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I am planning to install a marble shower enclosure. Is there any building regulations relating to minimum falls for the shower floor? I know you can get formers with the falls built in but I think I'll just be using a marine ply deck set at an angle.

Thanks for your comments. Looks as though I'm going to have a busy weekend!

Yes is the answer. I do wish to repaint. The only issue I have about leaving the paint on is that it can result in a scabby appearance afterwards unless your'e careful about reducing everything to the same surface level. however I take on board your recommendation. I also was also hoping...

I am planning to re paint the stone sills and mullions at the front of our house which have many years of stratified paint stuck to them. The house is circa 1910 and has mullions with ornate mouldings at their heads. The sills are of the same material, possibly sandstone. I'm wondering if...

I'm doubtful about the trv. The sound the radiator makes is a crinkley sort of sound. If it was due to expansion /contraction you would probably experience the same clicking sound one hears when the radiator is heating up. This sound is very different, almost like a wave of iron filings is...

Cheers fanboy - No it's a Honeywell type

Thanks for the response Dextrous. Yes they did and we also had a Magnaclean unit fitted. Thanks also to Whitespirit66, it's a possibility I suppose, however it never used to make this sound over the previous 12 years. It's only since the new boiler has been fitted. - and the plumber also fitted...

I had a new combi boiler installed just over a year ago and I have noticed that the panel radiator in my living room has begun making a worrying sound which I can only describe as being as if iron filings are running through it, a sort of crinkling sound. It is intermittent and probably has...

I was not expecting this to continue but it has been most enlightening. This topic is obviously a bone of contention amongst many - I'm glad I'm not the only one. So the boiler stat can be set to max but it will use 10% more gas. Yes, this makes sense. Presumably then, the speed factor must...

Thank you Gasman77 & landyandy. I believe you are both correct as I am beginning to see a result. Things are beginning to heat up around here. It's disappointing that the installer didn't make this clear when he fitted the system.

Thank you Gasman77. I will wait now to see how turning up the Boiler stat effects things.

Yes they are warm to the touch, although not extremely hot.

Please calm down everyone! If you read my earlier response you will see that I have taken all of your useful advice and have turned the TRV's to their maximum. The room is warm but not as warm as I would have expected i.e 23 degrees at present whereas the main thermostat is set to a...

Yes my hot water is perfectly o.k. Regading the Boiler Stat. The scales are falling from my eyes! I can see that this feature would become redundant if room stats are fitted, but are'nt room stats mandatory anyway, or at least in bedrooms? Why didn't the plumber set it to maximum in the...

The radiators are all ok with no cold spots. I bleed them regularly and ensure that the boiler pressure is maintained at 1.5bar pressure. Regarding the Room Stat, I have done what you suggest. The heat in the room did go up slightly, but still a few degrees below maximum I had set on the main...

Early last year, when we had the cold spell, I turned the temperature setting on the boiler to maximum, it had been set to the 4 mark. This effectively allowed us to stand still i.e. the temperature remained at or about 20 degrees C. As we are now not yet in a cold period, I have returned it to...

Last year our 20 year old gravity fed boiler gave up so I took the opportunity to replace it with a shiny new Worcester Bosch 27cdi Combi Boiler which, our plumber advised, would be a suitable replacement. Everything works fine although we cannot seem to get the room temperatures much higher...

Much appreciated. How and with what do you form a secret gutter?

We are having a problem with a pitched roof extension to a main building. The house is a 1910 end of terrace. The extension, which used to serve as an old outside lavatory and kitchen, has a pitched roof with interlocking double channel profile tiles. After replacing the kitchen door with a...

I have a front door I am having stripped. It has two Banham Security Locks on it that will need to be removed before I can send it off. Main one is a Double throw Rim Latch type lock the other secondary one is a Mortise lock. Are there any tips on their removal. The Rim Latch has one big screw...