Nickfromwales

Ah, ok. Just make sure you mop and clean the floors aggressively, I use a janitors mop. Soak the floors (and I mean soak) with 75% water 25% primer (not PVA) and repeat a couple of times. This will rid the surface of dust / contaminants, and size it prior to levelling. The self leveller will need fibres ideally, so go for the Mapei builders screed (20kg bags) and mix to the exact detail on the package. 2 person job so ones pouring a bucketload out whilst the others mixing the next, this isn’t a job where you can break off for a cup of tea as this needs to be laid wet on wet so it flows and levels. Use the same mop and prime the floors immediately prior to laying, repeating as you go. Don’t worry about standing pools / puddles just avoid as best you can, but you can’t have this too wet imo and it makes a huge difference to how the leveller will settle and blend. After mixing as instructed, you then put 1/2 pint of extra water in and give it one final good whisk, and literally get it onto the floor whilst it’s still spinning. The extra bit of water will further promote it levelling out and flowing very well, plus it extends the ‘open’ time between bucketloads going down to guarantee that wet on wet application. You’ll need a spiked roller too. Have you levelled before? If not, do one room at a time, and choose the easiest one first for a practice run.

Were you having issues with storm / rainwater runaway?

What is the purpose of using the self leveller exactly? Joists (and therefore flooring) a bit out of whack? Whats going over this as the finished flooring?

Simple question. What were you charged for, and what was delivered? Please state what was ‘in writing’ to help us help you. 😉

But not necessarily in a domestic setting…. I recently tried to buy some tray and cable management, but @tuftythesquirrel had, apparently, bought the lot. 😌😜😜😜

Hello stranger. 🙂

Not penetrating the internal leaf of the B&B structure, multiples of times, and then not having to be pre-disposed to correcting each of these penetrations, is a no brainer . Pick your battles! Life’s short.

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Surge protection would only be installed in the new CU in the house no need for a secondary one in the remote CU.

30m should be fine to export the supplied earth, and I’d defo go with the 16mm2 to stave off voltage drop and give some headroom, but you could probably get away with 10mm2. Catenary is fine, just remember to get duct grade CAT6 (I don’t use CAT5 anymore). That SWA can be protected by a 50a breaker, and should allow use of most things even when the EV charger is in use. I’d only recommend a rod and isolating the earths if this was a metal clad building.

Agreed. Thanks for the added option / clarity 😎👍

They're referred to by my good self as "useless, pretentious, undereducated, out-of-touch, overpaid, lazy, w4nkers". Good for you to have filtered out these 'shooting fish in a barrel'-style pr1cks. I have met sooo many of them that are just staggeringly bad at their job; the only thing they seem outstanding at is spending their clients money and caveating their contracts to protect you from complaining about just how shite they are, or ever getting any money back. LOL. (sorry). PM me and I'll send you a list of the ones to avoid. Also, it doesn't sound to me like you need a PH certified architect, as that isn't your issue?

Yup, just if I give it a fancy name I can get some extra beer dollars..................(only kidding). This can be a Shelly or wifi controlled doo-dah, or the 20a switch mounted in a more convenient place, basically. We aim to please, but don't always hit the target lol.

I wish to stay up and fight 🤺 lol. Same here, and seen it done badly sooooooooo many times by others that I am happy to consider myself an "expert", or at least someone who does these jobs and gets zero complaints! Yup. I just do the islands and peninsulas as I work for clients; these folks change their minds a LOT btw, so I install some insurance (aka protect them from themselves).

There's likely a mix of cold bridging through the dabs, as well as the wall being 'not dry' and the dabs are then wicking that moisture through the PB. A perfect example of where an insulated plasterboard and meticulous use of the dabs plus closed cell foam around the perimeter would have been the way forward. Defo not 'rising' damp etc. From what I can see there is plenty of room to use 25mm insulated PB on that wall.

Yup. Lots of large sections, pre-made to a bespoke design, get delivered to site and connected together to create the superstructure of your home.

That's a lot lower than I've been setting them, so good to hear that. I've not ventured below 14oC, and 16 where there's an engineered wooden floor (bonded). All pipework insulated to feck and the clips do not touch the pipe itself, EVER, instead they grab around the outside of the insulation so they can't become cold enough to cause condensation to form on them.

On sites were now supposed to use M class filtration vacuum cleaners (dust extractors) and avoid sweeping up wherever possible; with good reason tbf. If you're all alone, this rule doesn't really apply as you are not affecting others, so a good mask would suffice (not the shitty paper ones btw).

I don't think so, as the SF's were designed to not suck aerated water (very hot water plus microbubbles) into shower pumps. The dip pipe solution is kosher, as it's mains pressurised water so any air that accumulates just gets pulled through in normal use, plus modern G3 installations all avoid / prevent the extremely high water temps that cause these microbubbles.

Where I meet the run of kitchen units I stop the pipes at 450-500mm away from the walls, but where there is an island or peninsula I just always go under them. The temp is so low it really doesn't do any harm at all, and unless you plan on keeping perishables in those particular units it matters not afaic.

AFAIC as long as the pipework has a slight rise it is A1 to exit via that fitting. There is no rhyme or reason I can think of why that 100mm of pipe makes a single jot of difference tbh. Zero mention of it in the Telford MI's.... "STEP6(all cylinders) Connect hot water draw off to connection labelled “Hot Water Draw Off”. NB: If the secondary circulation system (where used) contains more than 15 litres of water a separate expansion vessel must be provided to compensate for the larger stored volume. We recommend a double check valve should be fitted to the hot water draw off to prevent any back pressure."

I doubt this is a stipulation, as you can have side exit DHW outlet with a 'dip' pipe.

Ok ok. I now wish I hadn’t said “change direction”. My proclamation goes out, throughout my land…”I meant regarding temperature” and I now renounce my throne. The king is dead, long live the king. 🙏

If you’re running a CDM site then M class extraction is requisite, vs sweeping up, to control dust etc that otherwise then becomes airborne. If you’re DIY, then keep the family out and get a decent cartridge filter mask. Do NOT expect contractors to breathe that in (plz), but I’m assuming you’re doing this whilst the site is vacant for practicality.

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