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The rear of my house was rendered down to a patio, presumably for its entire life (late 70s build). I have removed said render below the bell cast, and found heavily spalled bricks throughout. Is it a case of just go bit by bit, replacing a few at a time? The ones on the corner are...

Hi All, I'm in the process of buying a flat that's currently unoccupied. In the second viewing I noticed this on the boiler which is currently turned off. What do you think of the readings? Are they OK?

Hey Chaps, I'm on LPG out in the countryside. Going to get a new combi. Should I get Potterton Gold 28 or new Baxi Duotec 28? http://www.mrcentralheating.co.uk/potterton-gold-lpg-28he-combi-boiler-only?gclid=CKCo2OTs2McCFUUcGwodps0J6g#.Vecud_lViko...

Hi Chaps, Going to betting a new combi boiler installed on external wall of my garage. Pipes will then run up, across ceiling of garage, down other wall and through wall into floorspace of my bungalow. The bathroom is at the opposite end of the property so then hot water will have to...

Hi Chaps, Our water comes in from the main in what seems to be a 22mm black plastic pipe that sprouts up through the concrete floor slab. From this it then goes into a stopcock where it gets reduced to 15mm, goes through the water meter and then back up to 22mm. My question is this...

Hi everyone, What's the best place to buy diy UPVC double glazed windows? There seems to be a million places online but wondered if some were better than others? I need to order some ASAP so all recommendations are much appreciated. Thanks Joe

Hi Everyone, I'm going to replumb my bungalow myself as at the minute its an old system with cylinder and multiple tanks in the roof. It'll all be fed of a firebird 26kw oil combi boiler. The property is suspended wooden floors and I can get into the crawlspace so all all piping will be...

Hi everyone, Im looking to get a budget kitchen for my new house, so far Ive looked at Wickes Smart Kitchen Range and also Homebase Essentials. They seem pretty much the same in terms of price so I wondered if they differed in quality? Also does anyone have any recommendations for...

Hi everyone, First off I've had a search but all the topics on this seem fairly old. I'm currently debating LPG vs Oil, both of which will be combi boilers. Not intrested in ground source heat pumps or biomass before someone suggests it. I know that traditionally LPG has been more...

Hi Everyone, First of all I should introduce myself as I'm a new member, my name is joe and I've just bought a bungalow in need of some work so you'll probably see a fair bit of me in future! Anyway the property currently has a gas fire in the lounge, although I think it may have had a...