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Hi swiftgti. Have you tried leaving the trickle vents open in the rooms you are not sleeping in? and see if that keeps the window dry??? Then in the morning you could always close the flaps. I am in a similar position to yourself, but my windows are much older double glazing with a stupid...

Hi John Read your link the causes for condensation in that article are very valid and ok, but what about in the morning when rooms and parts of the house which are not being utilised why would the windows there get condensation? People will say need ventilation? ventilate what if there is...

Hi I have tried fiddling around with balacing before but not had much luck. I find my towel rad in the bathroom gets too hot for my liking. I just want to cover all possibilities, I have cover from British Gas, so I will get them to come here and fix it, just need enough info just incase...

My living room radiator is causing me problems, its been like this since I moved in 11 months ago. I have a Potteron boiler conventional boiler, if only the central heating is on, all my rads in the house get as hot as I want them to do no problems at all. (including living room). When my...

Is the Dow brand sealant the best brand to buy? best protecting against mould?

Hi Guys I have a gap between the bath tub edge and the tiling. Im looking to clean the whole mess up and fill the gap correctly. Have includeded 2 photos, please can I get some suggestions what is teh best way to accomplish the task...

These are the all the self tapping ones screw fix sell. http://www.screwfix.com/cats/A231359/Screws/Self-Tapping-Screws;jsessionid=X3AX45G3MYRHUCSTHZPCFFQ Where can I purchase the Tek ones?

Insructions are bogus, just says drill the hole doesnt give a size, cant find span self tapping screws. What about these? http://www.screwfix.com/prods/27493/Screws/Self-Tapping-Screws/Panhead-BZP/Prodrive-Panhead-Self-Tappers-10-x-Pack-of-100#

Retested with another screwdriver which is gripped the head of the screw pretty hard, but still not going into the pilot hole. Is there specific scews available that will go into the material of my patio door frame?

You think the head of the supplied screws are just not upto standard and thats why it wont grip the screw driver?

Its a standard push lock from screw fix, seems like the right type of screws but just wont go in after a couple of mm, no point in forcing it and damaging the screw head..

Hi I am trying to install a patio door push lock into my double glazing door frame, i have drilled 2mm holes into the frame, but im finding the screws that came with the push lock wont screw into the frame, tried several different phillips screw drivers so its not that. I dont know what...

They cant all be one way screws, ive read some descriptions which just says turn anti clock wise to take it out. When you say drill it, do you mean get a power drill with a thin bit on the end and just drill into the head so it breaks?>