Recent content by phil57

This summer I will be replacing the concrete slotted posts at the back of my house which have spalled and crumbled. Some have tilted so that the laps blow out in high winds. They last a lifetime. Who posted that... a hamster?

Can't seem to find any definitive answer on the 2.5m rule that may be a new stricter requirement. In any event, the neighbour appears to have revamped his utility at great cost and re-positioned the boiler. £££ to change it all now. First job is to talk him out of setting his timer at...

I had a Worcester Dansmoor put in just before you had to have a condensing. It was recently tested at 90% efficiency and is much quieter than the new boiler opposite. I accept that modern condensing boilers (particularly oil) are noisy - but I'm looking for solutions. If the OFTEC installer...

My neighbour has a new oil boiler (I'm assuming floor mounted) with a low level, horizontal flue pointing at my back wall (3.5m) but only 1m from the boundary. Atm my boundary is a half height timber lap but I want to replace it with a 2m lap panel as the concrete posts are badly spalled. My...