Recent content by OldManKensey

reading elsewhere on here, I see Trussed Partition Wall mentioned, maybe that's what we have?

Thanks @Wayners for your answer it seems more complicated because, the two timbers I've marked with yellow arrows go into the brick wall on the right, which is the wall between me and the neighbour. So now I don't know if those timbers are serving just as a top plate for the partition wall or...

I'm trying to expand our loft hatch and install some better steps. First stage was to remove a lath and plaster wall separating the cupboard where the hatch is from the bedroom. And this is where I'm at now, that wood looks thicker than I was expecting, that framework is the darker wood in the...

OK, so I couldn't see anything similar to that in the roof space near the cylinder, so I went hunting in the airing cupboard below and saw this: without touching the blue valve, I turned the one at the top anti-clockwise for about 2 seconds during which I heard the rush of water. went down...

Sorry for being totally clueless :eek: Here is what is in the small roofspace above the bathroom:

sorry, total beginner here, what is the "unvented cylinder" you refer to?

Only been in this house few months, so haven't got 'acquainted' with our boiler yet. Back from holiday two months ago and spanner was showing and 0.4 pressure. Put on heating to test it and it fired up OK. Relief all round. Two days ago, we go dreaded F22 error and nothing was working, heating...