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Is it common to have a cold radiator on a newly drained down system. A friend of mine has just bought a house and one of the radiators isn't working. He has had it a week, and I thought the problem was a sticky thermostat, so I dreained it down for him, fitted a new thermostat, and re-filled...

Good evening. I have just seen a house that would make and ideal flat conversion, as ground floor and first floor flats. The problem though is that the hall is quite narrow as an access to the first floor, and I don't think we would be able to get a 30" door as the main door to the first...

Good evening. I have just purchased a flat that I will be letting out. I will be getting an electrician in to safety check the electrics. I also intend to buy a new electric cooker. Does anyone know whether I can connect the cooker myself and then do the check, or should I ask the...

I am laying some victorian floorboards onto the joists updstairs, and plan to use lost head nails. Quick question - what length nails would be appropriate?

Good evening! On the advice of my sparky, I have asked howdens to quote on the MFI kitchen I have been planning. Their quote came in at about 9% lower than the MFI quote. The specific questions I have is : 1. How do the carcasses compare? That is the Deluxe flat pack from MFI versus...

I have just completed a small piece of work as follows. 1. Turned off boiler 2. Turned off gas 3. Turned off mains 4. Drained down system 5. Addded a new radiator to the system 6. Turned on mains 7. Topped up system (and bled radiators) to 1.25 bar. I left the system without gas...

Is there any regulations that state the minimum distance required for a cooker from a doorway in a kitchen? If so, is anyone able to assist me please?

I have a Vaillant Combi Boiler, and wish to add one new radiator. I intend to turn off the boiler, turn off the cold water supply, drain the system, cut the pipes to an existing radiator, and extend to the new one. I have soldered before on cold and hot water pipes to a sink and bath, and...

A really stupid question, but I cannot find anything about this. I know that in an ideal world, internal doors should open into the room in which you are going, but is there any regulation stating that they MUST open INWARDS for (e.g. bathroom or bedroom)?

What are the rules for kitchens adjacent to bathrooms and bedrooms? Specifically, how many doors do there have to be between the kitchen and the bathroom or bedroom, and is there anything else to consider? Thanks in anticipation.

I wonder whether anyone knows the rules regarding electrics for a house split into 2 flats (1 upstairs and 1 downstairs flat). It would be normal for the lights of a ground floor house to be serviced through cable running above the ceiling and below the floorboards of the first floor house...

Someone has just said that water is penetrating down a chimney stack on a house we intend to buy, and he recommends that it be rebuilt, and a lead tray inserted. This sounds an expensive job to me. The property is a two storey Victorian Terrace. The chimney is of average height and...