BenB

Oh thanks, if I did insulate what spec would I likely need to put down?

Hi all, I have just moved into a four bed 1960s detached house and the heating is at the end of its life. I am planning to replace everything with a system boiler and an unvented hot water cylinder. For the ground floor, I am torn between radiators and wet UFH. The floor is an existing concrete slab and I assume it has no insulation. I do not want to dig it up. The finished floor will be a mix of LVT, engineered wood and tiles. I am looking at low profile overlay UFH systems with a thin insulation layer, for example Nuheat LowPro or Omni, that claim they can be fitted directly over the slab, I have a ceiling height of 2.43m. Has anyone fitted insulated overlay UFH over an uninsulated slab with a gas boiler, and was it actually efficient in practice, or did you end up wishing you had gone with radiators instead? Many Thanks, Ben

Hi all, The entrance to my mum’s block paved driveway has been lifted and made uneven by roots from the neighbour’s tree. The tree is protected, so removal isn’t an option, and we obviously don’t want to damage it. The main issue is lifting caused by roots near the tree. I’m concerned that simply relaying block paving there will lead to the same problem returning as the roots continue to grow. The driveway itself was laid many years ago and is showing its age, with some general undulation elsewhere, so it makes sense to address everything at the same time. What type of driveway surface or construction works best where tree roots are present and likely to keep causing movement? I was thinking of relaying block paving for most of the driveway and using gravel grids over the area near the tree, but I’m a bit concerned about pine needles and weeds building up in the gravel. Open to better ideas. Ideally we’re looking for something that can cope with the movement, stay fairly low maintenance, and not cost more than the car that sits on it 😂 Has anyone dealt with a similar situation? Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks.