Recent content by foreversummer

OK, so I'm freaking out now. I am on my own in the house so will have to call someone in. Who do I call? Builder, structural engineer? Could it be subsidence but then I don't understand what I'm looking for in the loft. Looks fine to me up there this morning. Everything is dry and I can't...

It was actually built in 1979 but has high ceilings and a suspended timber floor.

Hi. I can. Can you tell me what I'm looking for please.

Hi I can see what I believe are ceiling seams both upstairs and downstairs in my ceilings, but I have become aware of one downstairs that seems more noticeable. I don't think it was this bad before because now it has created a shadow in the ceiling both with natural daylight and when the...

Thanks John It is a pretty large tank although I'm not sure it actually ever actually stops dripping. I went out yesterday for five hours and there was still a fair drip when I got home. Nothing was using water indoors. I checked the loos, taps etc. I will pop up and take a look to see...

Hi I've just noticed that my cold water tank in the loft has a contant drip like the ball valve does not turn off completely. There is nothing coming out of the overflow. A colleague has told me that I may have a leak somewhere as because the tank is not filling the water must be going...

Yes, it is pretty hot in here despite turning the TRVs and room thermostat down! I do seem to have a continuous plume from the flue though, so this confused me into thinking that the boiler must be condensing most of the time. Am I right in thinking that there is a plume only when the...

Hi I have just had a new Glow-worm Flexicom HX24 Condensing Boiler installed. The installer has set the temperature to the maximum 82 degrees and told me this is the most efficient setting as the house is well insulated with room thermostat and TRVs. Is this necessarily correct? I seem...