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cheers ken............ i had a few days off work to do my bathroom last week. anyway it rained really heavy on one of the days so i went out for a little stroll around the nieghbours houses. the hose im actually joined to is in a terrible state and most of his down pipes are blocked from his...

thanks for all your help guys, ive been away for a few weeks working but am back now fighting this problem...ive pumped the water out so as near to bone dry as i can get it and noticed water comming in. im sure its the water table after more tests and listening to previous tales of the same...

hi thanks for the replies guys....the water hasnt anything to do with the heating bieng switced on thanks...as for water testing im aving a guy from severn trent out tommorrow to give me an answer if its mains or rainwater. i spoke to a guy the other day who said i should check my survey and see...

hi all, been a while since i been on here, hope one of you guys can help or just givea bit of advice here....here i go brought old 100yr old house in march last year(not cavity wall) and upon removing carpet noticed down stairs floor boards were slightly rotten. after cutting a hole. big...

seal them with what?? is there something i can buy from bnq??

ive just brought a 2 way thermostatic shower unit off ebay, and was wondering if i should buy a pump to give it some more umff?? i have a worcester bosch combi boiler which is running at about 1 1/2 bar pressure. the shower says it runs at 1 min and 5 max. its has a huge head on the shower but...

thanks guys

is it ok to use chip board floor in bathroom floor as ply seems expensive and i can get chipboard for free?? they use it new build houses.....dont they??

hi i have A bunch of slate floor tiles given me for free and want to use them in my shower inclosure and around the bath and sink. is it posible to do this?? im going to use some sort of backing board to stick them too but would i need to seal the slate a sits pourous?? or is it fine to leave...

hi no it doesnt, i was told a while ago to maybe consider putting vents in my facia, would this prevent the condensation?? thanks for replying, i think im going for 50mm foil backed kingspan option inbetween rafters but try leave a 25 mm gap to slate and plaster so it can breath, do u...

hi i have read through most of the insulation posts on here and im still unsure what to do with my roof. my situation is that i have a 3 story 100 yr old house and the top room has no insulation between lath and paster and roof slate. ive started romoving lath and plaster as i was told to...

just brought new house, first time buyer, run down house. need some ideas n hopefully can share some of my help

this all seems like a huge grey area to me as im in similar boat to you and have not found much help on the subject, what i have found is that with tri iso's and superquilt u do need the air gap betweenfoil and plaster, it should also be ok with condensation coz of the foil back, just makesure...

im in similar situation, my top floor has nothing between lath n plaster and slate roof, should i re point the slate roof from inside before applying kingsspan and plaster?? how do u reccomened tri iso or super quilt in this situation also, as i heard that these foil insulation methods only work...