Recent content by davo1234

Thanks for the reply. That does not sound good. Is it a straight forward fix? The white pipe goes to the outside of the house does this mean it is a bit safer? Thanks again David

Hi all Happy new year. I woke to find a leaky boiler (not a great start). I found the leak which appears to be coming from a crack in the yellow cap. See attached images. Any ideas what the component is that the yellow cap is attached to? And if i would be able to replace the cap? Or as a...

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone had ever put brick slips straight onto existing brickwork. Planning to do this to internal chimney breast (going for the exposed brick look) because original brickwork looks tatty. Would I need to render first then use adhesive or would they go straight onto...

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone had ever put brick slips straight onto existing brickwork. Planning to do this to internal chimney breast (going for the exposed brick look) because original brickwork looks tatty. Would I need to render first then use adhesive or would they go straight onto...

Thanks for the reply, it all seemed to come out fine and nothing caved in. Cheers

Hi guys, Just after a bit of advice on opening up chimney breast to put a wood burning stove in. The house was built 1916 and I have took the plaster off the wall which revealed quite a large fireplace which has been filled in. You can see this in the picture. The lintel is an arch and if...