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A thin blade with loads of teeth!

Nice, What is the architrave you are using?

Awesome, he’s given me 3 deco sockets to look at with different coloured inserts, mrs is ok with them, and I like them, so looks like they’ll do nicely! Don’t need them just yet, so will chip away buying a few here and there.

That’s good to know, thank you.

Just reading the aquapanel data sheet and instructions, reads like it is quite a simple product to deal with and use!

Aah, my studs are about 400, so 20mm product would be fine I can lose a few mm. A couple of my stud walls now look like dogs dinners tbf, all because I built up my stud walls then decided (or discovered) things like concealed cisterns, or me deciding to turn a 100mm stud into a 150mm stud just to hide a soil pipe. Next time, I promise I shall have a proper plan!

My mate has put me onto scolmore sockets and switches, mainly due to the fact that I wanted a raised double lounge plate which Hager don’t do in the style I wanted. He rates them highly and is bringing me a couple of samples tonight to play with and show the foreman! Never heard of the manufacturer myself, but my pal who sells this stuff seems to rate them. Anyone else able to tell if me they are decent enough to use? Ta Marek

Another question I’ve got a small downstairs WC and shower room (2*1.4) it’s going to be tiled from floor to ceiling on all walls, walls are studwork. What’s the best product to use? Backer board or MR Plasterboard. Will likely use the same product on all walls to be consistent in my approach. If backer board, is there any specific brand that is better than others?

@James94 What did you do in the end with this?

With ours, 3 beds and two bathrooms upstairs. Electric Towel Rads in bathrooms, ducted air to air in bedrooms. Cooling as well as heating is a consideration for a good nights sleep!

Thanks, I discovered the neostat -e has switching capability to 16A which should be more than ample, so that's what I'll use. It's a bit of a compromise in that I'll have 1 for each room that requires, rather than a single point, but in the grand scheme of things it's not a bitter pill to swallow!

ok cool, Walls will be skimmed. Yes all walls have noggins at 1200 ish allowing for pb to be lifted slightly off floor, and corners too. Sounds like I'll be ok then, I was just concerned about the practicalities of the plasterer when skimming a taper flat when tight to floor, or tight into a corner... Really just trying to minimise wasteage and making best use of each board.

I've a few areas where I think it's sensible to board horizontally, being mindful of getting funny looks from a plasterer, 1) is it ok to have tapered edge boards horizontally, is it an issue with the tapered edge being close to the floor? 2) Likewise, when I board vertically is it ok to have tapered edges into an internal corner?

I'd be having a looksie at what VITCAS offer in terms of high temp plaster

38*63 (2*3) would be fine. What i used for this

Cor, You don't hang about do you! Pre plaster is my next inspection... BI keeps popping round to have a nose though, because taking too long, popping cards into the post-box, he's more impatient than the wife!

2.50 will get some half decent branded faceplates and you'll get price breaks too.

Our spark recommends Schneider, as above suspect the tradies stick to brands that cause them less grief and returns.

I picked up some heatmiser/grant stuff for the ASHP. Be nice if there was something similar but for electrics... So start with a time clock for multiple zones, into a control centre that fires an on or off signal to switch the electric to the device on or off... How all that works in practical terms, and even if possible - no idea. Surely, this has been done before, or is this a strict one radiator one control type of scenario - which means multiple faceplates.

Please could someone point me in the right direction. Upstairs bathroom and En suite will both have electric towel rails, and possibly yet to be decided UFH heating mats. I'm thinking about time scheduling on/off's and manual override for set time periods (15/30/60 etc minutes) with a single interface control. Apologies, this is all new to me, our old bungalow has none of this stuff in it, so what kind of products/manufacturers should I be looking at. Not bothered about app control or cloud, but if Google or Alexa is part of the feature set then it's not a problem! Many Thanks Marek

Think I'd try one of those rubber clay to plastic adapters and tighten up to see if it will deform to the oval shape. Might work, might not!

So, if not plasterboard then wires might be routed in capping which could give a narrow path for airflow.

Presuming those walls are dabbed plasterboard?

Thanks for simplifying it for me, that'll work a treat, honestly doing that didn't even cross my mind.

I was trying to get out of paying twice, but that advice (spelt correctly this time!) is sensible and logical. Floor to floor is 2750, so Howdens are out. quarter turn at the bottom is required to comply with regs and not to foul a doorway. Maybe just maybe a loft staircase might do the trick, or even a non compliant set will help. I'll hit TK and stairbox and see what the damage will be! Thanks Marek