Recent content by RichardKn

I'm looking to bring an exterior concrete area up to the level of a neighbouring section and then tile it. The screed will be 50 / 60mm. Can I simply tile straight onto the new screed rather than waiting for it to dry and using tile glue? If I do, should I add a slurry or a dusting of cement to...

All sorted - once again, much thanks for your help. With some gentle working the tap eventually turned.

I’ve popped up in the loft & the expansion vessel I mentioned is disconnected which rules that out. By the immersion heater there is indeed a filling loop together with two other taps with no loop - pictures below. I guess the starting point is the filling loop and attached pressure gauge which...

When you say cylinder cupboard, do you mean where the immersion heater it? I think I saw a red expansion vessel in the lift which I’ll check out tomorrow. Thanks for all your help - truly appreciated.

Simply because I was trying to find the filling loop. The only obvious possible (but slightly awkward to access) taps I could see are the red and grey ones in front of the white pipe in one of my original photos above.

This is above it - not at the house right now & can see the pipes are a bit hidden, so maybe not the ideal photo.

I’m staying at a friends & their boiler water pressure is scarily low at 0.1 bar! I can’t see how to top it up though & was hoping someone more capable than me may have an idea? The boiler is a Ferroli Modena 25S HE - I’ve attached a picture - the copper pipe to the left of the blue tap exits...

Thanks for that - much appreciated.

With a shower tray is it acceptable to use a 90° bend ? I had planned 2 * 45°, however, my stud is bang in the way so a 90° would be an easy fix. That would give me: waste fitting -> 200mm straight run, 90° bend, 2000mm straight run to join main waste pipe. Many thanks.

I'm re-doing a bathroom & after removing the old wall tiles & glue I'm down to the terracotta block wall. Can I tile directly into this or is there some prep work I should be doing first?

I didn't know you could even get condensation in a loft space! If it was that, how would I go about fixing it? Air brick? Many thanks

That's a good plan. If it is wet, I assume it's a leak somewhere rather than condensation in the loft though?

It was immediately following the really bad weather 7 / 10 days ago so it seems likely it's tied to that rather than condensation. Why do you think condensation?

The loft was re-insulated 12 months ago so possible. Even if that's the case though, how could it be getting wet. Does the ridge seem a reasonable source to you?

Not sure - would have to take a look....although gut feel no. What's your thinking - that water could be travelling down from the ridge, trapped behind a membrane and then spreading out along roof edge at the eve?