Recent content by BlueAl56

You still need to insure your car even though it is on your drive. Laid up cover is quite cheap and should your car get nicked then all is ok. Got to be worth it for 3 grands worth of car surely? Otherwise remove the battery, use a wheel clamp, even put it on axle stands and remove the road...

Hi We recently had a new boiler fitted and all the old header tanks and associated support woodwork was removed from the loft. This was a couple of months ago and we have now noticed cracks appearing along the tops of the walls in the bedroom and hallway that was underneath the tanks, along...

To defend the installer here there is only the black vent part on the outside wall no white flue pipe at all. It was fitted well and properly I just need to see if there is a solution to the wind blowing over the end and making a noise. Would a vent end that is finished at an angle help, as the...

Hi It's difficult to say exactly how far the flue sticks out of the wall as it's quite high up, but I would estimate about 9 or 10 inches, ish. Agile you are correct, it is located between two houses in a passage. As far as distance to boundary, I'm not sure, but I'm 6 foot and I wouldn't...

Ok well the flue is located on our gable wall facing next doors wall and I would say that it is less than 2.5 metres from the property boundary. So I assume that it needs to be relocated anyway! Only option is out of the roof...

Still none the wiser I am afraid. I'm not a plumber so you will need to explain what you mean. Thanks.

Hi To be honest I don't know what you mean, can you advise? Thanks Al

Hi We have just had a new combi fitted and the wind is blowing over the end of the flue and making a noise. The only thing I can liken it to is when you blow over the end of a bottle and it hums. This can be heard throughout the house as its quite a low hum and is keeping me awake at times...