Nickfromwales

Are you being held against your will to create modern-day dinosaurs by any chance?

As the crow flies plz?

I grew up around this, and would recommend this in a heartbeat. Just........get someone good.

Utter, indiscriminate, tosh.

Thanks for the info. It'll be useful to the OP.

Ye' cannea change the laws of physics, Jim. You clearly have near zero real-life experience on sites / projects that have had either / or. It is my own, isolated, opinion, that you have no clue what you are talking about. Myself and @nod have done many homes where quality, integrity, and "best effort" are at the forefront of everything we do. It's a bit of a piss-you-off to hear you dismiss this in a few sentences, to be honest. 30mm smaller? How thick do you think scratch-coat and skim is?? 5mm?

It's just you then. The water-lords have clearly decided that you should live a life of eternal H2O-based hell and damnation. There is no amount of PTFE tape that can save you, I'm afraid.

Same I use on almost every clients project, but from the Xcite range at City Electrical. Just found them to be more robust, not just the fittings and connectors, but also in terms of where I can go downstream for replacement / warranty / service etc. When we've done more sizeable and 'prestigious' projects I have always invited the client to go and buy 6 or more 'spares' so they can change a light out here and there over the next decade without fear of differing colour temperature and dispersion etc.

I drill a hole with a 16mm hole saw at an angle, very slowly and carefully, slot one of those in, and let the other one flick back as intended.

I am always a mile and a half ahead of all this. Nothing worse than getting to the plastered and painted phase and realising feck all works for the lighting layout / install. Do you have a pic of a hole you've cut out so I can understand the problem and suggest a solution?

I've used them for decades, but admittedly not for turning on/off a supply for an outside tap. @John Carroll, how many times do you turn this on/off? Seasonally? With a Frosti tap you don't need to drain or shut off for winter. Cracking little gadgets. One of it's cheaper relatives here LINK

Close the eaves externally and blow it full of cellulose? That'll get into every nook and cranny.

I'm saying nothing, that's half a pint down here lol.

Oil combi?

You're not allowed to use anything other than the rated MDPE (blue) water pipe, which is 20 / 25 / 32mm for a rising cold mains. 22mm would give a lot of restriction most likely too. Is this a mains or a T off the mains? https://www.toolstation.com/mdpe-pipe/p31388?store=W8&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17808462181&gbraid=0AAAAAD-vLcU0T7r6bZ8njV1OqqMbxcGaz&gclid=CjwKCAjwk7DFBhBAEiwAeYbJsYqd05h9aKi4J4x3GAK2rKrNEyPpEW_WvIQhJtcylKLpeYwK9yopIRoCqMMQAvD_BwE

You want the cold mains in the ground, ideally, so you get cold water to draw off for drinking etc. If there’s a chance the pipe would routinely sit over 20°c then legionella is a concern. That’s why pipes are required to be buried low, > 600mm, not just to stop them being damaged. Where the sub base is it may still have sharp stone, so duct it and pull the pipe through afterwards afaic.

It’s just a different place / life / community. Moneys not everything.

How far away from there > house?

My nest egg / semi retirement is pointing at Spain or Portugal. This place is beyond repair.

Job seekers allowance.

I'd peg £80-100 per unit as it's flat pack. Usually worktops separate extra, same for cut-outs in worktops, then same again cornice and pelmets.

They look really nice.

A modern inverter heatpump is no worse than flicking the toaster, kettle and microwave on together, so the hoo-hah is just a storm in a teacup afaic. I worked in a house a good few years ago which had a 60a feed; a very big 5 bedroom house with 100% electric living for everything other than space heating (oil), 3 electric showers, massive induction hob, 2 ovens etc, and an detached annex with electric freestanding cooker, electric shower and immersion > DHW cylinder for a sink and basin (basically a flat over the garage). They ran like that for 6 years, large family, house fully occupied, one shower in the master ensuite was 10.5kw! Not a single issue, but I bet that fuse (supply head DNO HRC type) was molten for half of its life lol.

A quick scan online says 32-38mm, but nowhere does it say less. Best to consult the BCO who will be signing these off tbh

Do the ones you have feature the rebate for the intumescent strips to be loaded into?