Recent content by westwood187

can you give me the criteria on how you guys price a job? lets say a 8 x 10 room. and youve to paint ceiling. woodwork and walls. whats a typical figure you give? just out of pigiron id like to know. cheers

Hiya lads. need advice on bleeding my oil burner. think I stupidly let it run low and has since been filled. always at this time of the year similar happens (need to get an alarm to remind me when running low). anyways I opened The hex grub screw on end of 3"hex brass thingy as I take it this is...

the guys who done my guttering left them straight aCross with no opening pieCe to aCCept a downpipe like above. they just have straight guttering and at the very end took the stop ends off so the water would run off away from the plastering etC. so now i know!! ill need to replaCe the end...

^^ a perfeCt small square with a sawh uh? I thought their would be a tool. like a holesaw in a square form or something similar made speCifiCally for similar jobs obviously not?

anyone advise?

hi. thanks for the reply. I just found that photo on the net just to give an indication. mine are all upvc. just really need to know how and what is used to cut the gutter to allow the elbow to fit into it many thanks

hey guys, I had a soffit/fascia fitted some months back to my garage and then got the plastering done and the guy who fitted it said he'd be back after the plasterers left to fit the downpipes. I have been trying to get him to come out again but to no avail. so I need to fit these downpipes asap...

hello yes tried washing it, its well dried, i read somewhere else to keep soaking it in water for about a day, so maybe ill do that...and see, any other tips are always welcome

hey guys just had a concrete floor laid in my garage and theres cement splashes all over my white pvc door, any tips of removing these without damaging or scraping the door? many thanks

Hello Everyone My house which is rather new has Loop-IN multi-terminal ceiling roses in every room with three wires coming into each rose, I need to try and understand this system as ill be fitting new lights in most rooms shortly and im pretty stumped about which wires do what, altogether...

Ok sorry to be a complete idiot, ive obviously learned the hard way and the expensive way on how Not to bleed a boiler and now have great knowledge on how to adjust the pressure screw :lol: Engineers on his way out today which is a stroke of luck if anything thanks to both of you for your...

:D so I adjusted the pressure adjustment screw.? is there a certain amount of turns etc that this should be set at, because it seems to turn endlessly.. sorry to make a cock up of simple instructions, but its my first time Am I up **** creek without a paddle now? im going to try the hex...

thanks so much I found the grease nipple or so it seems at the top, I opened it and I did see bubbles and then oil came out and I re tightened and tried the boiler and it didn't work, as you said it may take a few attempts, wait 10-15 in between I presume with boiler off? heres another photo...

hello thanks for the speedy reply, just took another snap just to make sure if its the right nut to undo, the rusty one underneath I take it? and will I leave the boiler running or switched off? thanks guys

Hello All I stupidly let the oil run out last night, and this morning im freezing my whats its off as its snowing at the moment, and ive no heat, besides my fire. so I need to bleed my boiler but have no clue what to do as ive never done it before, I might aswell be looking in a ditch. I had...