Recent content by gehngus

It was around the beginning of this century when regs started going potty with u-values, r-values and insulation and the necessity to vaxuum test a building to ensure it was air tight. Then not long after realised moisture was a massive issue so add trickle vents, heat recovery systems to...

Air tile is likley. It looks like an old version of a repco tile. Also could be a damaged bat access or swift access tile?

I'm not sure anyone specialises in this concave water trap? I specialise in building it right in the first place. It's a decent size. Aprox 10x10 meter. The issue here for me is any rain during work ends up below and it would be difficult finishing this on the same day. I have a decent team, but...

Six hours onsite on average if working outdoors and the job can't be done in the rain. It's more complicated than just how many hours make a days work. if he is working outdoors the weather is a factor. He could just keep working in the rain to fill the quantity of hours and then come back...

Picture of roof in question

I have been asked to sort this out and I'm thinking I should pass it on. It's a concrete roof so it shouldn't be pooling like this. Maybe too many old layer of roofing on top of each other caused this? Lord knows. it was leaking and I cleaned the lot off to redo the seams, but said the real...

Hi. i phoned the manufacturer who are about 30 miles away. as it happened i still had a box on with the code, they told me carpetright are currently doing it under a different name. "Vario Antique Oak" Went today and they don't have it (can order it maybe), but they do another which is...

Hi. The circulation in mine was fine, but i have now added a floor to the bungalow and raised the cylinder to the 1st floor (was in a cupboard on ground floor). the dump tank is now in the new attic. so all in all the circulation height has increased from about 5 foot to about 10...

Hi. the two filters are inside. either side of the motor. this was explained in the destruction's. they have a bayonet type fitting. if i remove the cap, the air is drawn through the two filters and comes out through the hole at the top in the diagram. would this be the way it should be...

in the pictures in the advert there is a diagram (picture number 5). look at figure 1 part A there is a circle on top of the square boxy bit. this had a bung/stopper/plastic thingy closing it when it was delivered. the instruction dont actually mention it at all. but they do say to...

um.... i cant see a name. there isn't a name on the label inside and the label on the back is screwed against the wall. got it off ebay, this is the link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220424147294& does this help?

Hi. I have fitted one of these curved glass cooker hoods and fitted filter as it is in recirculation mode. had i been using the vent pipe (supplied) i would have to remove the plastic lid/seal that is directly over the fan motor. do i take this off in recirculation mode also? I cant see...