this weather. Resulting in high electricity usage

Thanks for the replies folks. You’ve all been a great help as always

Can I ask what size your house? I’m having issues with my heat pump smaller than yours I was thinking it was undersized