Recent content by shmelv

thank you for your explanation, from your experience do the sizes stated sound in the correct region i should be looking at. obviously the difference being one is stronger than the other but more expensive, although not massively.

thanks for the reply doggit, im not sure i fully understand your reply, sorry maybe i am reading wrong, yes work will be under BC .

254 x 102 203 x 102 UB a are the two sizes i have been advised ... this is strange, i have been advise the 203 but i asked a neighbour who has knocked walls left right and centre in a pretty much identical house and he has the plans and receipt etc from a veru similar knock through and had...

im currently in the process of rennovating a house - possibly including knocking through a wall between what is currently a small kitchen and the dining room. its a 1930s 3 bed semi so im sure many of you know the layout and have seen this work done plenty of times! the Length of the steel...

I didn't need a locksmith in the end was able to do it myself albeit maybe took a bit longer. After all it is a DIY forum 👍🏿

Thanks for the help Jackrae. I managed to drill the lock straight through and then force it round with a screwdriver. Locksmith... 😉

Yes I've tried a couple of little screwdrivers etc, the key itself does have different shapes/grooves on each side so I believe it is a bit more of a proper lock

We've lost a key to a bedroom door in the house and have turned the place upside down. I need to access this room and would like advice as to what/his is best to get in. It's a fairly basic lock I would imagine that has been added to the door afterwards. It's not connected in anyway to...

The lock requiring opening

My understanding is that the boiler should modulate to provide the correct temperature water even in colder weather, whilst I agree there may be some temperature difference In winter I'm sure in 2013 nobody would expect like warm water every time it's cold, So whilst there's logic to your...

Cheers ben ! Thanks for the advice, what sort of faults could cause this and what tests would need doing safely

So the likelihood is a blockage in the plate heat exchanger, because as you said it would have ,is behaved in previous winters aswell I'd have thought and this is its 5th winter ! Are these easy to remove and clean out or check to confirm the suspected problem