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by Apteryx
Fri Aug 11, 2017 8:51 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: Help Needed Identifiying Plastic Fixings set in to Wall
Replies: 2
Views: 2168

Re: Help Needed Identifiying Plastic Fixings set in to Wall

Hi Glaux, Looks to be a weep vent. They're important for maintaining ventilation and drainage within cavity walls. Personally I wouldn't remove it, they are there for a reason. But if you were to run a cable along the top of it and, for instance, notch the plastic to keep the cable run flat against ...
by Apteryx
Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:53 pm
Forum: Lofts and Loft Conversions Forum
Topic: What Type of Insulation Material Found in Loft is This?
Replies: 1
Views: 2609

Re: What Type of Insulation Material Found in Loft is This?

Hi there, Just a DIY'er myself but we went through a similar quandary recently with various possible asbestos substances. The advice we got was that if it looks suspicious, assume it could be asbestos until you have it tested otherwise. I don't believe anyone could tell you with certainty from a pho...
by Apteryx
Wed Jul 05, 2017 8:02 pm
Forum: Central Heating and Air conditioning and Ventilation Forum
Topic: Is it Possible to get a Cowled Vent for a Cooker extractor Hood Which Doesn't Narrow at the Opening?
Replies: 0
Views: 2160

Is it Possible to get a Cowled Vent for a Cooker extractor Hood Which Doesn't Narrow at the Opening?

Hello, We just bought a new Neff cooker hood/extractor fan and I am trying to buy the correct ducting to ensure we don't limit the performance of the fan. I have gone for 150mm cylindrical plastic ducting (as recommended by manufacturer). On the outside of our kitchen I need to install some form of ...
by Apteryx
Thu Mar 09, 2017 7:50 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: How Should Barge Boards and Box-End Join to Pitched Tiled Roof Above and Masonry Below
Replies: 0
Views: 2592

How Should Barge Boards and Box-End Join to Pitched Tiled Roof Above and Masonry Below

Hello, We are renovating our house at the moment with me doing as much as I can but a builder leading on most of the technical stuff/new building works. Our builder has constructed a new entrance vestibule for the house with a simple pitched tiled roof. I am concerned that the construction doesn't l...
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