Recent content by mcskiver

Got my underlay from Screwfix if I remember correctly. Delivered within a couple of days, and bought enough for 3 rooms for the same price as one room at CarpetRight cost. Carpet fitter was happy to staple it down for me, took him all of 2 minutes! Definitely recommend gettting everything...

I'm trying to open up an old fireplace, but the original concrete hearth has been removed entirely. Can I use premixed concrete or do I need something like lime or vermiculite to cope with the heat? I've got a cast iron fireplace to put in, so the plan is for an open fire. Thanks

Hi all, It's been fixed now. Apparently needed a new pump, and all now seems OK. We did get a Gas Safety Certificate, it's been inspected each year if I remember rightly. Not sure it's been done since the new boiler was fitted though. I've tried asking the landlord to get a completely...

Thanks for the replies. Our installer will hopefully come out today, but when we called him at the weekend he didn't seem concerned with the melting foam. He just recommended we pour hot water on the external pipes, but that only seems like one part of the problem to me. I've managed to post...

Hi, I've had a problem the last few days with my Worcester condensing boiler going off and leaving me with a flashing blue light. I've picked up from this forum and others that the outflow pipe beneath the boiler can freeze up, and I've defrosted it a few times over the last few days, but now...