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by u0362565
Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:56 am
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Do Newly Plastered Walls Crack and Should They be Lined With Paper
Replies: 0
Views: 2306

Do Newly Plastered Walls Crack and Should They be Lined With Paper

Hi all, We're getting our house plastered and and we just want a paint finish on it. However, some decorators and plasterers have said cracks may start to appear in the plaster even weeks after its done. Is it a good idea to leave the plaster bare and paint or would most people at least use lining p...
by u0362565
Tue Dec 04, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Plastering and Dry Lining Forum
Topic: Finishing Plasterboard Pipe Boxing but not Using Plaster
Replies: 0
Views: 2258

Finishing Plasterboard Pipe Boxing but not Using Plaster

Hi all, Does anyone have any advice on finishing a plasterboard pipe box in a kitchen but not using plaster? I need to seal the edges of the box with something and cover the screws but they are protruding a bit, maybe I can get them flush. Ideally i'd like to be able to access the box without destry...
by u0362565
Sun Jul 08, 2018 11:07 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Sash Windows and Accessing the Sash Weights
Replies: 0
Views: 2751

Sash Windows and Accessing the Sash Weights

Hi all, I need to access the sash weights of my windows but i'm not able to open the jamb pocket cover. I've attached a diagram showing what i think is the shape of the cover, definitely mitred in the direction shown at the top but appears square at the bottom but something is preventing it levering...
by u0362565
Mon May 14, 2018 10:58 pm
Forum: Glazing and Double Glazing Forum
Topic: Fitting Easy Clean Simplex Hinges to Sash Windows
Replies: 0
Views: 2372

Fitting Easy Clean Simplex Hinges to Sash Windows

Hi all, I want to fit the easy clean system (simplex ) 2 hinges to our large wooden sash windows so we can open them like casement windows for cleaning. The lower sashes are 106cm W x 125cm L and they have 2 panes separated by a central glazing bar. I know there are guidelines for positioning hinges...
by u0362565
Wed Jan 03, 2018 8:21 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: How to Insulate Exposed Stone Wall in Kitchen With no Heating
Replies: 0
Views: 2095

How to Insulate Exposed Stone Wall in Kitchen With no Heating

Hi all, Our kitchen is very cold as it has no heating installed. The kitchen is on an outside wall and in places where I can get in behind appliances I can see the exposed stone and i'd like to somehow insulate these exposed areas of wall. One issue is that there are pipes quite close to the wall in...
by u0362565
Tue Jan 02, 2018 7:46 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window
Replies: 4
Views: 2656

Re: Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window

Yes I think I've read about these heat recovery units, still don't seem that common in the UK. I've never seen an installed one for example but not seen that many new properties to be fair. I wish people would just stick to building regulations, they're there for a reason. If you make a mess of elec...
by u0362565
Mon Jan 01, 2018 8:53 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window
Replies: 4
Views: 2656

Re: Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window

The reason I ask is that my neighbour has a kitchen with no window and they have a fan in the ceiling, a bit smaller than a shoe box. The nearest wall to it has no protrusions from the outside at all as there are chimney flues running down the length of the wall. Likewise there are no ducts on the o...
by u0362565
Sat Dec 30, 2017 2:37 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window
Replies: 4
Views: 2656

Ceiling Mounted Recirculating Fans for Kitchen Without Window

Hi all, After some advice on kitchen ventilation. If a kitchen doesn't have a window and a fan is to be fitted for ventilation, my understanding is the options are a recirculating or extract fan attached to a duct? Can you get ceiling mounted recirculating fans? Something around the size of a centri...
by u0362565
Sun Oct 08, 2017 10:58 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Securing Floorboard When There's no Joist for Support
Replies: 0
Views: 4761

Securing Floorboard When There's no Joist for Support

Hi all, I'm just wondering what methods exist for securing the end of a floorboard if it doesn't Overlap a joist? I have removed the board which is about 1m long and is secured to joists at one of the ends and in the middle. The only thing I can think of is to secure a thin rectangular piece of wood...
by u0362565
Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:02 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Regulations on Extrator Fan Ducting in Flats
Replies: 1
Views: 3198

Regulations on Extrator Fan Ducting in Flats

Hi all, We've got an issue with cooking/burning smells coming from the flat below us. I have seen the neighbour's extractor from a distance and just looks like a rather large axial or could be centrifugal extractor fan (not an extraction hood). It has been said its of the recirculation type. I have ...
by u0362565
Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:52 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: What to do With Drafty Air Vent Found in Living Room
Replies: 2
Views: 5476

Re: What to do With Drafty Air Vent Found in Living Room

If you have humidity issues and condensation on windows-if single glazed then not sealing the room up too much might be beneficial. We've in a very old property built before air bricks etc. We have a fireplace that was boarded over by previous owner and eventually like you would like to open it up, ...
by u0362565
Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Fixing to Walls Issues and Problems Forum
Topic: Help Identifying Type of Wood and How to Cut and Fix to it
Replies: 2
Views: 2263

Re: Help Identifying Type of Wood and How to Cut and Fix to it

Oh good I got something right then! I was thinking today to maybe use a wood screw and bolt on the back as a screw alone would only be securing the vent through 7mm of mdf maybe that's plenty for a very light vent.

Thanks
by u0362565
Sat Jun 11, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: Fixing to Walls Issues and Problems Forum
Topic: Help Identifying Type of Wood and How to Cut and Fix to it
Replies: 2
Views: 2263

Help Identifying Type of Wood and How to Cut and Fix to it

Hi all, I'm new to diy and struggling to identify what this panel is made from, see attached images. I thought it was mdf? Has no grain pattern on surface but then the edge does have a grain so not so sure. It seems pretty hard and is about 7mm thick. One of the images shows a scored rectangle. I'd ...
by u0362565
Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:27 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Axial or Centrifugal Fan for Flat Bathroom
Replies: 2
Views: 2454

Re: Axial or Centrifugal Fan for Flat Bathroom

Thanks for the info. That's interesting what's regarded as a bathroom zone, not measured how high the ceiling is yet. I think an inline fan would be difficult for me to fit as I understand they fit between segments of duct and I don't have easy access into the roof space. But now that I know how muc...
by u0362565
Tue May 24, 2016 11:39 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Axial or Centrifugal Fan for Flat Bathroom
Replies: 2
Views: 2454

Axial or Centrifugal Fan for Flat Bathroom

Hi all, I've got what I think is a very cheap axial fan (newlec) mounted by the door of the bathroom which i've heard is the wrong place to mount a fan but anyway. The fan connects to ducting (looks like inflexible rigid plastic pipe perhaps 15cm in diameter that is vertical for maybe 30cm above the...
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