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Their service department is good. I had this same problem just out of warranty and they came out and fixed it for free (with the same threats about charges if it was scale).

I don't doubt it's fine, it just feels like there's no way staples would be enough!

I'd probably go with staples if I were doing it again. Screws are slow and labour-intensive. Use loads of staples along with the jointing compound between boards and I doubt you'll see much difference compared to screwing them on. This is for walls - I'm sure staples would be fine for ceilings too if you use enough of them, but mentally I think I prefer the idea of screws holding up something above my head!

I don't think this follows. For simple applications, it's unlikely you need an expert. If you want to do something out of the ordinary, or in special area (AONB or conservation area), or involving a listed house, why is a system broken just because it involves some complexity? Lots of people don't have the time, intelligence, confidence (etc) to get involved in all of this, so they hire specialists to do it for them, as is the case across many other aspects of life. I think @AnonymousBosch's comment about plumbers is spot on: the existence of plumbers doesn't imply that "plumbing", per se, is broken. I've said this before Jeremy: be careful judging the rest of the world against your own capabilities. You may have the time, intelligence and self-confidence to get planning on a difficult site, design your own house, install your own plumbing, and so on, but most people simply aren't in a position to do that.

You're too kind.

Not me guv! We didn't use a self-build mortgage.

They definitely need space between them and the wall. Depends on the model - ours is a small one and needed 400mm, from memory

Those photos are bringing back all sorts of nasty memories. You have my sympathy!

That was exactly what we had problems with. PM me if you want to discuss.

Exactly this. Took us nearly a year from start to finish. Two rooms were affected. In our case, it was due to poor sealing between the roofing membrane and the outlets through the parapet wall. Another one had started failing when inspected, so we insisted on all five being replaced. The roofer agreed to rectify, and fixed the membrane fairly promptly. Unfortunately, they then insisted on putting the rest through their insurer (even though the total costs were less than £2k from memory), which turned into a nightmare. Their attitude was so poor that if I hadn't had several million things on my plate I'd have sued them for every incidental cost possible, but in the end I decided the stress wasn't worth it and settled for the actual paid out costs. @Weebles, feel free to PM me if you want to talk about what happened and how we handled.

Yup. My Hyundai Ioniq Electric on a business lease arrives first week of April. 0% BIK for the first year, then 1% and 2% for the following two years.

I think I have ours set to cool with 16 deg C flow temperature. Works astoundingly well downstairs. We have concrete floors and it's like walking into a cool stone church on a hot summer's day.

Read all of @Bitpipe's posts in the basement forum. This is a good start:

Hard to hear @Visti, sounds like there's a reason they went out of business previously. Thanks for sharing your experience.

Just to follow up on this, it looks like Spectrum is now out of business.

For use as an ordinary for bell, you can get them with a chime that works in real time. That said, I never have any delay to my phone, at least while I'm on the same WiFi network.

Not used to you being ironic Jeremy!

I will undertake a rare abuse of my mod status and delete any such thread on sight. There is literally (literally!) nothing wrong with 'MVHR' as a term. It's an abbreviation of a sequence of words that form a perfectly adequate and accurate description of the equipment's function.

The cable category question isn't just a matter of cable cost. The higher spec cables are thicker, stiffer (in some cases, a lot stiffer) and harder to work with. The necessary terminations are more expensive (again, possibly a lot more so). Also, the higher data rates are only reliably achievable if some pretty stringent installation standards are met - everything from termination type and quality through to max bend radii. If all that will ever happen over a link is switching and maybe KNX-type data, basic Cat5 or 5a is more than sufficient. Either way, consider getting LSZH (less fumes in a fire) and definitely make sure the wire is solid copper rather than CCA (copper clad aluminium). I think I got a good deal on Cat6 when I was buying, but for 90% of my wiring that was complete overkill.

I think I had in mind something like electrical access panel control, where some form of tool-operated closure is required (going from memory of something my electrician mentioned). I'm really just wondering whether something similar applies in this situation. Sounds like it doesn't. I don't doubt it. I'll have a rethink based on what people have said above. I haven't priced up alternatives to glass yet - I think I'll do that before making a decision one way or the other.

None of you will change my mind, NONE OF YOU!!!

Exactly, hence my reference to whether a tool-operable lock (which could be something like a bracket "permanently" installed to prevent the door opening) might meet the relevant requirements. I agree that a standard key-operable lock is unlikely to be sufficient. Another possibility I thought of but forgot to mention would be to replace the door handle with a blanking plate.

What might happen after sign-off is another issue entirely! My thinking is that a small lock is likely the cheapest and easiest option, if it's something that meets building regs.

I thought you were German? Why are you siding with the English and their irrational obsession with plastic sink bowls?

Could do, but regular access is needed for maintenance (massive oak tree right beside it, so lots of leaves), so any balustrade or Juliet balcony would still need to be hinged or otherwise movable/removable. That gets back to the same issue of what sort of lock or other restriction is needed to meet building regs.