Recent content by Aidan123G

With the sand over with 120 grade, can I use an orbital sander, or is a pole with a flat bed sander better?

Cheers mate, appreciate the response. Hopefully going to tackle it in the next couple of days so will post how i get on. Missus is thinking a darker colour. Anyone have any views on which paint is more forgiving for an amateur painter? Especially on this wall which is a high light area that you...

Was looking for advice on how to deal with this water damaged wall. Does it need to be skimmed before painting? If not can it be sanded then painted? Would I use Zinnster gaurdz or peal stop? Then miss coat then 2 coats? Or do people think this is better left to a professional to achieve a...

Just an update on this for anyone else looking in the future (who doesn't use bizarre units of commerce like family holidays). Bought a Vaillant ecoTEC Plus 424 myself for £1429.72 and was charged £800 to fit it in the same place in the loft.

Cheers mate, just sent you a direct message. Regards Aidan

Ok my old glow worm boiler has developed a leak and needs to be replaced. Its on an old vented system. Looking to get a vailant ecofit pure 830 fitted and price will include the change to the pipework but keeping the boiler in the same space in an unused loft. Job will include a powerflush of...

The single ply goes up approx 100mm behind the tiles, however they left the lead work around the soil stack and used liquid sealant. The quote was for the following: "To replace any damaged or rotting boarding using 18mm BBA approved plywood and install SikaPlan single ply PVC membrane along...

So an update on this issue, decided to go for a single ply solution due to the lack of drips/falls installed for lead to be correct. Apparently its a sika system. One side was done on Monday (see below) the other is being completed today. Some observations: still have standing water at some...

Had a local builder quote for this work and he wanted to increase the fall of the gutter then use code 4 lead (all in one run). The length of each gutter is 5m. Going by what has been said on here that seems incorrect. Looking online can't really see what the max length of code 4 would be for...

Thanks for all the comments and information. Currently trying to get a lead work speacialist to come over and quote. Regards Aidan.

I take it you're referring to how the soil stack is positioned going through the roof? Is there anyway that this can be corrected? As stated I'd like to get the job done right this time. Regards Aidan.

Also thanks in advance for any help!

Pics of the roof Regards Aidan.

Have had problems with our lead box gutter/ parapet gutter since a year after it was installed (4 years ago, extension is approx 5 years old). The water is getting through to the inside walls (see pics below). We have had a few roofers up there with the first trying to fix it with Acrypol+, we...