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by onten10
Sun May 21, 2023 11:10 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: 63mm depth, solid wall options
Replies: 0
Views: 814

63mm depth, solid wall options

Hi Have solid wall with render on outside fitted years ago, seems OK condition,,, and new French doors just added on other wall have frame of 63mm. Hence total depth of insulation must be less than that. I was thinking 50mm batton, 50mm foil PIR in between, then 12.5mm plasterboard on top, with dpm ...
by onten10
Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:37 pm
Forum: Electrics Forum
Topic: Crackling Socket, Intermittent, When Power Tools Used
Replies: 1
Views: 1793

Crackling Socket, Intermittent, When Power Tools Used

Hello everyone! Our house has a greenhouse with socket fitted c10 years ago, connected to mains consumer box which has RCD. All has been fine until quite recently example being using a SDS/power drill the drill stops/cuts out and I hear crackling on the socket. To look into it I: 1: Plugged in my so...
by onten10
Sun Apr 21, 2019 9:26 pm
Forum: Brickwork and Blockwork Forum
Topic: How to REFILL (or not) Pre-existing Solid Fuel Fireplace
Replies: 0
Views: 1896

How to REFILL (or not) Pre-existing Solid Fuel Fireplace

Hi there Our fireplace works well, used a lot over winter. Decided to clean the iron fireplace today, removed everything as usual, but decided (oops!) to remove the screw that held in a vertical backplate or some stone type material. When I did lots of rubble/ backfill came out from what I read its ...
by onten10
Sun Oct 29, 2017 2:36 pm
Forum: Insulation Forum
Topic: Anyone Sprayed Open Cell Foam Behind Plasterboard?
Replies: 0
Views: 2893

Anyone Sprayed Open Cell Foam Behind Plasterboard?

Hi there We have solid walls, plasterboard and battons, and seems uber painful to remove all that to replace with 65mm cellotex type stuff and board fixed to it, or worse still lose room size and put board on top. I have seen a few of the videos, they seem mainly from USA, of making c40mm holes in t...
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