Recent content by DIYlabGuy

Thanks pal I'll have a look

Hi all, Does anyone know of an exact matt or eggshell look black paint to be used on doors and bannister that won't scuff easily. I'm not interested in gloss paints, and I hope that's not the only solution. Obviously it's high traffic area and I did try a matt black on my living room door. But...

It's just the diagram that shows the direction of the flow in relation to the bleed valve. No other indicators. I guess it doesn't specifically say to do that but I've just followed the diagram

I'm hoping i won't get problems with the vertical rads either as neither had diverter valves inside. I've been told some do and some don't and it shouldn't be a problem

Good to know. I had an old rad that I've replaced on one side. I hope I'm right in thinking the trv would be on the flow? And from there I've followed the pipe back to have a new branch off for the 2nd rad

Filling loop, no problem. Yeah the flow opposite corner to the bleed valve which I've done. I'll do the inhibitor too got a bottle at home. Just hoping I don't get any issues! Would you always bleed the downstairs rads first or just because the boiler is upstairs? Thanks for the response

Ah also it's a combi boiler

Hi all, I've installed two new radiators in my living room/dining room. One of which had no pipework so this has all been connected to the existing pipework. My question when refilling is that my boiler is on my 1st floor and not ground floor. The two rads I've installed are 6ft tall vertical...

That's really helpful, thank you. I definitely have flow and returns. So hopefully your advice will get them all working nicely. Thanks again

Hi all , I'm planning on installing 2 radiators in my living room/dining room. I noticed after lifting the floorboards that the CH pipes are 15mm the whole way. I'm lifting as little as I can as it will cause too much disruption otherwise, but I'm guessing it's the same everywhere in the house...

My own silliness by assuming checkatrade was a legitimate venue to find certified tradespeople

Okay, thanks for the information. I'll be trying to find out more and do more research for any work in the future.

In reply to crank39 and Ronniecabers, I have my terms and conditions of sale where the 10 year guarantee is stated. But no information about insurance like FENSA, Certass, Assure. I'm not sure if this is because the installer is a sole trader. I'm still hearing nothing back from the installer...

That's really worrying. Thank you for the information. If I can't get in touch with the glazier who should I get in touch with? I imagine this is something I need to address quickly before it gets worse.

I had some new double glazing installed all around our 3 bed house. And shortly after the installation very small cracks had appeared in the plaster under both sides of my upstairs bay window. This bay window sits over an identical bay window below it. I didn't pay it too much attention as I...