Recent content by HannibalSmith100

Thanks, I'll go ahead and add more. I think the old stuff has either collapsed over time or just wasn't very thick to start with. The insulation on the left of the photo fills the cavity so I'll aim to do the same all over.

I had to take up some of the boards in the loft to gain access to a light fitting and noticed that the majority of the insulation already fitted is only filling 1/3 - 1/2 of the cavity space. Is it worth buying new insulation to fully fill the cavities? I would need 100mm insulation rolls and...

Thank you all, I think you're right - I can't check for certain (I'm not dismantling my kitchen on a curiosity!) but it makes sense because our boiler was fitted at a later date. So more than likely it's the original pipe feeding the gas hob and the old gas oven which has now been removed.

I've been installing some cupboards under the stairs and was cleaning the dust off my gas meter when it suddenly dawned on me (after 13 years of living here), why are there two outlet pipes on my installation?! In the photo, the pipe that runs off to the right supplies gas to the kitchen where...

Great, thank you all!

Ah I see, that makes sense, thanks. Although I don't think there's room within the recess for this. Could potentially chisel out more room but it's a bit awkward with the pipe in place. Hence why I was thinking more along the lines of a thin tape. I think the felt could work in the space I have...

Pipe felt like this? https://www.wickes.co.uk/Topsleeve-50mm-x-7-2m-for-Insulating-Pipes-From-15mm-22mm/p/234846?fix&gclid=CjwKCAjwrranBhAEEiwAzbhNtfBOySdZSXp8dOTMB0QEmxY3_ieHo2s1QPQuPT7g_qbldeqN4GIkVhoCCscQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds How would the pipe clips help? Not sure what surface I'd be nailing...

Central heating in my house was retrofitted before we moved in and the pipes creak when heated but also when you stand on the flooring above (still not sure if it's the pipes creaking or the flooring itself). It looks like the pipes haven't been installed low enough into the beams which means...

I was away for the weekend (garage was empty as I took the car) and came back to find condensation all over the ceiling and on the floor (floor has been painted in floor paint by the way so doesn't just soak down into the concrete). Is that normal? Would moisture from the car have remained...

Sorry, I forgot to mention that I keep my car in there. That would be the main source of moisture in the garage. I wipe the car down if it's wet but there will always be some moisture that remains.

Hello, this type of thing has been answered before but the joists in my garage run side to side, as opposed to front to back so it leaves me with a slightly different problem. My single garage is in a block of garages and is made up of a single skin of breeze blocks. It has a flat felt roof...

Cheers terryplumb, appreciate your help.

Thanks for the feedback. As I was hoping it seems simple enough to repressurise. Is it detrimental that someone has left that valve in the on position though? Could that have contributed to the current low pressure? As for a decent filling loop, would that be one with a hand valve?

My parents have just moved into a new house and they have never had gas central heating before so I was showing them how to use it. I noticed that the water pressure in the system was a bit low so I googled how to repressurise their particular boiler (a Vaillant ecoTEC Pro 24). This seemed...

Thanks for everyone's help with this. I know it's basic stuff but I've not tackled this before so your advice is much appreciated.