Recent content by matthussey

I didn't bleed any water out. I slowly bled and only got air. I only needed a small piece of tissue to wipe a single drop that came out when the air stopped. The radiator rungs that had been cold before were now hot again. I did not let any water out of the system. Just air that was in there...

Hi, Since our third rail appeared to be taking longer to warm up I bled this morning. Prior to bleeding the pressure was unchanged from 19 days ago at 1.5 bar. After bleeding it had dropped. In not able to read our gauge easily but it's around 0.1 or 0.2 bar. I have attached a before and after...

He flushed and inhibited. I also tried lighting it and it's not hydrogen.

In July we had our open vented back boiler break down so replaced it with a sealed condensing boiler. 2 radiators were replaced too but the remainder and pipes are the original ones. Before the replacement we had air often collecting in our highest radiator, the bathroom towel rail. We were...

Yup, that's me entirely. Owning a house was the worst thing I could ever do. So many things to worry about. I hate it.

Thanks. I've had my builder in and he said that he thought the flashing needed doing. He said the ceiling dampness could be condensation rather than a leak and that my damp meter didn't mean much. I think I'm going to get him to do the flashing and flaunching, but leave the pointing for now. He...

Hi, I didn't say I was too busy. I'm really bad with heights and lofts, plus it's under the low part of the roof so it's difficult for me to get to. One of the "free" people got back to us and it turns out that he is not free however he said he thought it wasn't worth calling him out because it...

I just found a tiny hanging cocoon/chrysalis/nest or something hanging in the loft. I've attached a photo of the stuff I found in the "rot" area and the new little thing I found. The stuff I originally found has white powder on it and what might be spider web, but I think overall they look like...

I do too but what else am I supposed to do?

I can't really get to it. I've requested a free quotation from a damp specialist.

Not sure if it helps but the dark section, which has the grey material like leaves and web on it is about 12 inches long. I'm trying to find out what a decaying wasp nest looks like because it may be that. Does dry rot look like this at all?

I know that dry rot requires moisture. It's just the size of the thing and the grey stuff that has me worried. Does dry rot grow in a white ring like that? It's difficult to get to but I tried jabbing it with an electrical screwdriver firmly attached to the end of a pole and I couldn't get it to...

Hi, I something on one of my rafters while inspecting something else and I think it may be dry rot but I'm unsure. It's difficult to reach but I've tried to take pictures. What I've found is a white ring that is on the rafter and the wall alongside, plus some dry greyish stuff on the rafter...

I think I put in my original post that I thought it might be condensation caused by hygroscopic salts, which I'd read raise the reading.

I'm trying to keep out of your bickering because I'm finding this thread very helpful in general, but I do want to see this pick axe thing :)