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Hello My dishwasher (approx. 7 years old) is busted. It is making a strange draining noise constantly when switched on and a couple of mins later the inlet drain light flashes. According to Zipper's earlier forum diagnostic routine - the start light comes on at 7 o'oclock if that means anything...

Thanks. Went for this in the end http://www.nanophos.com/en/SurfaPoreR_en.html

Hello Anyone know a good water sealant product for clay roof tiles please ? Something like this but which I can buy locally http://www.nanotechsolutions.uk.com/surfapore-r.htm can't wait 3/4 days for delivery. Thanks Dave

interesting .. http://www.thenbs.com/topics/ConstructionProducts/articles/ventedUnventedRoofConstruction.asp "The enclosed void of a warm pitched roof does not require to be ventilated" http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/permission/commonprojects/roof/ "Not all roofs need to be...

just been reading the housebuilders bible (not that I am buiding a house). But the whole theory behind roof ventilation seems to be just that. There doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rules to stop condensation building up. I'm trying to workout if the warm roof space I now (or will have once...

so does it sound right to you guys - no ventilation ? So the moisture is supposed to go through celotex and then the felt membrane only by the build up of pressure it creates up there itself and that's the only way it gets out ? doesn't sound right to me, but that's why I'm on here .. thanks again.

yes unfortunately I did :(

Thanks. Yes I meant rafters. The main reason for putting the celotex in between the rafters was because of draughts in the house and to make it more useable up there. Just spoke to principal building regs guy - solution is to cover over soffit vents with plastic strip and not to ventilate the...

Thanks. Had the roofed stripped, celutex put in between the rafters, breathable felt over then re-tiled. They said the airflow is incorrect with vented soffits insitu and they need to be taken out before approval is given. No vents required at all due to breathable felt. Regs involved...

Hello Just had building regs round to look at my re-tiled, re-soffited and re-fascia'd roof. The soffit and fascia has been installed and the soffit is vented. Building regs say this is incorrect and it should not have been vented. Now what do I do ? Big job to get it removed. Is there...

Hello any suggestions about where to get and how to stick a profile piece of plastic trim to the soffit or the wall ? BTW it's a painted pebble dash wall. Thanks

I am trying to keep the gutters that I cannot reach from being clogged up with leaves and moss. My roof is being stripped, felted and insulated. So I got eaves protectors put in as well. Thanks

re. the hedge hogs, I was just going by the reviews on amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0047UEC0S/ref=s9_simh_gw_p86_d3_g86_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1F2KGM2WDX8F4VCT1J6W&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294 But these could be written by someone...

Thanks chaps. I'll suggest both of those.

ok thanks - much appreciated

Hello Should clay bonnet tiles be bedded in as you go ? My roofer is currently nailing them down without bedding them in. I guess he is intending to bed them in once they are all nailed down. Thanks Dave

drum roll please. The answer is ..... mastic .. apparently. Sounds a bit crap to me. That stuff tends to fall out after a while.

maybe not illegal ?? http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/town-tormented-by-yob-birds-calls-in-the-seagull-terminator-500861.html "Under certain conditions, shooting seagulls is not illegal. All wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. However, every year the...

Hello Graham I am having mine done right now. I am getting eave protectors put in but no bird combs as I have flat tiles. Sometimes the gutters break when they are being taken off and some tiles may also be broken in the process. There is of course scaffolding to think of as well. There is also...

Hello The soffit and fascia on the house I moved into 4 years ago had thick paint sprayed all over it. The people who painted the pebble dashed walls advised the owner at the time that it would be a good idea to do it as it would stop the wood from rotting. Anyway, I am having the soffits and...