Recent content by edeveuk

Hello all, Our garage got flooded in recent “monsoon like weather”. Everything wet has been disposed of and the garage ckearred to dry. It looks like the flood water was above the damp proof course ( see pic). Construction is brick then breeze block. The house has cavity wall filling pellets)...

Thanks @freddiemercurystwin Downstairs cloakroom is above the gap you see so that makes sense

Hi, We had a big flash flood and a hole has opened up in the floor at the edge of the house -outside (see photos). Luckily no water entered the house. Two of our block paving bricks seem to have disappeared down the hole (house was built in 1987) Any thoughts on how I should repair? Should I be...

Thanks for everyones input. Bottom line is that there were vents in place as the house w aas designed around 20 years ago to ensure the flat roof stood the test of time and it has. I didn'tvask or agree to their removal and my neighbours contractor kept theirs in place when their flat roof was...

Thanks for everyones comments, having some challenges uploading pictures Should I be concerned about the lack of any vents now?

Soffit vent was in place previously. I will take a photo tomorrow

H, I've had my flat roof replaced but I notice that the two mushroom vents that were previously in place have been removed and not refitted- why? and should i be concerned about condensation? Thanks some more information...... the flat roof is over the kitchen replacement is onto a...

Hello, I have a potterton EP2002 controller controlling a worcester bosch greenstar 24ri with an old thermostat (Switchmaster) The EP2002 will not control the heating and hot water timings seperately and so I would like to upgrade it. It makes sense to also update the thermostat whilst i...

the pipes have a traditional sleeving on- not very thick, I am tempted to cut off and replace with a PE foam where space allows

I have a 1987 house where the boiler is in the utility and the pipes between the boiler and the rest of the house runs through the garage- fab. The pipes where lagged with 13mm PE foam insulation- but with gaps and areas exposed (central heating does not keep its heat). There was also loft...

Just in the final throws of having a solid wood floor fitted. When we pulled the the carpet the previous concrete base was only held together by the latex. Problem 1- replace old floor got that done, 13m2 replaced, 2" depth fulled out and skipped, waterproof sealput down on suspended...

II've had different pieces of advice on the best WB boiuler for my house. One is the 24kw Ri and one is the 30kW CDi. Does anyone know of any reliability or other differences that would help me understand which way to go (apart from KW!) Thanks

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Is the kw critical if I am running off a hot water tank for taps (conventional system)?

Had another quote for the boiler replacement at the start of this article/message list. Worcester Bosch 24 Kw CDI boiler installation (house is fairly large 4 bed with bathroom, en-suite, utility, kitchen sink and standard heating system) Replace Ten TRV's installed. System flushed...