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Get a Hetas qualified person to certify A few years back local to me A qualified gas engineer installed a log burner on a barge Poisoning his all family He survived to face the consequences Not worth the risk

Keep the full and half blocks at the corners and put the smaller cuts on the straight runs

I just used left over slate batons

If it looks dry It probably is Get it painted

If your budget is 120 Then you b need to cut your cloth accordingly Blowing a large chunk on fees is madness A good building contractor will manage themselves Weve spent under 7k on all design planning apps and and professional feed on. 6 bed new build We kept it under four on our previous build Draw out what you want and have a Architect convert it into workable drawings

Yes a lite sand around sockets and angles Buy a tub of Pro-lite for any fine filling

No just a tile extension joint

To be fair UFH doesn’t get that hot Expansion in every doorway and break any 8 meter runs is a must 15 mil around the perimeter is a must

We rarely use matting on flo screed

You’ve loads of time I normally tell people to get the temp up to 30 Just make sure each area that he tiles is cold Most of the commercial tiling I do haven’t had the heating on at all Often months after I’ve finished

Just stress to your dabbers that it needs to be sealed properly It really isn’t difficult A continuous line of adhesive around every perimeter and frame Every socket and pipe As I’ve stated before If you put an airtight layer on Your dry liners won’t bother to do the above It would do any harm to put a Parge coat on But it won’t make any difference to airtightness But if you do Call it by the name on the bag Sound block As a business I still use a couple of thousand bags per year Mainly housing associations Always for sound transfer reasons 15+ years ago we used it on virtually everything Due to block work being left snotty with joints missing Now they would get through there pre plaster inspection

I’ve bought five Geberit frames direct from the manufacturer with a good saving Vat was charged at there end I think it’s unlikely I can claim this back So factor that in

Parge is a waste of time and expense By using it Have you given up on trying to seal the dot and dab

The colored ones are graded Then tend to be straighter and have less nots in them Slightly more expensive also

It will be fine Don’t forget to use waterproof grout

I think they both do the same job But wheels would be handy

We. have UFH GF and radiators ont the first floor We’ve been in five years and never used the rads The first floor temperature seams to mimic the GF

Only the 250 If I was using regular Id get the next one up on a trolly with a longer hose

We hired a spray pump from Screwfix on our previous build Which worked ok Probably a bit to industrial for a single house This time round I’ve purchased a Wagner sprayer £320 Talk about easy Hardly any overspray also

Plus 1 Planners are great at spending your money Ours where concerned about flooding Due to inadequate sea defenses 12 miles away Id go down the bring an expert in route It won’t be cheap But far less than what you have been quoted

Ask him if you can visit a couple of his ongoing jobs Most builders will be happy for you to meet previous clients Reviews are a nightmare Bad businesses can have dozens of amazing reviews Good businesses are often plagued with poor reviews

Who knows In five years time he May roll up in a Ferrari Or more likely bump into him in McDonald’s flipping burgers 🍔

Your welcome You can hire a man with a digger for an afternoon or morning BC will only be there an hour Fill the holes back in Job done

Plus 1 BC will ask you to do several pits around the building to expose foundations for inspection A quick and cheap job