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i have 2000 sq foot house too. underfloor heating with oil boiler. house is very well insulated but not airtight. house is built in a windy spot. house has 9 underfloor stats. when a stat looks for heat boiler comes on. last year i ran the system 24/7 and used buckets of oil. what was...

I am in the process of a self build. Am building a bungalow, but converting upstairs. Am going underfloor downstairs and upstairs. Am thinking about putting in concrete slabs at 1st floor level but I want to spray plaster the underside of the slab. this means that all electric wiring must run on...

Re: Solar panels on garage anyone??? I used Microflex on my house from Keane environmental in Dublin. Charged €30 per metre about a year ago. No connection with this company.

biggest thing is to make sure walls are fully dry before painting. the idea of using the watery paint is to seal the walls and stop them from peeling.

what i done was buy cheap emulsion and mixed it with 50% water. this makes paint very watery. Roll on this paint using a roller and it will seal the walls. walls were left streaky after this coat. then come along with your finished paint, and one maybe two coats will finish it.

i have a wood pellet stove too, extraflame. handy to use, clean and doesnt use a lot of pellets. the fan is annoying as F.D just said, and its constantly on to throw out the heat, fan needs electricity so need to have plug nearby. the stove has a 2" air inlet at the back big thing i noticed with...

depth of subfloor is something your engineer would have to sign off on. during my build engineer would only sign off a 6 inch subfloor so i guess it depends on what your engineer would sign off.

Had the exact same thing on my build. The felt on the inside was soaking with moisture and it wasnt the rain. The rafters were highly insulated and i think as the house was drying out after plastering, there was excessive condensation which couldnt get out even though I used breathable felt. I...

where in wicklow?

i had problem on a patio door in my new build. Basically the tiles were getting wet when it rained. On further investigation found that the holes in the patio door to allow water to escape were blocked with plaster. when i cleaned out these holes the problem disappeared. Not sure if this helps...

Am currently about to start a new build. Kitchen/dining/living area all open plan, area about 9metresX9 metres. using underfloor heating as main heat source. currently have a double chimney between the living room and sitting room. Whilst i want to keep the chimney in the sitting room, am...

Currently have underfloor installed in a 2000sq ft house on ground level. Have rads installed on the second floor which was converted. New build and moved in almost a year ago. Block build, 4 inches of hytherm in floor, 65 mm hytherm in walls, 8 inches of rockwool in 9 inch joices and 145mm of...