Search results

  1. P

    Shower Silconing - 2 Questions

    maybe not the right place for this 1) I have small hole in the silicone in the corner of my shower tray. I know from past experience that its not always best to try and silicone on top of other sealant already in place, but I also don't want to pull it all up and reseal from scratch for...
  2. P

    Plastering Repair job showing through the Paint

    Hi I had a repair job done on a hole in the ceiling (water escape, insurance repair). Anyway hole was repaired, plastered over and then repainted 6 months on, the original hole shape, like a large 'U' Shape is now showing through the paintwork in a sort of browny plaster colour. I can...
  3. P

    Plastering Repair job showing through the Paint

    Hi I had a repair job done on a hole in the ceiling (water escape, insurance repair). Anyway hole was repaired, plastered over and then repainted 6 months on, the original hole shape, like a large 'U' Shape is now showing through the paintwork in a sort of browny plaster colour. I can...
  4. P

    Boiler pressure

    I've got an historic problem with my glow worm boiler losing pressure quite regularly and needing to be re-pressuriused manually. I've had a the boiler serviced, the pressure release valve cleaned and then replaced All, fingers crossed, looks ok at present, but if its not, am I right...
  5. P

    Sealing a shower tray

    I'm hoping for any tips or advice please I've recently retiled a shower and because the tray is cemented I am left with a gap between the tray and the tiles of about 1cm wide by the height of the tray, 3-4cm? It was originally siliconed completely, so my question is, is there a better...
  6. P

    Adhesive on the wall

    Hi Any good tips for removing adhesive left on the wall when I have removed tiles? I am in the middle of re-tiling a bathroom
  7. P

    Cracked pane in a double glazed unit

    Hi I have an upstairs double glazed unit where the internal pane has cracked the entire width I'm led to believe this is relatively common and something to do with expansion My insurance company tell this is wear and tear and not covered - (I was waiting to hear if in fact it was the...
  8. P

    Boiler Pressure and Mega Flo

    Hi I have a Glow Worm 30Si boiler and a Mega Flo unvented system. All seems to be ok generally with the water and the heating, but the boiler loses pressure over a few weeks and goes from about 1 bar to 0.5 bar. There are no obvious leaks from the radiators or around the house. I have...
  9. P

    Double Glazing

    Is it possible to replace a glass panel within a sealed double glazing unit? We have a window pane of a large unit cracked on the inside and would like to know how easy and how much it is likely to cost, before involving the insurance, who will no doubt conclude its the wrong kind of glass...
  10. P

    Shower Tiles

    Apologies if this is not in the right place I have a leaking shower and have narrowed it down to water passing through some loose tiling. Other than re-tile the whole shower area, I was wondering its possible to simply regrout the offending tiles? Will this create a seal or am I chasing a...
  11. P

    Central Heating 2 Questions

    Hi I have a Glow Worm 30Si boiler. All seems to be ok, but the boiler loses pressure over a few weeks and goes from about 1 bar to 0.5 bar. HW is all fine, but I wonder why the pressure keeps dropping - is it normal or should I get it serviced. There are no obvious leaks from it, but I do...
  12. P

    Glow Worm Boiler

    Hi I've just moved to a new property with a Glow worm 30Si boiler, a mega flow storage tank and a drayton (LP112) control The problem I have is that the timer is set and the lights come on indicating that 'the boiler is on' but we get no hot water The Si has an inbuilt heating...
Back
Top