Recent content by richardsimkiss

All valid points O&C (and yes... a good 12months+ work ahead of me!). I could apply similar logic to a lot of the renovation work (certainly quicker, probably neater, possibly cheaper [depending on any mistakes]), alas the budget is such that I have to be rather picky about when I fork out for...

A good suggestion Old&Cold... though while forums like this exist to share knowledge/experience, I find it far more rewarding experience to learn the skills and do it myself. (It also sits a lot more favourably with the renovation budget). Of course if I can't find an answer with the forums...

Thanks for your input guys - really appreciated. Ken... the drain currently runs out the property underneath a window (see plan below), so unless there was more excavation work do to move the drains, I'd end up with a soil stack outside the window (or I could always block up the window I...

Thanks Ken, I'd already looked at AAV's, which I'd use and terminate up in the loft space (for neatness and consistency, I'd box the stack into a widened partition wall) - I just wasn't sure if an AAV was sufficient, or if it needed to be a full vent. We're the last / highest property on the...

Hi all, DIY home renovator here - learning plenty as I go... Current project has seen me reading through the Part H regs which has taught me a huge amount, but of course being a renovation project with lots of little quirks, I could greatly benefit from the wealth of knowledge on these forums to...

Anyone any thoughts? :(

Afternoon all, have searched the forums and found plenty of useful threads, but nothing that quite gives me an answer to my scenario. I'm mid renovation project, and installing retrofit wet underfloor heating (overlay system). The majority of the house is suspended timber, which is being...

Super - many thanks :) Any thought/comment on efficiency of oil fired boilers for UFH?

Many thanks... and what happens when the UFH system reaches operating temp and requires virtually no flow from the boiler? (but is still actively heating the room)

Evening all, as a newcomer to the forum I've read the FAQ's and despite spending several hours reading around online I'm yet to have found an answer to my query(/queries), so my apologies if I'm asking the bleeding obvious or have missed an existing thread. Further apologies in advance for a...