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    Help!! Re-roof problems - Ventaflex underlay leaking

    Just slightly off topic:- After reading a few other articles on the forum I have seen a few talking about roof spread. I am concerned that the new tiles are going to be too heavy for the current roof support. The old tiles were asbestos slate and were very thin. The new ones are Marley...
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    Help!! Re-roof problems - Ventaflex underlay leaking

    Hi, thanks for the quick reply. The underlay has been exposed to the elements since Wednesday afternoon and I did notice a couple of rafters were wet during the week so he came back to fix that area yesterday. However at the moment it is the majority of rafters that are wet, so wet that...
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    Help!! Re-roof problems - Ventaflex underlay leaking

    Please can somebody help me! :cry: . I have got a local roofing contractor currently replacing the entire roof and due to the typical British weather the rain is delaying the work. At the moment I have both the front and side elevations stripped of the original tiles and he has laid...
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    Estimated cost to clean out & repair guttering

    I will be cleaning the old stuff out first. I have been pricing up the guttering and the B&Q pricing for the square brown Flowmaster pipes was ridiculous. It was about £7.50 for a 4m length. After browsing around the net I found www.fascias.com and they were quite cheap. Approx £90 to...
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    Estimated cost to clean out & repair guttering

    in that case i am going to get a big pair of ladders and replace them myself. Well, i will clean them out first and then i'll see if i can replace them, i'll learn to walk before i run!
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    Estimated cost to clean out & repair guttering

    I have a 2 bed semi and the guttering appears to be in a poor state. I can see weeds growing out of the gutters and also there are a few leaks at the joints (one being over the front door!). What would be a rough cost to get the gutters cleaned out and re-sealed. They are the usual half...
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    SIME Friendly Format 80E - cuts out

    thanks for the reply, i will have to see if i can find someone who will look at the bloody thing now. I might even get a new boiler eventually, i don't think it can cope. The water doesnt get very hot despite it being on the max limit. It appears to get a little hotter when you turn the tap...
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    Old 'leccy board meters

    and the computer techie's friend too. I had to go and buy Wi-Fi network cards as the house is mainly laminate floor or stone flooring in the kitchen and where there is carpet it is that foam backed stuff that is glued to the floor. Totally messed up my CAT5 phone & network plans!
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    SIME Friendly Format 80E - cuts out

    Any ideas? please, pretty please :( :wink:
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    Old 'leccy board meters

    Funny you say that FWL. When we had the full structural survey done last year it was recommended to get a proper sparky in to check it out. Everything seems to work fine but some things have alerted me to a DIY job here. E.g. The alarm box appears to be wired in to the lighting...
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    Old 'leccy board meters

    I have just checked a couple of things - they are not fuses (i just couldn't think of the words Circuit Breakers. The entire lighting circuit is on a 6A MCB as far as I can see, this includes 2x 5 Halogen spotlights for the kitchen and 2 x 500w outside halogen security lights as well as normal...
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    Old 'leccy board meters

    Hi all, Quick question here, Moved into my house last year and noticed that the Electric meter and main fuse box are in the pantry as would be expected. However there are 2 further old electric meters in there that appear to be defunct. If this the electric boards responsibilty to remove...
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    SIME Friendly Format 80E - cuts out

    Hi there, I have read through a few posts here regarding the SIME Combi boilers and a common fault. The fault is that occasionally the main burner will simply cut out and the CH & DHW will both be non-functional. The only way to resolve it is to switch the dial to off and then back on...
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