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Our thoughts have turned to light and sockets i have an account with an electrical supplier but get the feeling that they prefer to sell me what is in stock My question is what are the best brands of fittings switches socket etc We are looking for brushed steel finish But have found online that there is a massive difference in price between brands we have three loft mounted extractor fans to buy again big difference in price and I'm guessing quality a pointer towards a good quality brand that won't tarnish 12 months down the line would be appreciated Gary

I think think the mainstream builders make there own rules up as they go along

That would suit me perfectly

Thanks Dave its going to land right on top of the desk top in my office I'll give building control a call it sort of sticks in my throat the refs that are imposed on us all But the mainstream builders seem to ignore a lot of the rules

Just looking at the refs for siting the consumer unit Switches between 1350 & 1450 That is a real bad height for me How stringent are these regs unforced I rarely see them at this height on mainstream developments in fact I'm working on a large development were the consumer unit is sited In a very small cuboured under the stairs

Looks really good I like your bathroom Some great ideas there

Hi Vijay The water is the easy bit I just put 6 mtrs of insulated blue ducting into the house and ran the pipe to the boundary leaving a 10 mtr coil for the utility company to connect to the mains I put a telescopic meter box midway between the house and the boundary and a stop end at either end of the pipe all ready for connection

I was in a similar position to you Vijay. I had to lay a 25 mtr of ducting I used the 63 mil perforated gas ducting with a draw cord When was getting my quotes BG said open trench only Gassnart quoted and said the were fine with as long as it was in a straight line I just had to dig a small trench at the corner of the building

The 50 x 25 treated batterns are fine I think kiln dried is overkill Thiugh I would space your (Stainless) screw centres at 150 I would make sure that you have a minimum of 30 mil fixed into the TF The jobs that I've done with Parex and other render systems may well have been battened week or months prior to us arriving onsite So as you have already pointed out Keepibg them dry would be impossible Hope this helps Gary

Not sure how big the area is But if you want to raise the whole floor by 20 mil You could bed a hardback boards on flexible adhesive to the required level Then tile as normal

Just had another look at your post on my laptop I can clearly see what has happened they have not used Habito boards before Judging by the score marks They have tried to cut the sockets out with a knife or serated knife fine for any other plasterboards Nor Habito Jigsaw only for cut outs As Nick has pointed out the screws arnt counter sunk They may be using standard drywall screws Not the Habito screws

You. must get rid of them If there boarding is that rough there skiming won't be good It may likely be terrible like there boarding As already pointed out above Its pretty bad It's you that will be stuck looking at it Also your project manager is wrong stating that he only looks at the finished job He should have reacted in the same manner as my fellow posters Good luck Gary

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Sounds good Peter Though I'd be a bit concerned that your QS has struggled pay him a bit less than agreed He may not notice?

Tops sell a really effective residue remover for about £10 failing that you may have to use brick acid One tile at a time Then re grout them all Hope this helps

Hi im just at that stage now The alarm guy I've used for years said pretty much the same Wireless has come on massively over the last few years But for the sake of an hours work and a real of cable he would still hard wire

Brilliant ?

I've the same dilemma But with an apex oak porch The architect shows a gutter and downspout on one side Nothing on the other side Like you the guttering will spoil the effect I'm going to let the rain run off and make sure the ground is well drained

Really nice

This is one I did a few weeks ago

Yeah I thought was a bit gymicky at first But it's quite impressive I can place my Hilton line laser onto the magnetic plaster At 2kg that quite impressive certaintainly enough to hold a framed picture

About five years ago I was asked by a local building company MD if I would do some of his barn conversion walls in magnetic plaster Children's rooms study kitchen etc Since then they have started offering it as an optional extra on some of there more pricey developments which has got me thinking with our build It would be nice not to have a pin board in our office and reminders stuck to the fridge in the kitchen Its quite pricey at £70 a bag )5 mtrs) But not a fortune in the grand scheme of things Has anyone else used or intending using this product Gary

I'd chech with building control Ian Tgey may still want straps every 1800 and a mortar bed under the wallplate I put two steels acros my garage and the one I built for the neighbour I bolted the wallplate every 450 and were it leaped onto 420 of block work I packed it with slate Due to torrential rain My wife met him for the inspection He pointed out that were the wallplate is in contact with masonary it should have a motar Joint under it Sort of glad I wasn't there Oh I knocked a truss clip down the cavity He also pointed out that I'd one missing Thats the only thing he has ever pulled up on our build One more thing was he insisted that I used 4x3 wallplate on the house rather than the 4x2 I used on the garages I ran this by the engineer as it would cause me to have to re jig things adding 25 mill to the roof height His reply was both will do the same job We used the 4x3 without really knowing why he was so insistent

Same rule as the for the roof or chamber straps cover three joists or trusses I think with the wallplate BC don't like to see a tiny piece on the end As long as your smallest piece is 1300 or more you'll be fine

Also Ian Make sure that any pieces you put in will carry three trusses between the two joints