Recent content by presidiot

Hi all, I have a 1930s house with a concrete porch roof. It looks like it has been treated in a small area once already but the treatment has dried out / cracked / flaked and it now leaks through to the porch - luckily it's outside! I'd like to repair it and am considering a couple of...

Hi all, Update and solution that might help someone else. The installation Q&As suggest that the pipes might be connected the wrong way round for these symptoms - they weren't. However, the fitting was installed upside down which achieves the same effect. Looking at the fitting with...

Hi, I have a new hydramax. The water is either hot or cold - nothing in between. I've taken it apart to check that the cartridge works Ok and it does. it's a HP green one. Looking through other posts it seems that there might be a problem with the o ring but i can't find enough detail to...

Hi, That's a great tip thanks. Although only needed on the hinge side, the extenders are on both sides to keep the balance looking right and on the top. It's all to do with the depth of plaster. Thanks again for your help Pres

Hi, Thanks for the really quick response and I'll do that for the cill. The frame extenders look just like the frame but in opposite section. There is room all the way through for any water to drip down but I guess that the problem will be the same as the cill - if the weather is really bad...

Hi all, I'm fitting a new UPVC external door that has frame extenders to make up for deep plaster. These slide / clip into place and make a neat finish. Can you advise though if I need to put anything between the extenders and the frame to make sure that they are watertight. I was thinking...

Hi all, I'm tidying up the water tanks / cylinder / boiler and putting a shower in. Does anybody have a plan for the platform that I could build to hold the header tank in the loft? Whilst my plan says "buy some timber and nails then fix together" this is a bit too simple for me. So...

Thanks for the updates. House will have two bathrooms, three toilets and sinks plus all the kitchen paraphernalia a modern domestic could ask Jimmy Saville for. Distance from street is about 10m. As for lead pipe safety - I've never trusted lead pipe since it was a mainstay of the...