Recent content by AkiraDIY

the weep holes/slots in the sash are 600mm apart on centre. I think they're just spaced out too much and that allows enough water to collect and stream out when they get opened. I'll ask him to come back and put another hole in

noone signed them off and it's also not my question. FENSA certs aren't a thing in scotland.

There are no trickle vents on the windows. I know it's against regs but I'm high up and they whistle in the wind. I prefer not to have them. By weep hole, I mean the drain hole in the bottom of the sash frame (the part that opens) to allow water out. When I open the window, water comes out...

no-one got 2 cents worth sharing?

I got new uPVC tilt and turns installed and after the bit of rain we had this morning, there's still some water in the sash and frame. Can someone tell me if this is normal or going to be an issue? Water seems to be collecting inside the sash and when I open the window, the momentum sloshing...

From what I remember last time I was up, there's not actually a soffit fitted, there's just a gap between the wall and roof, a fairly narrow one if memory serves. I plan to go up this weekend to take a proper look and some measurements. I assume I can't just point a bit of PVC round/square duct...

I live in a Glasgow tenement and have one of those long-ish and narrow bathrooms (~1.3m x 3.5m). Currently I have an extractor fan mounted to the window. It's pretty loud and the room is still quite steamy after a shower but the fan clears it in a little while after the shower is turned off. The...

What is someone doing when they seek a professional builder? They’re getting advice from someone who is supposed to be a professional and therefore knows what they’re doing. I disagree and think you contradict yourself. A customer is forced to inherently rely on a builder. They’re supposed to...

Not all builders are reputable and finding a good one these days is getting harder and harder. When you ask on Facebook, most traders recommend themselves while pretending to be a client, or the client has no idea if the work is good but recommend them anyway cause they were cheap or talk a good...

Will do, I'll get a couple pans to a rolling boil for an hour or two this weekend before I go up.

I know it's not sensible. The problem is the builder doesn't or won't admit he got caught cutting corners. I'm almost positive they didn't expect me to go up and check on their work. Access to the loft space in tenements is usually quite difficult, via a high level hatch in the stairwell, it's...

I've told the builder on multiple occasions that the bodged install isn't acceptable and I'm not paying a penny until it's fixed. They've consistently replied with variations of "it's just a pipe to direct air outside", "it doesn't look the best but it won't be a problem""it's fine, we see this...

Attached some pictures of the work I'm not happy about (ignore the insulation, it's in the process of being replaced). Is it acceptable and I'm just being too strict with my interpretation of the regs? If the install was tricky, then I understand if some guidelines were stretched. But the...

Care to elaborate? I agree that many regs are ambiguous however, some are also very prescriptive. Such as, the regs say flex length should be limited to 1500mm, how can that be interpreted as anything other than keeping the length below 1500mm? If I use 2000mm of flex, I've disregarded the...

I don't fully follow though. Some of the standards for ducting that I posted above are clearly quantifiable. Like flex should be limited to max 1500mm, extended to 90% of it's maximum length, a condensate trap fitted on vertical duct, joints not taped only, etc. That is effectively telling you...