Recent content by martin1976

Meant to say, I've taken the wire connections off, cleaned and re seated them but no difference.

Hi, I have a problem with my boiler, model as above. Some mornings when I get up the radiators are cold, the boiler fan is blowing but the boiler hasn't fired up. My understanding is the fan blows down a hose to the pressure switch, which then turns on the gas and the ignitor. If I...

ive been back up there today, and felt the timbers. they are actually dry, although darker to look at, i assume they have been wet at some point, leaving them marked? ive opened up ap many of the overlaps in the bitumen felt under the tiles as i can, it now seems a lot more "airy" in there...

sorry bartender = battens.. on a mobile device and predictive text thought I meant something else, lol.

I have no downlighters.. the bartender aren't under the insulation, they are between the felt overlaps under the tiles to let air flow through. think I might look into the acrylic paint, and open our the felt joins each side. its dry up there now so it was probably just because of the...

I think the shower is the culprit. have u ever seen a roof where it is angled so the soffits are not accessable from inside? I've read a lot saying soffit vents will clear the problem but i don't think it will help in this case?

do u think the acrylic paint would act as a vapour barrier as I'm sure there isn't a barrier on the ceiling?

hi, thanks for the quick reply! ive not installed a vapour barrier, and i dont think the ceiling is vapour backed plasterboard. i dont really want to take the ceiling down or the insulation up, which is why i thought the acrylic eggshell paint stuff might help? might try spacing some...

i noticed just before xmas there was condensation in my loft. it seems to be mainly above the bathroom. the house was built in 73 i think, and has approx 8 inches of loft insulation. the condensation is on the felt under the tiles, and on the wooden beams. ive put batten peices in...

Hi, I have taken up my kitchen lyno and am planning to lay ceramic tiles... before the lyno was fitted some years ago, i took up the old style council, they came up very easily but there is a very thin layer of bitumin adhesive on the concrete floor. Ive just bought unibond rapid set...

seems to be drying around the pipe already... ive chipped all the bitumin off the surrounding floor to let it all breathe a bit better... fingers crossed the prob is sorted...

sorry 4 the english, its fri and im very drunk.

sounds good..i got a bit worried there. i have a dehumidifier facing straing into the gap. it already looks dry around thepipe, im leaving it there till chrimble.. i suppose the damp that is deeper will seep up? should beok.

he couldnt really see what the problem was from the camera... said the pipe looked ok.. i think he is assuming it is a join or crack in the plastic.. he seemed to give the impression they repair quite a few like that so im not too worred about it breaking, its all on the dyna rod site too...

thanks for the quick reply. i will throw away the boxing etc when it has all dried out and box it in again... they did seem to think that patching was better than relaying it.. they said it is easier to ensure a good seal at it is a long patch with resin on either side that is inflated and...