Mr Punter

I have just completed a development (7 no. townhouses - 14 no. showers) and the shower trays are very slippery. What would anyone suggest?

Thanks to all. I got the 2 x UniFi AC Lite's as per @Dreadnaught suggestion and is perfect WiFi throughout. Thanks to all. £151 all in.

If you are having stuff blown in, you could just do the bottom bit. Is the cavity open at the top? Normally it would be closed. I would not bother.

Christ what a lot of work. i am sure I have been exposed in the past. I am not sure of the true risks, but better safe etc.

If it is for a building site and you are using a self erecting / mantis type crane they often need 3 phase where you would otherwise need a 3 phase generator. Also a cheap way of getting power to more than 1 unit if doing flats etc.

Without wanting to seem thick, can I just connect a fanless PoE switch to my existing switch with a patch lead?

Thanks for the advice I have done just this!

I have used DD Pedestals adjustable height in the past. They also do a self adjusting head. They work out about £2.50 each, but not sure what the levelling heads cost.

The Ubiquiti kit looks good and I think I will go for this as it has the collective endorsements from @Alphonsox, @Dreadnaught, @PeterW, @vfrdave and @le-cerveau. I already have a switch on the first floor feeding a RJ45 double outlet in each room, located next to a power point. Switch is in a bedroom so fanless with no PoE. Max budget is £400 (would prefer cheaper) and I don't want any ongoing subscription. I would appreciate any ideas on what I need so I get whole house seamless coverage and also the best way to install. The house is 4 storey terraced with each floor about 4.0m x 12.0m. There is also a roof terrace without any CAT5 but will probably be covered if I have a unit on the third floor.

I have a 4 storey house with CAT5 Ethernet points in most rooms, connected via a switch next to the hub, which I think is a combined modem / ethernet and WiFi router, located on level 1. WiFi is good on level 1, average on level 0 and 2 and crap on level 3 and roof terrace. I am looking for a solution - mesh, access points or whatever, with no ongoing fee and no tracking from Google etc, so that we can use devices between different areas. I have just taken delivery of a Linksys Velop which would not set up, so have returned it. Any ideas?

It would not be my preference to route this over a basement. Is there another possible route?

Yes, do it all in 110mm. I would run it in the MOT layer as you look like you are already 1.5m below ground. Try and run as shallow as possible as it makes inspection, access etc simpler and safer.

If you have a large amount of solar thermal gain I am not sure that cooling the slab will make a lot of difference and it may feel uncomfortable in the evening and morning. Can you not apply solar film to the windows and control the issue at source?

If you place timber into concrete and you want to remove it, cover it in clingfilm, as otherwise the timber swells and is "tricky" to remove!

Yes, frequently jetwashed. Sometimes scabbbled as well to expose some aggregate to act as a key.

What if the property is completed, occupied and not on the valuation list? Can they add it to the list and reclaim from when occupied?

With a turd popped in for good measure (and for real world accuracy)?

The front door threshold will be level with the adjacent ground also.

BTW anyone know which approve document covers this?

This type of reg really annoys me. The idea is to stop liquids from the garage getting into the house, but is that really likely? A simple threshold of 30mm would easily do it.

This is no longer considered the case. There is no evidence that solids get left behind and so there is no maximum gradient.

Easy enough to get planning then find you need bigger joists, taller roof buildup or whatever. 30cm and they would probably have been OK, but 30 inches was no mistake. I wonder if the building is taller or just not set down enough - the drive slopes up a fair bit. Either way they are screwed.

I looked at a similar comparison before but you will need a 150mm cavity to get similar u values, so wider footing and smaller floor area. We used Celotex full fill boards - they are currently suspended from sale. The Kingspan looks a pain to work with. How you are supposed to maintain a 10mm residual cavity and tape all the boards is beyond me. Probably never happens on site.

I think the decking will rot pretty fast. Compacted sand would be better.

Worth checking how high above floor level is the horizontal as you need to consider safety when opening / cleaning. I don't see that the windows either side of the double height need to match it, but they will probably look better matching each other.