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Thanks so much for the replies and all the info. All really helpful. I will have a look at your previous posts too Nickfromwales😄

Contractors have laid underfloor heating everywhere in a cloakroom and have screeded the floor. They have undertaken all the first fix for pipe work and cistern. They have not considered there will be a floor standing toilet, as well as a floor standing vanity unit. What are the option here? is this still acceptable? Our architect has outlined it will be an issue drilling into the floor because of the pipework. Thank you.

It would be interesting to get views on this.. Our contractor has sent us a bill for plumbing costs in our bathrooms. The contractor has increased the price of this of this after undertaking the plumbing work for our bathrooms. They have outlined the following reasons: The inclusion of integrated taps, integrated cistern systems with wall hung WC would not have been considered standard bathroom furniture. Does this seem reasonable? Thank you

Can Diathonite go over existing plaster walls, or should it be applied to bare brickwork? Thanks

Thank you for the reply. That is really helpful; I had not heard of Diathonite before. I am going to look into this, as that sounds like a good alternative.

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We are renovating and undergoing a major extension of our 1930s home. The exterior will have an insulated render. There are some minor parts of the original where we are unable to have an external render, such as between the top and bottom of two projecting bay windows at the front of the house and a projecting inglenook style fireplace on the ground floor. In these areas, the plan is for the insulation to be added internally. The bay window insulation is coming in at around 85mm deep with plaster. The contractor would like to do the same spec in the inglenook fireplace. The issue here is that at 85mm deep, it eats significantly into the space around the internal chimney breast and we would like to install some fitted shelving etc. Plus, with a cavity it would make it tricky to install any joinery in this area and potentially create issues with fixings. The architect has suggested a 50mm insulation, that would equate to 60mm when finished. I wondered whether anyone could recommend any other insulation options here? or whether the architect's specification is the only option. Thank you .

Thanks for the reply - that is really helpful.

We are after an extractor to sit in the canopy provided by the kitchen company. The canopy/ housing unit for the extractor is 1400 wide. The range cooker will be 1100 wide. The kitchen company's recommendation is to buy the extractor as wide as you can to cover the width of the cooker hob. This is proving tricky with most integrated extractors for canopies going up to around 800/900 wide on average. we have seen a couple of extractors - one is a Faber Victor 2.0 (990mm wide) another is AEG6000 Series (800mm wide). We've had AEG before and this seems like a good option but obviously it wouldn't be wide enough for the cooker. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? would it do the job?

Nice to meet you Big Jimbo. We are renting as it was impossible to live on site with the level of work taking place. We have a contractor doing most of the build, so they have been organising the deliveries to site. Thankfully all ok so far.

I’m not sue if anyone is kindly able to offer some guidance. We wondered whether another electrician can come in and connect three circuits (on RA2 select/Lutron) for garden lighting during the first fix, or does it have to be installed by the same electrician signing off all work? The three circuits will be connected to three inline RA2/Lutron switches for future use in a plant room. is this straightforward to do? Our electrician has become difficult to work with and won’t deviate from plans due to timelines. I imagine he is also very busy.

Hello, I’m new to the forum based in the South East and undergoing a major renovation on our home. we bought our home 4 months before Covid struck in 2019. Had to change all the plans due to the rising costs after Covid. Finally, work began at the beginning of the year. It’s been challenging but we are getting there! All the best!

Thank you. We are looking to get decorators in to do the job as it is way too much for us to tackle ourselves.

Hi, I'm new to the forum. We have been having our home renovated for the past 10 months and are now trying to work out logistics for decorating- even though we are not quite at that point. The builders are not contracted to do the decorating and we aren't keen to use them. The builders are at the point of plastering out on the upper floors. There is so much to finish still -Downstairs is still un-boarded and unfished. Upstairs, we we still need to add tiles to bathrooms, woodwork, skirting, door frames and doors. Most decorators we have spoken to say they want to come in when everyone is out of the house. In an ideal world this is perfect, but with that sort of timeframe it could go on for a while! We are renting and are conscious of cost implications. What is a realistic schedule for decorating? is it realistic to ask the builder to finish upstairs and then our people can move into those areas? Obviously we don't want our freshly painted walls covered in sawdust from the cutting of skirting boards etc. Then there is the potential of dust going from ground floor to the first floor while they finish here. Also with bathrooms, should the decorating generally take place after second fix? when we could also run the risk of paint on our bathroom fittings. Any thoughts are much appreciated.