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Re: Ventilation to understairs cupboard....Mid terrace house


  • Subject: Re: Ventilation to understairs cupboard....Mid terrace house
  • From: "noel_pilot" <HA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:35:57 -0000

Thanks Andy,
i've never seen under a floating floor before so not sure what to
expect, fingers crossed the boards come up easily enough!

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Andy Davies" <dajdavies@...> wrote:
>
> We've got a floating floor, and there's certainly pipes running
underneath
> it, so I'd guess you'd be OK with CAT5, coax etc.
>
> Don't know whether you can run mains cable throught it though, I
think ours
> may be in it (cables from the sockets go down and don't appear in
the garage
> below) but as it's a rented house I've never pulled it apart too much.
>
> Andy
>
>
> On 30/08/06, noel_pilot <HA@...> wrote:
> >
> > and now i think about it my bathroom is exactly the same so maybe
a
> > nice extractor fan.,...or two one in reverse would do nicely :)
> > something to look at, bit of a pain in the ass giving up the
cupboard
> > tbh, hmmm challenging.....need some magic ventilation into my
> > downstairs cupboard ideally but i really don't see that
happening,
> >
> >
> > on an extra note, anyone have any experience with floating
floors,
> > from the new house instructions (house is now 6 years old) it
says the
> > floor is tongue and groove chipboard with polystyrene
underneath?!!!
> >
> >
> > whats the odds of there being room to run cabling under there?!
> >
> > Thanks
> > noel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Chris Miles"
<chrismiles@> wrote:
> > >
> > > My bathroom does not have a window and is ventilated into
the loft?
> > surely this is just the same?
> > >
> > >   ----- Original Message -----
> > >   From: David Gumbrell
> > >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > >   Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 8:56 PM
> > >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Ventilation to understairs
cupboard....Mid
> > terrace house
> > >
> > >
> > >   I suspect that ventilating your landing cupboard directly
into the
> > loft may
> > >   have fire issues, you'd want to check that idea out
carefully. But
> > I imagine
> > >   that ducting _via_ the loft would be do-able.
> > >
> > >   I ventilated my Node-0 (sited in the loft) using a pair of
vents
> > that slide
> > >   in place instead of slates plus a continuously rated
inline
> > extraction fan.
> > >   I get a bit of chimney effect, so the fan doesn't have to
run all
> > the time.
> > >   The downside of loft as Node-0 is transmitted noise into
the room
> > below and
> > >   the extra routing of cables from ground floor to loft.
> > >
> > >   Cheers,
> > >
> > >   David
> > >
> > >   On 8/29/06, noel_pilot <HA@> wrote:
> > >   >
> > >   > Sorry...another new house question, the second of
many I think!!
> > >   >
> > >   > I have an almost perfect Node 0 location, my
understairs
> > cupboard is a
> > >   > near walk in cupboard in my lounge.
> > >   >
> > >   > Only trouble is it has zero ventilation and being in
the middle
> > of the
> > >   > house and me being in a mid terraced house doesn't
appear to
> > have any
> > >   > options for ventilation!
> > >   >
> > >   > Any suggestions!? Or do I have to consider finding a
way to
> > re-assign
> > >   > Node 0 as the loft, (lots involved with that as it's
not even
> > boarded
> > >   > at the moment :( )
> > >   >
> > >   > I also have a cupboard on the landing which again has
no
> > ventilation.
> > >   > If i was to use that could I supply ventilation
through the
roof of
> > >   > the cupboard i.e. directly into the attic?
> > >   >
> > >   > Thanks
> > >   >
> > >   > Noel
> > >   >
> > >   >
> > >   >
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> > Yahoo! Groups Links
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