Recent content by cgkstevenson

Found what the problem was - the piece of cement board which was stuck to the bricks which was the top of the opening had 'sticks like sh1t' grab adhesive used on it. After I removed it I could see where the heat had affected it and caused the fumes - it had turned yellow. Moral of the story -...

I've removed the metal parts. Wasn't easy. Removing the silicone from the back of the metal was hard work. Strong bladed sharp knife, then using wire brush on drill to remove the remains. There's no room to screw the metal back on, it's only 30mm and anything wider would not look right. A grab...

Just had a log burner installed. Round the front of the fireplace opening, the installer put a black metal angle to cover the gap where the brickwork was cut into, to open up the hearth. Looks fine, except he used CT1 silicone as the glue to fix it to the brickwork. This gets very hot...

I thought it must have been heat which caused them to crack but other window facing the same way is ok. It seems it 'could' have been my 3 year old grand children playing with things... Anyway, the answer to glass thickness is 24mm, which Velux finally confirmed, after initially saying it was...

My two Velux GHL 606 windows glass are cracked due to intense heat. I need to get replacement glass but information about the actual glass size (thickness and spacer) is contradictory and Velux advise 'replace the whole unit' . Some advice is 'all pre 2001 windows are 16mm' , other is 'glass is...

Looks to be coming from under the combustion chamber, though it's difficult to see. When I checked it before there was none forward of the flexible pipe though I need to get in for a good look

My Trianco Contractor is 11 years old. For a while now it has smelled 'oily' when on, and at the last service I mentioned the slight oil show which was to the side and just below the combustion chamber. He didn't seem to think much of it. I asked if it was due to 'over fueling' , ie un-ignited...

Really tight on the spline - expected chrome 'cap' over it , but it wasn't - sorted

yes, I know , mixer taps ... I've isolated the tap - thankfully installed with isolater, removed the grub screw which hold the tap end on but it doesn't want to move. I assume remove the grub screw and then should be able to slide the chrome cover off but it won't budge. I'm reluctant to...

This is our second one, gave the first to our daughter. Everything works except temperature control on convection. It signals 'ready' on heat up when it's only about 50 degrees. The grill still works ok and that's the same quartz heating elements for the convection. I checked the thermistor on...

I think he means the microchip that Bill Gates made which is in it , so it tracks everything you do, and don't believe the BBC because he controls that too :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:

After my drive was laid, the installers had to 'repair' a section but it was badly done and I was left with patches which were 10mm below the overall flattened surface. I wasn't prepared to do any deep cut and fill with cold press tarmac and wondered about getting bitumen block to melt and...

If the TV aerial is in the (not normally accessible) loft, I see no problem in taking power from the lighting circuit but leaving the amplifier and PSU in that part of the loft suitably detachable and protected, output from the amplifier will go to a standard aerial socket set in the wall...

I have an old upvc door with leading externally and internally in the double glazed unit and I want to replace all this with a georgian bar window to match the rest of the windows in the house. The problem is, the glass is fitted with a square section 'beading' with a rubber seal , and I don't...

Not condensation at all , but pinholes ... I was drying off the pipe preparing to bind and re-lag and kept finding damp bits, and realised there were places where tiny amounts of water were coming out. And these were not in the corroded areas, one near a soldered join. The whole pipe run is a...