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Currently stuffed with pir and slc to smooth it out! Was trying to at least look at alternatives to a newel and balustrading. However If we do go the newel and balustrade route then this would be connected to the stringer and fixed onto the trimmer with a short L return into the block wall. I wouldnt need to try and do anything with the steel other than fix some timber/ply to which the flooring and balustrade channel would attach to.

@Gus Potter this is what BC signed off... Drawing without protection to the top 2.5 treads... I'll admit I haven't read the regs and I assumed I need guarding. If I need guarding in place, then I would like something that gives a solid wall effect, but only to 1m tall. I'll give your suggestion a go, nothing to lose in trying.

Xscuse the mess, while I'm thinking out loud, I'm thinking of building up a block wall at the top of this stair opening, instead of a timber balustrade and newels when I put in the finished staircase. I can cut and tie into the blockwork behind the plasterboard and mortar onto the short bit of block at the end of the steels, but I need to carry on the block to at least the end of the trimmer about 450mm that the staircase will bear onto, so it will carry on over the two steels a little. What I don't know is if this blockwork would be structurally sound enough to satisfy BC, and whether it will stand up to being leant on etc, . Height wise I'll build to 1m. What options would there be for anchoring the block over the steels? Would welding rebar onto the steels and using hollow blocks over with concrete fill be an option or is that bit overkill?

I’d get in touch with the supplier, they should be helpful in advising your options with your specific joist layout/size/depth..

Aico are about 150mm Dia, so a 50-60mm hole for hiding/retrieving a driver should give you room for fitting the smoke alarm base, if you cant use the manufacturers holes then I doubt you’ll get shot for making your own fixing holes.

As my MVHR unit is loft based, I constructed a small floor to ceiling cupboard in my sons room for shoes and the like. At the back of this is a 300mm*500mm void which I pass a bunch of ducts and an SVP stuffed with sound insulation as best i could. All through egger ontop of posi's. Personally I wouldn't cut each hole individually. Edit, All this is within the heated envelope of the house.

I’ve not seen a base like that one tbf, being pragmatic about it, if it’s grey water and it flows without stalling then I don’t see a reason to change. Don’t understand why you’d need a swept bend, the chamber is fine as that provides a bend between in and out.

Just trying to figure something out and could do with some confirmation. I have an island and it will have a worktop downturn at both ends. Do I still need end panels? I'm thinking not. But I've been sent a couple, and am trying to work out whether to raise a return or not...

used 22*100 rough sawn here, 22*75 may have been better, but it gave plenty of scope for board ends... Other thing I'd note would be working out lamp, mvhr duct, aircon, speaker placement beforehand to eliminate any potential clashes.

Trimmed some end panels and have some non faced edges that I’d like to protect. once upon a time it used to be pva that was used to protect them. But since times have moved on and it’s been shown that pva is no good around moisture could I paint on sbr instead? I’m guessing at this point so please put me straight 👍. ta, marek

Cheers, I'll have a go at that...

When joining kitchen units together, is there a standard practice for placement of connectors. I'll be putting one connector behind the back panel... Ta

Straight away, so likely my fault, or has been pointed out the wrong washer used!

Probably not... Application was both gerberit, and grohe cisterns...

I didnt have a great deal of success with those fittings, I'm sure they are fine but this ham fisted eejit had a failure on the washer. I used the 1/2" to 15 female coupler with a street elbow instead.