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So the floor has been drying and I've scraped them mould off today. The chipboard looks a little 'lumpy' and I can get a screwdriver in about 5mm with hand force on the handle. The worst of the mould is on a joint and it appears the joint has puffed slightly. Do people think I need to replace...

Thanks for the comments and help diagrams so far guys! I’m running the dehumidifier for a day or two to see where we are. Certainly I can push a flat head screwdriver into the worst bit but it doesn’t go all the way through. The mould is pretty fury so how would I need to treat this? I’ve cut...

Hi. I live in a 2019 newbuild. Timber frame construction with Posi Joists and Caberdek upstairs flooring. I have a recessed shower cubicle and have noticed the shower pan (plastic/polystyrene) has cracked. I dismantled the shower cubicle and pulled up the failed pan (only siliconed around...

Hello, Looking for a bit of advice before I go to my builder's plumber (still in warranty)... I live in a 2019 new-build property. Detached timber-frame two story house. I have gas central heating with the boiler (Vaillant EcoFIT sustain 830) in a cupboard on the first floor. We have...

By default Windows 10 devices do not encrypt your data automatically unless the following factors apply: - The device has a hard drive which you cannot remove (e.g. memory chips soldered onto the motherboard) - Examples include Microsoft Surface tablets and some other cheap netbooks - You sign...

I'm going to use a Manrose 1361 controller which has both humidity sensing (in case someone forgets press the boost switch) and timer function; both configurable without going into the loft. This will drive the MF100s. I can set it to a half-hour overrun. Only reason I'm leaving the Greenwood...

I don't know if your maths are right but I am hoping addition of 68 l/s from the MF100s will help solve soaking wet walls after a 10 minute shower in the morning :). Perhaps I will find a better trickle fan eventually or explore a more 'whole house' extraction system (the bathroom has the same...

5-8 l/s on trickle, 8-13 l/s on boost according to https://www.greenwood.co.uk/product/153/unity-cv2gip It appears I could adjust the settings on it to get a few more l/s out of it but I think it's mounted in a stupid position (above the toilet on the wall, about 1.5m from the shower cubicle door).

Editted my original post - I am referring to the Manrose 1361 sensor unit. The fan will be appropriately mounted in the loft.

Hello, I am fitting a Manrose 1361 humidity/timer controller in our ensuite to control a MF100S inline fan in the loft. Unless I'm missing something, there are no real recommendations in the manual about situating the sensor except that it must not be in in zone 0, 1 or 2. The extraction vent...

There is a trickle fan fitted in the wall which boosts when a switch is flicked (we always use it when showering) or humidity rises above a set level. However it's nowhere near the shower and doesn't clear the room of steam before it turns to condensation on the walls and ceiling. I'm going to...

Hello, I live in a new-build timber-frame detached house. The construction is fairly simple, timber frame clad with OSB (which then has some kind foil on the outside). On the outside is a brick wall. On the inside there is insulation (some kind of rock wool) with a plastic sheet vapour...

Hi, I have a new build garage with a slight slope from left to right on the concrete floor (about 5mm but not measured). The builder has bunged down some SLC before I moved in, no idea what kind but it's about 7mm in some places, featheredge thin in others. There is no DPM so I have rising...

Hello, I have a new build property with detached garage and tarmac drive (slopes down and away from garage door). I am looking at improving the finish of the tarmac to the slab on the garage. In short, the detached garage has a concrete slab which finishes inline with the brickwork. However...

Thought as much. Given the motar layer between the wall and the wood is cracked, I'm fairly sure the four straps at the only thing that attaches the roof!