Recent content by Jakeyboy1

Thanks for the replies. I should point out the caulking is me, after the cracking took place. The house was built in the 1930s and there are no signs of the structure moving with cracks etc. However the parapet was taller and the roofers hacked off a lot of it, so maybe it's settling from...

Hi All, I was hoping for some advice in regards to a recently rendered house. My house was rendered back in October. We used K Rend. We had also had a fibreglass roof fitted the month previous (it's a flat roof). Yesterday while walking up the road I noticed a crack near the top of the...

Hi all, So I've been having some problems with a soak away in the back garden. It's where all my guttering empties into. It has been filling up very easily and not really been draining or doing so at a very slow pace. My house is on a hill, so when you step into the garden there is a strip...

Also how would I check the flow of water through the radiator? I can see the arrows on the TRV to indicate the direction it's designed for, but I don't know what way the water is flowing.

Thanks for the replies. The radiator does get hot all over I tried bleeding it and water came out straight away. It does have a thermostat. We just have floor boards right now! I have tried turning down the thermostat on the boiler and that does help so the sound has to be related to heat and...

Hi guys! First time posting, every other time my question had already been answered I cant seem to find anything this time though. Basically I've brought a house (built in the 1930s) it's pretty run down so there's a lot of issues. SO big thanks for all the help so far first of all. My...