Recent content by ClockPie

Hmmm After shouting at it, the thing has worked perfectly for the last 2 days..... Very odd. But the question stands, I'm sure it'll revert to playing up at somepoint!

Remove water. Then. Spirit of salt. The most brutal toxic stuff I've had the misfortune to use, but blimey it eats crap like that for breakfast. We use it for cleaning limescale off the toilet bowl (where one had a long slow drip that went unnoticed - domestic stuff didn't touch it). Gloves...

Hi Got a 3 way kitchen tap that looks similar to the image below, but isn't that make. It seems to be a generic type of make branded by 1001 unknown brands. Mine has a collet at the base of the spout to do up/undo. On Amazon on this review, someone has a video of the issue So what should...

Thanks, will take pics and probably start a more focused thread in the appropriate forum As a taster, imagine standard double roman tiles on a 10' slope with 2x 50mm high battens on top of each other supporting them, and under that, flat roof with felt. So tiles >2" above the felt. Vertical...

Thanks The felt-covered roof wood is sadly about 1.75" BELOW the top of the gutter - with the ends of the tiles on top of two battens above that. So the eaves trays would only work between the battens and tiles and indeed stop 50% of the issues. (tested with some water proof gaffa tape which...

Nothing to do with looks whatsoever - it is the damage caused and potential damage caused by excess water 1 - the roof/guttering structure is not fit for purpose, so rain water pours down damaging the wall, causing paint/render damage and algae to grow (arguably cosmetic - only we can see it -...

lol - I am trying to be nice! Would building control have noticed/signed off a 10' roof pitch angle with double roman clay tiles (min angle is 22.5' I believe?).

(pics added to OP) Really - is that how it is? That'd be a push as despite being invited to look at the damage/mess I'm yet to be taken up on the offer. The c**p roof and guttering is new with this extension - so surprised if they can do that and not actively maintain it - that would be like...

Hi Our neighbours had PP and built an extension, the external side wall was mostly existing and was extended and guttering installed. This is in keeping with previous works before we moved in, no issue. However, the new roof and guttering is poorly done, in heavy rain 1/4 of the roof run off...

Those items actually look useful - will note for future. The ballofix valve (isolator) I used *DID* have a flat edge one side so that wasn't the cause but I can imagine it is for many! It is possible it was installer fault (me) and it is possible as you suggest the final rotation twisted the...

Interesting. The "new" tails were only 300mm (not 450) so needed pipework past (new) isolator extended, but then it was impossible to get spanners on to tighten up compression. So had to use push-fit instead. However getting 3 pipes through the tap fitting (threaded brass tube that goes...

Totally agree. I will buy "the best bits" I can. But this got missed. The isolator is fine - its the tap connectors that came with the tap and I gave it no thought to change. As these screw on to the flat isolator, the fitting on the nut has rusted off there on both - though how/why don't...