Help with Last Few New Build Projects

Dummy

Hi again,

I have 3 last projects before I move into the new house that maybe you might be able to offer advice on please.

1. I have a balcony that over-looks the living-room. My plan is to put in a stainless steel rail and uprights and to put toughened glass between the uprights similar to what you see in some offices. When I am looking for pricing on this toughened glass what do I ask for? Is there a glass grade or is it just called toughened glass?

2. I am planning on putting a very large deck around the back of the house. But people who live in the locality have advised that a wooden deck will not survive very long because of the salty sea air and damp conditions. One of the locals has suggested a composite decking. Has anyone used composite decking? Is it easy to use and also is it environmentally friendly?

3. The sparky has put in light sockets in the living room that are wired to a wall switch. The plugs that they accept look to be about half the size of a standard square pin plug and with round pins. I went out over the weekend looking for these plugs but to no avail. Does anyone know what these small round pin plugs are called and where I might get them?

Thanks again.


Dummy.

Dummy

Dummy wrote:

Hi again,


3. The sparky has put in light sockets in the living room that are wired to a wall switch. The plugs that they accept look to be about half the size of a standard square pin plug and with round pins. I went out over the weekend looking for these plugs but to no avail. Does anyone know what these small round pin plugs are called and where I might get them?




Dummy.

5A plugs, should be widely available, seen them in woodies.

Viking House

You need 15mm or 18mm toughened glass. Make a template. There are some specialist companies who can do this. Stainless Steel welding is a bit specialist.

I would go with the regular pressure treated decking, it is weather resistant, we put cladding on a house near the sea in Galway and it dried to 8% because of all the air blowing through it.

Dummy

Thank you for the replies.

The 5A plugs will be bought at the weekend. Would never have known what to ask for.

The stainless steel rail and uprights are being made now and the glass will be ordered today.

We're moving in on Wednesday next week but no doubt there will be 1001 things that we'll find wrong.

Thanks again.

D

catho_monster

I found the same plugs in the house i just bought...
Available in B&Q if you root around through the plug section a bit...